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Japan's overall exports fall nearly seven percent in March, largely owing to a pickup in the yen

Iran remains on Washington's sanctions list notably for supporting terrorism and its human rights record

China calls for talks after Costa Rica's Recope decides to abandon $1.5 billion refinery upgrade project

Lost revenue of $285 million annually equivalent to 2.2 percent of Palestinian Gross Domestic Product

Domestic exports shrank 15.6 percent year-on-year for the month, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore says

China's economy grew in the first three months at its slowest quarter-on-quarter rate

The country is looking to boost its struggling economy and settle a 15-year lawsuit by US investment funds

Production increases 2.9 percent

New loans jumped to 1.37 trillion yuan in March, up sharply from 726.6 billion yuan in February

It beat analysts' estimates of quarterly profit of 35.2 billion rupees in a survey compiled by Bloomberg

Japan's biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan

Official data shows GDP grew 6.7 percent in the first quarter

Pakistani women have an important role at the household and subsistence economic level

The economy may face 'an extended period of uncertainty'

Putin cites growth in the agricultural and construction sectors

A census would reveal that more than 50 per cent of the population now lives in the country’s cities and towns

One of the major reasons for the central bank to maintain the benchmark interest rate is a rising trend in inflation

NAB, FIA conducting investigation into the matter

The documents are at the centre of an investigation published by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

In wake of "Panama Paper" leak, legal probe may be launched against the govt

Six suicide attacks in eight months and a spat with Russia have added to concerns for the Turkish economy

It is tempting to agree with Modi’s offer of a useful yardstick to measure the health of Asian democracies

Promoting human welfare over national interest must be the most important objective policymakers

The city saw violent street clashes between police and protesters last month

Lagarde cited examples including the need for China to rebalance its economy

Moody's said its rating committee had discussed China's status at a meeting on February 9

The textile industry could diversify its product portfolio by exploring new markets such as Africa and Russia

Tourism accounts for 10 percent of gross domestic product and accounts for one in 11 jobs, according to the UNWTO

The UN Special Advocate will hold meetings with Pakistani leadership as part of efforts to promote financial inclusion

Observers say real test will be when rookie government unveils its first budget in coming months

Break in peg will immediately raise prices of goods, hit living standards

The plunge in oil prices to around $30 a barrel from over $100 two years ago is causing major problem

Increased volatility in other assets has benefitted gold and it could see more gains

Analysts say rise comes on back of increase in currency in circulation

Ishaq Dar has already lost control over his ministry to the IMF in exchange for a few billion dollars

Most important issue for Indians, the only way in which to get them out of poverty quickly, is sustained high growth

The price hike led to to queues at some petrol stations in Qatar, according to social media

Asad Umar says debt projected to grow to $105b by 2020

Warns insecurity may disrupt economic activities, increase military spending

Benefits of falling crude oil prices offset by weak performance of exports

The team gave a comprehensive presentation on potential projects in education, livestock among others

Brown believes Canadian green technology could be of benefit to Pakistan

Survey puts jobless rate at 5.9% in 2014-15 compared to 6% in previous year

Shahbaz Sharif distributes soft-loan cheques at Badshahi Masjid

Talented youth and people’s passion could help realise the goal

In postponing the power sector privatisation, the party is hoping to keep its supporters happy

IPR cites poor law and order, weak governance and skewed priorities

The austerity formula has proved to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund seeking an emergency loan

Russia's Central Bank predicts a 2 percent drop in GDP by the year 2016 if oil prices remain same

Private sector must be encouraged to have bigger role in LNG import