Airlines battered by COVID-19 are prepping for key roles in the mass vaccine rollout that promises to unlock an immediate boost for the sector – and beyond that, its own recovery and survival. Big challenges await carriers leading the airlift, as well as the drugmakers, logistics firms, governments and international agencies planning the deployment across مزید پڑھیں

Oil prices fell on Monday as a continued surge in coronavirus cases globally forced a series of renewed lockdowns, including strict new measures in Southern California in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer. Brent crude oil futures were down 20 cents, or 0.4%, at $49.05 a barrel by 0401 GMT, while West Texas مزید پڑھیں

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen instructed their negotiators to resume trade talks on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to bridge significant differences. The decision to revive the long-running talks after they stalled on Friday over three of the thorniest issues suggests both sides believe there is still مزید پڑھیں

Duty collection on the import of mobile devices doubled to Rs54 billion from Rs22 billion after the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBs) was put in place, Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed on Friday. He chaired a meeting regarding the enforcement of a mobile device manufacturing policy. Prime Minister Khan said industrial growth مزید پڑھیں

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday announced that several industrial exports in Pakistan have recently witnessed significant growth. Sharing November 2020’s provisional figures on his Twitter account, Dawood revealed that as compared to 2019, the exports of home textiles have grown by 20%, pharmaceutical products by 20%, rice by مزید پڑھیں

Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) today to discuss a 10-point agenda. During the meeting underway in Islamabad today, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has given the approval to end five per cent regulatory duty on cotton imports after mulling over recommendations to مزید پڑھیں

The government on Monday decided to leave the prices of petrol, kerosene, and light diesel unchanged till December 15, a notification from the Finance Division read. “The Government of Pakistan in its endeavor to provide maximum relief to the public has decided to absorb most of the increase in international prices of petroleum products,” the مزید پڑھیں

Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response to outgoing US President Donald Trump’s efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans. “Certain drugs intended for the Canadian market are prohibited from being distributed for consumption outside of Canada مزید پڑھیں

Weekly inflation for the combined group during the period ended on November 26 recorded a decrease of 0.92 per cent due to a decline in prices of essential food items, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) is calculated on the basis of the prices of 51 essential items مزید پڑھیں

Despite growing confidence that an end to health pandemic is in sight, a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that a viable Covid-19 vaccine will not contain the economic damage. The report said that the after-effects of the economic damage caused by the pandemic will be felt مزید پڑھیں