Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it...
FBR directed to help 12,000 taxpayers declare assets, avail amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued a landmark judgment directing the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to give relief to...
Cement offtake jumps 41pc to 4.97m tonnes in July
Offtake from the southern region touched an all-time high in July, as total despatches surged 63pc YoY to 1.31m tonnes
Inflation rate soars to 9.3pc in July
ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential food items across the country increased in July following a drop in production and an increase in...
Dr Faisal Sultan appointed as SAPM on Health after Dr Zafar Mirza’s resignation
ISLAMABAD: Dr Faisal Sultan has been appointed as Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination by Prime Minister Imran Khan,...
Najy Benhassine succeeds Illango Patchamuthu as WB’s Pakistan chief
ISLAMABAD: Najy Benhassine is the World Bank’s new Country Director for Pakistan effective August 1. He succeeds Mr Illango Patchamuthu, who completed...
ADB predicts fall in remittances for Pakistan
While the Canadian research firm BCA Research’s report has hinted at improvement in Pakistan’s remittances inflow, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has...
‘Reduction in trade deficits, improvement in remittance inflows to improve Pakistan’s BoP’
Pakistan’s Balance of Payment (BoP) position is set to improve, on the back of reduction in the trade deficit and remittance inflows,...
Home sweet home
As the world changes, it pivots and zooms into our homes, which now play a much bigger role in our lives.
In religious tourism, it’s strictly business. Now the govt wants to regulate it like one
For decades there has been no policy managing the religious tourism to Iran, Iraq, and Syria, allowing tour operators to work with impunity. The government finally wants to regulate it.
As temperatures soar, so do Pak Elektron’s profits
The maker of the PEL brand of white goods witnesses a recovery in its appliances business, and better than expected power sales
Yunus Brothers’ diversification strategy begins to pay dividends
The conglomerate that owns Lucky Cement, Kia Lucky Motors, and ICI Pakistan is set to take advantage of positive tailwinds in the cement, auto, and pharmaceutical industries
ByteDance pulls TikTok representation from InMobi in Pakistan
Effective immediately, ByteDance has asked InMobi to pause all B2B selling for TikTok in Pakistan, leaving advertisers stranded after finally getting approvals to do so.
Will the post office be able to improve financial inclusion in Pakistan?
The central bank thinks the country’s largest post provider has the potential to do so much good. If only it could figure out how to handle simple alliances
Sorry, JazzCash & Easypaisa; the fintech revolution for the unbanked is finally here
In October 2017, the giants of Pakistan’s financial and policy scene met at the most expensive hotel in the federal capital for...