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Profit E-Magazine Issue 73

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Dear CEOs, please stop whining

One of the professional hazards of being a financial journalist in Pakistan is that when you get to meet and talk to...

SBP governor urges private sector to follow rules

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir on Saturday emphasised the need for the private sector to abide by the...

Erdogan expects Turkish interest rates to fall further

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he expected the central bank to keep cutting interest rates, five days before its monetary...

US states launch antitrust probes of tech companies

AGENCIES: Two groups of US state attorneys general have announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook. The...

Dr Mujtaba Piracha appointed as Pakistan’s ambassador to WTO

Dr Muhammad Mujtaba Piracha has been appointed as Pakistan’s permanent ambassador to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland, as per a...

Turkey calls on US to lift barriers to boost trade

ISTANBUL: Turkey asked the United States to lift trade barriers between the two countries during talks on Saturday aimed at sharply increasing bilateral...

Toyota may replace Corolla XLi, GLi with Yaris sedans to counter price hike

Toyota may halt the production of Corolla XLi and GLi variants and replace them with Yaris sedans, following the dramatic fall of...

Alleged corruption, favouritism leaves NIRC in shambles

ISLAMABAD: The operations of the National Industrial Research Commission (NIRC), an attached department of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development,...

Govt releases Rs76m for ITTMS project

The government has released an amount of Rs76 million for the development of an Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS), being developed...

SCCI apprises Azeri investors of business opportunities in KP

PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has organised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Opportunities Conference (KPIOC) and SCCI Business Excellence Awards...

SBP fines 10 banks in excess of Rs800 million

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed penalties on ten banks amounting to Rs805 million for violation of Anti-Money Laundering...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss investment avenues

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Saudi companies, led by Deputy Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Khalid Saleh Al-Modaifer met...

Govt reprimanded for including 44 unapproved projects in PSDP

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Planning Development and Reforms expressed concern over the inclusion of 44 unapproved projects in Public Sector Development...