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Real estate developer Impact Developer & Contractor (IMP.RO) posted RON86.9 million revenue in January-March 2025, 112% higher than in the same time in 2024.

Biodegradable and compostable packaging maker Promateris (PPL.RO), posted RON28 million revenue in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 16% on the year-ago period, it said in its first quarter financial report.

Corrugated cardboard maker Vrancart (VNC.RO) posted RON118 milion revenue in the first quarter of 2025, slightly lower than in the year-ago period.

• Overhaul aims to cut customs, regulatory duties • Reforms expected to boost exports by $5bn in five years • Simple average tariff to fall from 19pc to 9.5pc ISLAMABAD: In a major policy shift, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a comprehensive five-year tariff reform plan to be announced in the federal budget 2025-26, aiming to drastically reduce customs duties, additional customs duties, regulatory duties on raw materials and semi-finished goods, and a phased reduction in overall tariff protections for select industries. The first phase of the reform, set to be launched with the next budget, introduces a simplified customs duty structure with slabs of 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 per cent. The existing 16pc slab will be reduced to 15pc, while the 11pc rate will drop to 10pc. The 3pc slab will be abolished, with products either moved to a zero-duty category or the new 5pc slab. The proposed tariff overhaul, seen by Dawn, is set to eliminate the additional customs duty of 2pc on 4,294 tariff lines in the upc...

Экс-директора Федерального бюро расследований Джеймса Коми в США обвиняют в "угрозе смертью" президенту Дональду Трампу: он выложил фотографию ракушек в соцсетях, в котором союзники Трампа увидели загадочное подстрекательство к насилию.

• In a house of 336, treasury had only 67 members against the required 84 • PTI facing blackout in coverage by official media ISLAMABAD: The government faced an embarrassing situation in the National Assembly on Thursday when the opposition cleverly blocked the passage of an important money bill in the middle of the process. It was after facing a 67-32 vote defeat on the motion tabled by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to present the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 for its passage that opposition members belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) realised that their absence could prevent the government from maintaining quorum for which the presence of 84 members is required in the 336-member house. As soon as Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah declared the result of the headcount on the motion, the PTI members strategically walked out, leaving behind their colleague Aamir Dogar to point out lack of quorum at a time when the chair had already got approval of two clauses of the three-clause bill throu...

ISLAMABAD: For the third time in two months, the government on Thurs­day did not pass on the full impact of lower international oil prices to consumers and kept the price of petrol unchanged and reduced that of high-speed diesel by Rs2 per litre for the current fortnight ending May 31. The government incre­ased the Inland Freight Equalisation Margin (IFEM) on both petrol and diesel to clear about Rs34 billion loss to the oil industry owing to a tax loophole in the Finance Bill 2024-25. In a late-night announcement, the Ministry of Fina­nce said the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had reviewed and adjusted prices for petroleum products in view of the fluctuations in the international market. The ex-depot price of high-speed diesel was reduced by Rs2 per litre to Rs254.64 per litre for the current fortnight from Rs256.64. Most of the transport sector runs on high-speed diesel. Its price is considered inflationary as it is mostly used in heavy transport vehicles, trains and agricultural engines like truc...

• Rejects New Delhi’s call for agency’s oversight of Islamabad’s nuclear arsenal • India says water treaty to remain suspended until end to ‘cross-border terrorism’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to investigate the ‘nuclear black market’ in India and repeated incidents of theft and illicit trafficking of radioactive material, as it rejected a call by India’s defence minister for the nuclear watchdog to monitor Islamabad’s nuclear programme. Pointing to multiple incidents of radioactive material theft in India and other security lapses, the Foreign Office said, “Pakistan urges a thorough investigation of these incidents and calls upon India to ensure the safety and security of its nuclear facilities and arsenal.” “If anything, the IAEA and the international community should be worried about the repeated theft and illicit trafficking incidents involving nuclear and radioactive material in India,” the statement added. The Foreign Office was responding to comme...

• Military contacts lead to extension of ceasefire till 18th; US wants both nations to uphold truce • Dar says ultimately ‘political dialogue’ will take place to address all issues; reiterates opposition to Indian move to end Kashmir’s autonomy • Senate resolution condemns India for unprovoked strikes against Pakistan • Trump claims hostilities between nuclear neighbours ‘settled’, asks both to focus on trade ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan and India extended the nascent ceasefire till May 18, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday informed the Senate that Pakistan sought a “composite dialogue” with New Delhi to put all contentious matters to rest. According to the foreign minister, the ceasefire was extended through military-to-military communication, but a political dialogue will ultimately have to take place to resolve the problems between the two neighbours. “We have told the world that we will hold a composite dialogue,” he informed the Senate. The FM said Pakistan had never accepted the unilateral revocation of ...

ISRAEL: Police officer stabbed outside Jerusalem Old City, assailant shot dead by police ■ GAZA: IDF tells north Gaza residents to move south ahead of renewed ground offensive; at least 93 people killed in Israeli strikes since Friday morning ■ IRAN: Iranian FM denies receiving U.S. proposal on nuclear agreement, after Trump says Iran must 'move quickly' on nuclear proposal, or 'something bad' will happen ■ YEMEN: Health ministry says one person killed in Israeli strikes on Houthi ports in Yemen

Bitcoin could do better than gold this year as institutions continue to invest, analysts at JP Morgan wrote in a note published Thursday.

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US government charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm were slightly pared back after a memo said the Justice Department would end most crypto cases. US federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with their case against Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm, but will drop a small part of their indictment after the Department of Justice rolled back its crypto enforcement last month. Jay Clayton, the acting US Attorney for Manhattan, told federal court judge Katherine Polk Failla in a May 15 letter that the charges against Storm still stand, bar one part of a conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business charge. “After review of this case, this Office and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General have determined that this prosecution is consistent with the letter and spirit of the April 7, 2025 Memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General,” Clayton wrote. Read more

Arboretumul din Simeria, unul dintre cele mai vechi parcuri dendrologice din România, trece prin ample transformări. Numeroși arbori vor fi extrași, după ce fenomenele climatice, bolile și dăunătorii au dus la uscarea și putrezirea lor.

Een probleemwolf die een direct gevaar vormt voor mensen moet worden afgeschoten. Dat vindt een meerderheid van de Nederlanders, blijkt uit representatief onderzoek van Panel Inzicht in opdracht van De Gelderlander.

PSV of Ajax? Hoe gaat de KNVB om met de actie van Etienne Vaessen? Na FC Groningen-Ajax voor de camera getrokken worden, moet de journalistiek dat willen? De familie Steijn speelt een hoofdrol in de kampioensstrijd. FC Twente heeft een mislukt seizoen als het geen Europees voetbal haalt. De play-offs zijn aan verandering toe. Het zijn onderwerpen die voorbij komen in deze AD Voetbalpodcast. Etienne Verhoeff bespreekt het met Leon ten Voorde.

21-летнему гражданину Украины предъявили обвинение в поджоге дома премьер-министра Великобритании Кира Стармера: сообщается, что его также обвиняют в двух других инцидентах с пожарами, совершенными накануне, которые "намеревались создать угрозу жизни". Его арестовали и держат под стражей.

The lawsuits were brought by Students Against Antisemitism, and by Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.

De Amerikaanse Secret Service onderzoekt voormalig FBI-directeur James Comey nadat hij donderdag zou hebben oproepen tot moord op president Donald Trump. Dat meldt minister Kristi Noem van Binnenlandse Veiligheid op X.

As of April 1, 2025, the old external loan debts of Ukrainian enterprises reached about USD 21 billion, of which USD 14 billion is the principal amount and over USD 7 billion is interest.