Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell three per cent in the first half of 2025, extending a two-year slump, as trade tensions, high interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty kept investors cautious, the UN Conference on Trade and Development said in its latest ‘Global Investment Trends Monitor’. The drop was driven by developed economies, where cross-border mergers and acquisitions (
In a bid to deepen economic cooperation and uplift marginalised border communities, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has proposed a series of high-level bilateral visits to strengthen cross-border trade and infrastructure ties with Iran. The minister floated the proposal during a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri-Moghaddam on Saturday, during which both sides discussed measures to expand tr
Tens of thousands of solar power users with on-grid systems and green meters have been shocked to see their current month’s electricity bills, which state that they must replace their green meters with Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) meters within three months to ensure the continuation of net metering. Consumers who have invested up to Rs1 million or more are being told to purchase the AMR meter
As part of a trade deal struck between the US and China, Beijing will begin easing an export ban on automotive computer chips vital to production of cars across the world, the White House has said. The White House confirmed details of the deal in a new fact sheet, after Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met in South Korea, according to a BBC report. One of the issues addressed in the deal was the
In Tharparkar, a land often associated with scorching heat and scarce rainfall, a quiet miracle is taking root. Over the past few years, it has become home to one of Pakistan’s most ambitious community-driven biodiversity conservation efforts, led by Thar Foundation and IUCN Pakistan. Their collaboration spanning over a million tree plantations, the protection of critically endangered bird and pla