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ISLAMABAD (APP) – Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar on Monday told the National Assembly that the marble products produced and then sold in former federally and provincially administered tribal areas were exempted from taxes. He was responding to a Calling Attention Notice of members regarding imposition of taxes on marble processing units in Khyber […]

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The Chinese economy recorded the slowest growth rate in the second quarter since 1992, according to Bloomberg analysts, as the trade war with the United States is affecting exports and investment. However, the recovery in retail sales and investment in China over the last few months has shown that Beijing’s support measures taken in the

The launch in Niamey, Niger, on July 7 of the operational phase of the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) heralds a new dawn, not just for Africa, but also for the continent’s development partners. Touted as a “game-changer,” AfCFTA is one of the flagship projects of the Africa Union’s (AU) “Agenda 2063: The Africa

The decision was taken in a meeting of the public-private partnership (PPP) policy board presided by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, a statement issued on Tuesday said. The project approved to run on PPP mode was the Karachi Marble City, consisting of 300 acres of land near the northern bypass. The meeting decided

China has the world’s largest banks but America’s are much more efficient, according to The Banker’s latest ranking of the Top 1000 World Banks. But if US president Donald Trump is successful in opening up China’s markets the situation could go into reverse, says The Banker’s editor Brian Caplen. “Free and open markets encourage banks