€100 million green hydrogen refuelling station coming to Italy
Rome: NatPower H, a company of the NatPower group, has announced a €100 million ($108 million) green hydrogen refuelling infrastructure...
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UK public’s long-run inflation expectations rise to 9-month high
London: The British public's expectations for inflation increased in January, potentially because of worries about disruption to shipping in the...
Quarter of UK schemes yet to start General Code preparations
London: A quarter of UK pension schemes have not yet completed a gap analysis of the General Code requirements or...
Pakistan exports to China jump significantly
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan’s export of goods and services to China witnessed an increase of 40.01 per cent during the...
Chinese Ambassador appreciates PAF’s steadfast determination
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, called on Chief of the Air...
UK awards 24 new oil and gas licences
London: The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded 24 licences as part of the second tranche of the...
The Irish are choosing Greece for their holidays
Athens: The interest of Irish tourists in visiting areas with sun, sea, culture, good food and entertainment was established during...
Italy: Red Sea disruption threatens economic stability, says Minister
Rome: Ongoing disruption in the Red Sea threatens to destabilise Italy's economy and marginalise ports in southern Europe, Italy's defence...
Pakistan, China ink agreement to redirect Internet traffic anticipating annual revenue of US $400 million
Karachi: In a significant development, Pakistan has inked an agreement with China to redirect the East Asian country's Internet traffic...
Pakistan’s education demand provides opportunity for UK higher education
Celina Ali Islamabad: The British Council launched its "Mapping International Student Mobility from Pakistan" report at an event in Islamabad....
UK lawmakers warn Russia skirting oil sanctions with ‘shadow’ tankers
London: There is “growing evidence” that Russia is using “shadow tanker fleets” to circumvent a Western oil price cap, a...
Italy takes centre stage at the 53rd Watch and Jewellery Show
Sharjah: The 53rd Sharjah Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show is currently underway, and the Italian presence is undeniable. With...
Italy: €46.7m in AI support from EU for poultry farmers
Rome: The European Commission has allocated €46.7 million in aid for farmers in Italy who have been hit by the...
China’s mobile phone shipments up 6.5% in 2023
Islamabad: China’s mobile phone shipments rose 6.5 percent year-on-year to 289 million units in 2023, according to the China Academy...
New post-Brexit customs checks spark UK border worries
London: Britain will finally roll out post-Brexit border checks on Jan 31 on food, plant and animal products imported from...
UK mortgage approvals hit six-month high as rates ease
London: UK Mortgage approvals climbed to the highest level in six months in a further sign that falling borrowing costs...
Germany to approve EU’s planned AI act
Berlin: Germany will approve the European Union's pioneering AI Act after the minister responsible for digital issues said a compromise...
EU rejects French view that Mercosur trade talks have stopped
Brussels: The European Commission on Tuesday rejected a French government view that Brussels had put an end to talks with...
Italy: Peroni teams up with Ferrari in new partnership
Rome: Italian premium beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro has entered a multi-year partnership with Ferrari's Formula One team, the latest...
Italy: Impressive turnaround with investors
Rome: The performance of Italian government bonds over the last year has been nothing short of remarkable. Italy’s 10-year bond...
PIAF lauds significant rise in China-Pakistan bilateral trade volume in RMB
Gwadar Pro IslamabadL: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has expressed appreciation for the notable increase in China-Pakistan bilateral...
Disposable vapes to be banned for children’s health, says government
London: Disposable vapes are set to be banned as part of plans to tackle the rising number of young people...
Xinjiang ports register record high cargo throughput in 2023
Urumqi: The import and export cargo volume through land ports in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached a record...
China’s public offering fund value hits 27.6 trln yuan
Beijing: The assets under the management of China's public offering funds totaled 27.6 trillion yuan (about 3.88 trillion U.S. dollars)...
Major blow to UK universities: The decline of international students
London: A few years back, The Great Resignation was the talk of the town, with forecasts of a mass exodus...
UK: Governments facing wipeout will always cut taxes but there are better uses for £20bn windfall
London: UK politics is stuck in a holding pattern. Ever since Liz Truss’s seven-week stint as prime minister, opinion polls...
China, U.S. agree to boost cooperation in anti-drug, AI
China and the U.S. have agreed to launch a joint working group on anti-drug cooperation, the first meeting of the...
US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey worth $23bn
US President Joe Biden urged the F-16 sale be approved "without delay"The US government has approved the $23bn (£18bn) sale...
‘It’s impossible to plan’: UK importers braced for storm at ports amid new Brexit checks
This week sees the introduction of new government policy on the control of EU produce entering the UK, with firms...
Why are European defence leaders talking about war?
Intractable combat in Ukraine and Middle East has planners fearing the worst, but a returning President Trump would add to...
