CCP takes Uber-Careem merger to second phase review
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has decided to move into phase 2 of its review of the international merger between ride...
Profit E-Magazine Issue 72
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PM reviews economic progress, ministries’ performance
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday held a meeting with his economic team to discuss the country's economic situation and to prepare...
Market Weekly: PSX accumulates 2,585 points, PKR gains Rs1.5 against dollar
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bullish trend in the outgoing week with the KSE-100 Index gaining 2,585 points, closing at 31,350...
Head of Pakistan LNG replaced
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has replaced its top manager with immediate effect, appointing Shahid Yousaf as managing director and chief executive,...
Putin orders review of Russian coal mining tax
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the government to review a mineral extraction tax for the Russian coal industry by Oct...
FBR criticised for ‘only targeting Karachi businesses’
KARACHI: The government's decision to increase the tax rate is not the right solution for revenue enhancement, as it would only discourage the...
Weekly inflation dips 0.08pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation (as on Aug 22) decreased by 0.08pc for the combined income group, as compared to...
China warns US to stop ‘wrong’ trade actions or face consequences
BEIJING: China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision to levy additional tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods and warned...
Trump says he wouldn’t stop Fed Chair Powell from resigning
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump sharply criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday and said he wouldn’t try to stop the chief...
Company registrations with SECP surge 41pc in July
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) had registered 1,525 new companies in the month of July 2019.
As compared to the...
Pakistan becomes world’s 4th fastest-growing freelance market
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked as the 4th fastest growing freelance market with 47pc growth in freelance earnings during the second quarter...
Govt urged to launch micro-credit schemes for small farmers
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Ahmed Hassan Moughal said on Saturday that despite being an agricultural country, Pakistan remained...
Trump presses US companies to close China operations
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ordering US companies to look at ways to close their operations in China...
Senate body asks MoST to suspend corrupt officials
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Science and Technology has asked the concerned ministry to at least suspend those officials against whom corruption...