Private consumption growth is likely to remain subdued with depressed wage income and a decline in remittance inflows, while anemic private investment is projected due to heightened uncertainty …
Stolen assets of developing nations must be returned: Pakistan to UN
Pakistan has called for creating a ‘robust’ mechanism for the return of stolen assets of developing countries that illicitly flow to ‘haven’ nations. “These flows stifle economic growth in the …
Pak diaspora in Canada urged to pursue long-term investments in Pakistan
Ministry comes under criticism over lack of authentic data Pak diaspora in Canada urged to pursue long-term investments in Pakistan Power Divis …
Pakistan successfully controlled locusts: food minister
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has announced that Pakistan remained successful in controlling locusts, saying that it would not have been possible without …
TikTok Is Being Blocked in Pakistan for Hosting ‘Immoral’ and ‘Indecent’ Content
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it issued instructions for blocking of the application after a “number of complaints from different segments of the society.” …
Indian-origin Srikant Datar named Dean of Harvard Business School
An alumnus of University of Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Mr Datar succeeds Nitin Nohria and will assume charge as the school’s next dean on January 1 …
Georgia Dem Jon Ossoff Has Business Ties to Company Partially Owned by Chinese Government
Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff was revealed to have business ties to a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) company, PCCW Media, which opposes the pro-Democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Ossoff, as …
LongHorn Steakhouse’s business in Georgia is bullish despite Covid-19
LongHorn Steakhouse is enjoying a bullish business in Georgia despite the Covid-19 pandemic, its parent Darden Restaurants says.
Oman orders two weeks of night curfew to contain coronavirus
Oman’s supreme committee responsible for Covid-19 has ordered a two-week night curfew to curb a rise in infections. The nationwide curfew will run from 8pm to 5am and be in place from October 11 to …
Singapore firms in aviation, construction struggle to get loans amid credit tightening
Loan brokers say firms in the worst-hit industries such as aviation and construction are finding it harder to get funds amid the Covid-19 pandemic.