Pakistani Central Bank’s Forex Reserves Fell By 303 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), announced that, its foreign exchange reserves have decreased by 303 million U.S. dollars. During the week ending on Oct 7, total foreign exchange reserves of the SBP fell to around 7.59 billion dollars, the SBP said in a statement,…

Electric Vehicle Sales Up 65 Percent Over 12 Months In Australia

CANBERRA, Oct 14 (NNN-AAP) – Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have increased 65 percent over the last 12 months. The latest State of Electric Vehicles report, which was released by the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) today, electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 3.39 percent of all new Australian car sales,…

Egypt Hosted Exhibition To Help Handicraft Artisans Market Products

CAIRO, Oct 14 (NNN-MENA) – An annual handicraft exhibition is being held in Cairo, capital of Egypt, to help revive the country’s traditional crafts and assist small handicraft manufacturers, amid harsh economic conditions. Dubbed “Turathna”, meaning “our heritage” in Arabic, the exhibition kicked off on Oct 9 and will run…

Over 1,200 Cattle Slaughtered In Mongolia Due To Lumpy Skin Disease

ULAN BATOR, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 1,746 cases of lumpy skin disease in cattle, have been reported in Mongolia so far this year, and 1,255 of them have been slaughtered, local media reported yesterday. So far, the eastern province of Sukhbaatar and southern provinces of Dundgovi and…

Cambodian PM Says Women Entrepreneurs Play Vital Role In ASEAN Economic Growth In Post-Pandemic Era

PHNOM PENH, Oct 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday that, women entrepreneurs have played and will continue to play a significant role, in helping boost economic growth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Addressing the second ASEAN…

Global e-commerce losses to online payment fraud to exceed US$48 bln in 2023 — Juniper Research

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The total cost of e-commerce fraud to merchants will exceed US$48 billion globally in 2023, from just over US$41 billion in 2022, according to a new Juniper Research study.  In a statement, it predicted that this growth will be accelerated by the increasing use of…

Bahrain Attracted 98 Million USD Direct Investment In ICT

MANAMA, Oct 13 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain attracted 98 million U.S. dollars of direct investment, in its information and communications technology (ICT) sector, in the first nine months of this year, the Bahrain Economic Development Board said, yesterday. “We are pleased to see more and more ICT companies calling Bahrain home,…

Brunei’s CPI Rose 4.1 Percent In July

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.1 percent, year on year, in July, showed the latest official data, released yesterday. According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the CPI rise was in line with…

New Zealand’s Annual Food Price Increase Remains At 13-Year High

WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Food prices were 8.3 percent higher in Sept, 2022, compared with Sept, 2021, New Zealand’s statistics department Stats NZ said today. The annual increase was also 8.3 percent in Aug, 2022, the highest since Jul, 2009, Stats NZ said. In Sept, 2022, the annual increase…

Aussie Farmers Warned Of Increasing Agricultural Scams

SYDNEY, Oct 13 (NNN-AAP) – Australian farmers and rural businesses are warned of a surge in scams, targeting the agricultural sector, particularly regarding heavy machinery purchases. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the country’s peak consumer protection body, said yesterday that, reports to their Scamwatch have shown, Australian farm…
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