Maritime minister calls for boosting blue economy

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh on Wednesday visited the National Institute of Maritime Affairs...

Japan economic panel calls for early start of talks on raising minimum wages

TOKYO (WS News) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s economic advisory panel on Wednesday called on the government, management and labour...

Worldline meets Q3 revenue estimates on merchant services strength

(WS News) – French digital payments company Worldline reported on Wednesday that third-quarter revenue was broadly in line with analyst expectations,...

World Bank gears up to launch debut debt-for-development swap

WASHINGTON (WS News) – The World Bank will launch its first-ever debt-for-development swap within weeks, its Vice President and Treasurer Jorge...

Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher but is still headed for a rare losing week

NEW YORK (WS News) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street but are still on track to log their first...

US, EU trade war would only have losers, German finance minister says

WASHINGTON (WS News) – A trade conflict between the United States and the European Union would not see any winner but...

Italy’s Eni and BP resume onshore drilling in Libya after 10-year hiatus, NOC says

CAIRO (WS News) – Italian energy company Eni and British oil giant BP have resumed exploration in Libya after onshore drilling...

Bank of England to press on with digital currency in case banks fall short, Bailey says

 WASHINGTON (WS News) – The Bank of England is reluctantly pressing on with work to create a form of digital money...

Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land

BRASILIA (WS News) – Brazil’s environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches...

Govt launching Panda Bond in Chinese market to diversify financing base: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday that government was aiming to...