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KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan's central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 7per cent on Friday, citing the need to support the country's economic recovery and financial stabilisation. The economy has continued to recover and business sentiment has further improved since the last policy ...

SINGAPORE: SMRT subsidiary Strides Transportation has signed an agreement with utilities provider SP Group to offer its electric vehicle (EV) drivers and fleet customers access to SP’s high-speed chargers across the island.  This will provide greater convenience and a quicker turnaround time for ...

Funds recommended the lowest equity exposure this year in May, citing risks from the expected pull-and-push between reflation trades and dovish central banks, but most respondents in Reuters polls said a near-term correction in stock markets was unlikely.

Pakistan has set 4.8per cent GDP growth target for its 2021/2022 financial year, Planning Minister Asad Umar said on Friday.

A rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak has left factories operating below capacity in Vietnam's industrial northern provinces, where suppliers for Apple, Samsung and other global tech firms are located, industry sources said.

Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok has been given a month to respond to multiple complaints from EU consumer groups that it allegedly violated the bloc's consumer laws and also allegedly fail to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.

Energy giant Total will comply with any further sanctions imposed on Myanmar by the United States and European Union, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne told a shareholders meeting on Friday.

Bottlenecks at London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in Malaysia owned by metals storage firm ISTIM UK are adding to the difficulties aluminium consumers in the United States and Europe face in getting the metal they need.

U.S. lawmakers have opened an investigation into financial technology companies Kabbage Inc and BlueVine and their partner banks for their roles in distributing billions of dollars in pandemic aid to small businesses, according to letters seen by Reuters.

TOKYO: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp, the metals unit of Japan's Eneos Holdings Inc, raised its mid-term profit target by 47per cent on Friday, boosted by higher copper prices and strong demand for materials used in semiconductors. The increase comes despite a downgrade in mid-term profit ...