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Federal Minister For Planning, Development And Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal Highlights Economic Recovery, Warns Of Oil Shock Risks
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (798+ words) Faizan Hashmi Published April 20, 2026 | 11: 49 PM ISLAMABAD, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News - 20th Apr, 2026) Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said Pakistan's economy had demonstrated remarkable stabilization during the first eight months of the current…...
UAE Strengthens Presence At World Bank'IMF Spring Meetings With Substantive Outcomes Supporting Sustainable Growth
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (633+ words) Sumaira FH Published April 19, 2026 | 05: 30 PM WASHINGTON, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 19th Apr, 2026) The UAE reinforced its growing influence on the global financial stage during the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, held in…...
Efforts To Control Fuel Prices Underway With Priority; Says Minister
2+ day, 30+ min ago (576+ words) Mohammad Ali (@Chaudhry MAli88) Published April 19, 2026 | 12: 50 PM ISLAMABAD, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News - 19th Apr, 2026) Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, on Sunday thanked the Prime Minister for backing the petroleum sector, stating that efforts were in progress to stabilize the…...
Bank Of Korea Holds Key Rate Steady For 7th Straight Meeting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (271+ words) Muhammad Irfan Published April 11, 2026 | 11: 45 AM SEOUL, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 11th Apr, 2026) The Republic of Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged on Friday, according to Yonhap news Agency. In a widely anticipated decision, the Monetary Policy board…...
Dubai SME Launches New Platform For Youth Entrepreneurship & Innovation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (285+ words) Sumaira FH Published April 10, 2026 | 06: 45 PM The first edition of Majlis Al Mustaqbal will take place from 28-30 April 2026 at Dubai Founders HQ, bringing participants together with industry experts, mentors, and government professionals over three days of ideation, business model development, pitch…...
China Inflation Rises 1% In March
1+ week, 4+ day ago (206+ words) Faizan Hashmi Published April 10, 2026 | 08: 15 AM BEIJING, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 10th Apr, 2026) China's consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year-on-year in March, according to official data released today. Xinhua news Agency reported that the…...
SCCI's Sectoral Business Groups Praise Sharjah's Robust, Resilient Economy For Supporting Business Sustainability
1+ week, 5+ day ago (799+ words) Mohammad Ali (@Chaudhry MAli88) Published April 08, 2026 | 07: 45 PM SHARJAH, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 08th Apr, 2026) Sectoral Business Groups operating under the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) affirmed that the emirate's economy is advancing a resilient and sustainable growth model,…...
Beijing Targets 4. 5-5% Annual GDP Growth Through 2030
1+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) Sumaira FH Published April 08, 2026 | 05: 15 PM (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 08th Apr, 2026) BEIJING, 8th April, 2026 (WAM) - Beijing has set an average annual GDP growth target of between 4. 5 and 5% for the 2026 to 2030 period, according to the capital's 15th Five-Year Plan released on Wednesday....
Experts Warn Of 13% Rise In Inflation & Fall Of 1. 5m Additional People In Poverty In Next Fiscal Year
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (465+ words) Umer Jamshaid Published April 06, 2026 | 07: 50 PM The dialogue, titled "Towards a Fair, Equitable, Broad-based Tax System," was organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, SDPI Executive Director Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri said that Pakistan's…...
Italys Budget Deficit Of 3. 1% Exceeds EU Ceiling
2+ week, 3+ day ago (269+ words) Fahad Shabbir (@Fahad Shabbir) Published April 04, 2026 | 08: 30 AM ROME, (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 04th Apr, 2026) Italy recorded a budget deficit of 3. 1% of GDP in 2025, exceeding the European Union's 3% ceiling. Data from the Italian National Statistics Office specified that the budget…...