Pakistan emerges as leading partner of BRI: survey
BEIJING: Pakistan has emerged as a leading partner of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), introduced by President Xi Jinping six years back,...
SBP raises interest rate to 12.25pc as economic slowdown continues
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday increased its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points (bps) to 12.25 per...
Business community demands aggressive crackdown against dollar mafia
'SBP should devise guidelines for local currency dealers so that only genuine buyers can buy dollars from the open market'
ISLAMABAD: The business...
SECP launches investor awareness video series
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched its first investor awareness video series, based on seven themes: capital market,...
Food imports drop 9.85pc in 10 months
ISLAMABAD: The country's food imports dropped by 9.85pc to $4.7 billion in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, as...
PSX recovers losses to close in green
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a volatile session on the first trading day of the week, as indices that...
Google versus Huawei hits millions of smartphone users
To get around the Google ban, Huawei would ultimately have to build its own operating system, as Apple has for its...
Why most board rooms at Pakistan Inc. are nothing more than a hoax
In my career in the corporate sector and now as a strategy consultant I have often seen corporate boards of listed companies...
For the love of all that is holy, leave the rupee alone! (Editor’s Note)
We were almost there. After letting the rupee lose about a third of its value, albeit begrudgingly, there was hope that the...
CPEC carries rich potential of Pakistan economic growth: Asad
BEIJING: Former finance minister Asad Umar told the Chinese media that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has a rich potential of Pakistan's economic...
Fish farming: A lucrative business to alleviate poverty, unemployment
By Fakhar Alam, An APP Feature
PESHAWAR: Pakistan is among one of the major developing countries in the world confronted with a...
Rashakai SEZs’ huge significance due to proximity to Afghanistan: BOI
ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Haroon Sharif on Sunday said that Rashakai, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) had a strategic significance as...
KEKRA 1 log results show good quality reservoir but water wet
ISLAMABAD: After the well control operations, the 6" Open Hole section drilling resumed on Friday .The reservoir was encountered at 5,492 meters...
KSA minister sees no oil shortage, but OPEC to act if needed
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that he saw no oil supply shortage as global oil inventories are still...