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Spain slaps $218 million fine on Apple, Amazon
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[ad_1] This representational picture shows logos of e-commerce company Amazon and tech giant Apple. — AFP/File Apple and Amazon have been fined a combined total of $218 million by Spain’s antitrust agency, Comision Nacional De Los Mercados Y La Competencia…
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In Gulf tour, Japanese PM eyes energy ties, Qatar’s LNG market
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[ad_1] An image of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attending the UAE-Japan Business Forum in Abu Dhabi — AFP/Files Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida concluded his Gulf tour focused on energy security and cooperation by visiting gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday. The…
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Gold gains traction in Pakistan as price ticks up by over Rs6,000
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[ad_1] A shopkeeper sets gold jewellery at his store in Rawalpindi in this undated file photo. — AFP/File KARACHI: Rupee’s depreciation against the dollar combined with an increase in international prices of bullion pushed the gold rates up in Pakistan…
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Farmer earns profit of over 2 crores amid tomato crisis
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[ad_1] Shopkeeper sifts through his tomato stock. — AFP/File The skyrocketing tomato prices in India have garnered whopping eight-fold profits for farmers, one of whom has earned an additional income of over INR2 crores, as the country grapples with a…
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G20 finance chiefs hash out global debt situation
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[ad_1] India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right) speaks next to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a joint statement with US as part of the G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) and Finance & Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meetings,…
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Government takes decisive action against illegal loan apps | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: In a bold move to tackle the proliferation of illegal loan applications and safeguard consumers from fraudulent practices, the Federal Minister for Information Technology (MoIT) has launched a comprehensive crackdown, instructing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the…
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PRL plans to buy Shell operations | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), which is controlled by state-owned Pakistan State Oil (PSO), and a leading smartphone distributor have jointly expressed the intension to acquire Shell Pakistan with management control, according to a bourse filing on Monday. The…
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Will Call of Duty remain on PlayStation?
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[ad_1] Boxes advertising the newest installment to blockbuster video game Call of Duty is displayed in a gamestop store in New York City on November 3, 2014. — AFP Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said Sunday that the tech giant…
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SEZs to offer incentives for Chinese investment | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will provide an opportunity for Chinese investments to take advantage of incentives that Pakistan offers to foreign investment with concessions. “We are working on nine special economic…
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‘Biggest trade deal’: UK joins trans-Pacific trading bloc
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[ad_1] A Union flag flies from a flagpole opposite the Elizabeth Tower, commonly reffered to as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London. — AFP/File What the Britain called their “biggest trade deal” since Brexit, the UK…
