World economy
UAE extends $3 bn loan to Pakistan
23 Jan 2019
Trump warns Pelosi as Democrats dump his truce offer on immigrants
21 Jan 2019
Trump said there would be "no big push" to remove the 11 million people in the country illegally, “but be careful, Nancy!" he said, even as immigration officials warned of a new group of about 400 Hondurans - the fourth since 13 October - heading north on Saturday
UK PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote
17 Jan 2019
With May ruling out a second Brexit vote and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn insisting on an alternative plan, the road now opens for a general election
Theresa May faces trust vote as MPs reject Brexit deal
16 Jan 2019
While May still expects to come out of a `no-confidence’ vole, a 'no' vote would spell out further uncertainty and turmoil for Britain, which looks to exit the EU in 73 days' time
Pakistan to scrap major CPEC power project
15 Jan 2019
The decision to scrap the 1,320 MW Rahim Yar Khan power project was taken to avoid over capacity, after the CEPC projects added $28.43 to Pakistan’s overseas debt and brought about a $39.83 billion repayment obligation over the next 20 years
China's 2018 trade surplus with US peaks to $323.32 bn
14 Jan 2019
Beijing’s exports have been more resilient to tariffs compared to US exports helping China to raise its exports to US by 11.3 per cent while US exports to China grew at a mere 0.7 per cent in the whole of 2018
Theresa May loses parliament vote on no-deal Brexit
09 Jan 2019
While the vote means Britain cannot exit the European Union without a deal, some Brexit supporters say a no-deal exit is the only way to truly leave the block
Trump suggests wall of steel for a budget deal with Democrats
07 Jan 2019
While the Democrats have signalled that they could accept a deal that precluded a concrete wall but provided funding for a steel barrier, they could still demand concessions like protection for immigrants brought to the US as children or changes to other spending provisions
Trump refuses to budge on border wall demand
03 Jan 2019
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins third term with landslide mandate
31 Dec 2018
The alliance led by Awami League won 287 of the 298 seats for which results have been declared, the Election Commission said, adding that it was investigating allegations of vote rigging from “across the country”
All you should know about UK Business Visa
27 Dec 2018
The Tier 1 Visa to UK is one of the fastest and securest ways to obtain UK residency and then apply for citizenship after a certain period of time, says Ajay Sharma President, Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt. Ltd
Fed raises interest rates by 25 bps, signals more hikes
20 Dec 2018
Fed policymakers estimate the borrowing costs just above the median view of a 2.8 per cent, but within the 2.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent range
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged
13 Dec 2018
The European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did a tight-rope walk by keeping already low rates unchanged while promising to steer the bank away from a soft money policy by limiting bond purchases
May wins Conservative support ahead of crucial no trust vote
13 Dec 2018
With legislators from the ruling and opposition seeking either a new deal or a fresh Brexit referendum, May could still face real threat to her leadership at the no-confidence vote
EU rules out new Brext deal as May delays voting in Parliament
11 Dec 2018
Theresa May will now have to go for a negative vote or call re-election that would then go for a fresh Brexit referendum as the European Court of Justice has ruled that Britain can call off Brexit unilaterally
EU top court rules against Brexit sans members’ consent
10 Dec 2018
Any decision to return to EU would cost Britain the special privileges it enjoyed so far, including a separate currency outside the union and push the nation into another and more difficult referendum