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Yunnan enhances cooperation with Pakistan on pest control | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KUNMING: China and Pakistan are jointly deepening cross-border prevention and control of plant diseases and insect pests, with a joint research center in this field being planned, according to Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS). “Due to the special geographical location, many exotic pests enter China through Yunnan,” Head of YAAS International Cooperation Division…
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Delay in signing of deals irks cabinet body | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The delay in signing agreements with K-Electric has raised serious concerns for policymakers who have called upon the Power Division to place these deals before them for final approval. Sources told The Express Tribune that K-Electric was expected to sign agreements with state-run entities for power supply. However, they are being delayed for…
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Smartphone giant’s entry brings opportunities | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Pakistan has a low purchasing power, which means most of its imported goods are far too expensive for ordinary people. This is the reason why smartphones have struggled to penetrate the Pakistani market. Although 80% of the population possesses phones, just 20% of it owns a smartphone. The only way to realise widespread…
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Auto sector grows despite inflation | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Despite mounting inflation, rising commodity prices and contraction in purchasing power of the public, foreign automobile brands are entering the Pakistani market to capitalise on the available opportunities. Peugeot, a European car company, announced on Saturday to kick start manufacturing of cars in Pakistan in partnership with Lucky Motor Corporation. “The first step…
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War threatens neon output for chips | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world’s supply of the key ingredient for making chips, have halted their operations as Moscow has sharpened its attack on the country, threatening to raise prices and aggravate the semiconductor shortage. Some 45% to 54% of the world’s semiconductor-grade neon, critical for…
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Moscow seeks Indian investment in oil, gas sectors | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Russia urged India to deepen its investments in the sanction-hit country’s oil and gas sector, and is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia’s third-largest economy. Russia’s economy faces its deepest crisis since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, as the West imposes severe sanctions over Moscow’s…
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Sri Lanka tightens trade rules to boost forex reserves | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank tightened trade restrictions on Saturday, ordering exporters to repatriate foreign exchange earnings within 180 days of transactions in a bid to improve country’s depleting foreign exchange reserves. Sri Lanka is tackling its worst financial crisis in over a decade, struggling to pay for critical imports including fuel, food and…
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Biden’s crypto order ‘major step for blockchain use, payments’ | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ANKARA: US President Joe Biden’s executive order this week is a major step for the use of blockchain and payment systems, according to one expert. “The Biden Administration has taken a major step in directing an ordered approach to consideration of the use of blockchain technology, central bank digital currency (CBDC) and related developments…
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Russia seeks Indian investment in its oil and gas sector | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Russia urged India to deepen its investments in the sanction-hit country’s oil and gas sector, and is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia’s third-largest economy. Russia’s economy faces its deepest crisis since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, as the West imposes severe sanctions over Moscow’s…
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Impasse with IMF over PM’s tax amnesty | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday could not break its impasse with and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tax amnesty scheme and his Rs246 billion relief package. However, the finance ministry said the global lender had agreed to extend talks for another day. The negotiations could not be concluded by…
