Construction of Faisalabad Expo Centre to commence this year: Dawood
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday that the construction of a state-of-the-art expo centre in...
Online ad growth seen slowing in 2021 to levels since dotcom bubble burst
AGENCIES: Global advertising spend is expected to grow 4.6pc in 2019, a dip from previous estimates, with internet advertising seen slowing to...
KSE-100 sheds 447 points in triggerless trade
KARACHI: The investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a dull start to the week, as the indices traded in the...
Pakistan, Turkmenistan to discuss TAPI gas pipeline groundbreaking next month
Pakistani and Turkmen experts are set to meet next month to review arrangements and finalise modalities for the groundbreaking of the Pakistan-section...
Audi sees record half-year sales in China
CHANGCHUN: The Sino-German auto joint venture FAW-Volkswagen said a record 311,871 Audi vehicles were sold in China in the first half of...
British Airways faces record $230m fine over data theft
LONDON: British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website...
Engro envisions becoming Pakistan’s largest exporter with billion dollar petrochemical plant
One of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, Engro Corporation, is looking towards becoming Pakistan’s largest exporter in the next 5-7 years.
However, Engro is looking...
Power theft caused financial loss of Rs45bn in FY18: NEPRA
The national exchequer has borne a huge financial loss of more than Rs45 billion due to electricity theft and other damages during...
Budget aims to promote industrialisation, FBR chief tells traders
--Shabbar Zaidi says department is mulling to charge tax on the basis of electricity bill on shops with an area of 240...
US-China trade officials aim to talk next week
WASHINGTON: US and Chinese officials are working to schedule top-level trade talks by telephone next week but a face-to-face encounter has not...
Trump vows to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to...
Deceitful online vendors posing grave threat to e-commerce growth in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the inception of modern technology in Pakistan, e-commerce has boomed in the country within a short span of time, but...
Turkey’s Erdogan fires central bank chief as policy rifts deepen
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sacked the governor of the central bank on Saturday as differences between them deepened over the timing...
Thousands of FBR officials transferred in historic reshuffle
--‘FBR wants its employees who have been working in certain offices for a considerable period to gain experience at other locations’
The Federal...
‘Tariff structure being rationalised to improve Pakistan’s industrial competitiveness’
--PM's adviser says govt is targeting a $200bn share in Chinese imports
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul...