Bears keep control as index sheds 580 points
KSE-100's weekly return clocks in at -3.57pc
PM Imran Khan approves import of sugar
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided to allow import of sugar in a bid to keep demand and supply intact, a private...
China to halve tariffs on $75 billion of US imports
BEIJING: China said it would halve tariffs on $75 billion worth of US imports as part of its trade truce with Washington...
‘Five-year trade policy being prepared to boost exports’
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday apprised the Senate that the commerce ministry was in the process...
China’s Timesaco mulls to invest $600m in transport sector of Karachi
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese technology company Timesaco is set to invest over $600 million in the country’s pathetic public transportation sector with aim...
Exports decline by $61m to $1.973 bn in January
ISLAMABAD: Exports of the country decreased in the month of January 2020 by $61 million to $1.973 billion when compared with the...
Finance Adviser Hafeez Shaikh mulls uniform power tariff
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired a meeting in Islamabad to discuss issues...
Coronavirus not to stop economic cooperation with Pakistan: China
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said that that the coronavirus catastrophe would not stop the economic cooperation between China...
Hammad says govt has no plan to bring mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar has categorically dispelled the impression that the incumbent government has any plan to bring...
Foreign exchange reserves jump $359m to $12.3bn
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank increased 3 per cent on a weekly basis, according to data released by...
LCCI, PABA ink MoU for trade promotion
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) and the Pakistan American Business Association (PABA) on Thursday signed a memorandum of...
SECP asked to review policy for stock brokers, brokerage houses
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary panel on Thursday directed the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to review policy for stock brokers and brokerage...
US to provide technical assistance for IPRs enforcement
ISLAMABAD: While the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) rules has been a challenge in Pakistan, the United States has offered technical...
Subsidised solar irrigation system to reduce energy cost for pulse growers
LAHORE: Punjab’s agriculture department is now accepting applications from pulse growers belonging to Thal districts, including Bhakkar, Mianwali and Layyah, for the...
RLNG power plants: Legal hitches in privatisation process to be resolved soon
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammedmian Soomro and Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat discussed legal matters relating to the privatisation of power...