Pakistan’s Seafood Exports Up By 52 Percent In Jul-Aug

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s seafood exports went up by over 52 percent in the first two months of the current fiscal year 2022-2023, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, according to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), yesterday. The seafood exports were…

Average Salary For Women In Japan Tops First-Ever Three Million Yen

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – The average annual salary of female private-sector workers in Japan, came to 3.02 million yen (20,867 U.S. dollars) in 2021, exceeding three million yen for the first time ever, government statistics revealed, yesterday. According to a survey, released by the National Tax Agency, the average…

No Budget Surplus For At Least Three Years: Australian Treasurer

CANBERRA, Sept 29 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, ruled out a return to budget surplus within the next three years. Chalmers urged Australians to “be realistic” ahead of handing down the governing Labour Party’s first federal budget since it won May’s general election. The budget is expected to be…

Uzbekistan’s Second Largest Oil Refinery To Produce Euro 5 Gasoline Next Year

TASHKENT, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s second largest oil refinery, Fergana, will be able to produce Euro 5 gasoline next year, the new owner of the refinery, Sanoat Energetika Guruhi (SEG), said, yesterday. A technical re-equipment project, intended to fully modernise the 63-year-old facility, is expected to cost 400 million…

Egypt Seeks 25-30 Percent Annual Increase In Foreign Tourists: Minister

CAIRO, Sept 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt aims at increasing the number of foreign tourists by 25 to 30 percent annually, and boosting its revenues, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa said, yesterday. Issa’s remarks came, during an evening ceremony held at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, to…

Indian Rice Exporters Urge To Extend Export Ban Deadline To Avoid Losses

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s rice exporters are a disgruntled lot these days, as their stocks are lying in queue at several ports, as uncertainty looms large, as to whether they will be able to send their consignments, amid a government ban on rice export.…

UN Envoy Sees Need For Engagement With Afghanistan’s Taliban

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN envoy, yesterday, stressed the need for the international community to engage with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Markus Potzel, the UN secretary-general’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan, saw international engagement as the most realistic approach. If the Taliban do not respond to the…

Bangladesh Marked World Tourism Day With Various Events

DHAKA, Sept 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday, marked World Tourism Day with various events, including a colourful rally in the capital, Dhaka. “Rethinking Tourism” is the theme for World Tourism Day 2022. Bangladeshi President, Md Abdul Hamid, and Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, issued separate messages on the occasion. World Tourism…

Pakistan’s Tourism Sector Plays Vital Role In Economic Development: President

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said, the tourism sector played a vital role in the country’s economic development and is an integral source of income for the people, and relevant to the improvement of civic facilities in the far-flung areas of Pakistan. “Tourism is a source…

World Bank Revises Upward Malaysia’s 2022 Gdp Growth Forecast To 6.4 Pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The World Bank has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 6.4 per cent in 2022 against 5.5 per cent projected earlier on the back of heightened economic activity in the first half of the year (1H22).  Apurva Sanghi, the bank’s lead…
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