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FCCI welcomes decrease in oil prices

FAISALABAD – The business community, including the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), Saturday welcomed the decrease in oil products prices and said that reduction in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs22 per li…

#FCCI #OilPrices #Faisalabad

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Over 24,209 tractors assembled in 10 months

ISLAMABAD – Tractors production in the country during the first 10 months of the current financial year was recorded at 24,209 compared to the production of 25,144 tractors during the same period last year.

#Tractors #Manufacturing

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China-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Exchange Centre inaugurated

BEIJING – A new milestone in China-Pakistan collaboration was reached with the unveiling of the China-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Exchange Centre (CPECEC) in Luoyang, Henan Province.

#ChinaPakistan #CulturalExchange

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China’s economy maintains steady recovery momentum with strong vitality, resilience

BEIJING – China’s economy posted a steady recovery in the first four months of 2026, with key indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as macroeconomic policies continued to take effect.

#China #EconomicGrowth

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APBF calls for SME-focused budget to revive economy

Lahore – The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has urged the federal government to announce a comprehensive SME-focused package in the upcoming budget 2026-27, warning that small and medium enterprises are facing mounting financial and operationa…

#APBF #SME #EconomicCrisis

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Canada’s CPI up 2.8pc in April

OTTAWA – Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.

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Kazakhstan s foreign trade surges 10.5pc

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s foreign trade activity in early 2026 showed moderate growth, driven by an increase in both exports and imports, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reported.

#Kazakhstan #ForeignTrade

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Angola to prioritise crude oil supply to S Korea amid Middle East crisis

SEOUL – Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation’s envoy to Sou…

#Angola #SouthKorea #OilPrices

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Japan’s oil imports from Middle East plunge to record low in April

TOKYO – Japan’s crude oil imports from the Middle East plunged over 67 percent in volume in April from a year earlier, the lowest single-month level on record, government data showed, underscoring severe supply disruptions caused by the effective …

#Japan #OilPrices #MiddleEast

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5,000 Suthra Punjab workers execute largest cleanup operation in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH – A closing ceremony for the three-day special cleanliness operation under the Cleanup Punjab Programme and Suthra Punjab initiative was held at Kutchery Chowk where Managing Director Suthra Punjab Authority Muzaffargarh and Additiona…

#SuthraPunjab #Muzaffargarh