Japanese companies increased spending on plant and equipment in January-March by just 0.1% from the same period a year earlier, revised Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday.
Growth rate to be positive 0.5% in fiscal 2020-21, says former finance minister
Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz A Pasha has said Pakistan’s growth rate will be standing at positive 0.5% of GDP for the current fiscal year 2020-21 contrary to predictions …
Growth rate to be positive 0.5% in fiscal 2020-21, says former finance minister
Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz A Pasha has said Pakistan’s growth rate will be standing at positive 0.5% of GDP for the current fiscal year 2020-21 contrary to predictions …
Northwest Georgia congressional candidates feeding their runoff war chests
The next batch of campaign finance reports are due Thursday from the two Republican candidates vying to replace Northwest Georgia’s Congressman Tom Graves, …
Palestine to pay half salary to public servants amid critical financial crisis
The Palestinian government on Sunday said it will pay the public service employees half of their salaries, for the second consecutive month amid current critical fiscal situation. The Palestinian …
Letter: Central bank has strived to secure Lebanon’s stability
In response to your article (“Lebanon central bank chief in spotlight … the central council board before being submitted to the finance ministry as required by the money and credit code.
G20 finance officials stop short of recommending debt freeze extension
Finance officials from the Group of 20 countries on Saturday called for all official bilateral creditors to implement fully a short-term debt freeze for the world’s poorest countries, but stopped …
Marico Bangladesh’s profit hits Tk 265cr
Marico Bangladesh posted a net profit after tax of Tk 265 crore with its sales figure hitting Tk 980 crore and it handed Tk 327 crore to the national exchequer in taxes, VAT and duties in the last …
EDITORIAL: A tough spot in global finance
Since the protests in Hong Kong over an extradition bill and Beijing’s imposition of sweeping national security legislation, there has been speculation about which city can replace it as a financial …
India to announce financial assistance package for Maldives’ economic recovery
According to World Bank, the virus-induced slump in tourism had hurt the Maldivian economy badly given that the sector accounts for about two-thirds of its GDP …