Is biotechnology the future of agriculture in Pakistan?
Due to the adoption of hybrid maize seeds by farmers, average yields of maize across Punjab have increased from 14 maunds per acre...
IGI Investments (Private) Limited acquires majority biopharmaceutical companyÂ
IGI Holdings Limited is a Packages group company and was incorporated in 1953
If not IMF, then what?
The ninth review of Pakistan’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme has become a bit of a running joke – even though, for the country,...
KSE 100 hovers around One Year Low as investors focus on the former Prime Minister
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lacked volumes the country’s political scene remains unstable. Volumes dipped lowest in months and indices bled as investors focused...
Analysts estimate increase of Rs6 per share to ASTL after SITE expansion
LAHORE: In Amri Steels Ltd's (ASTL) latest notice to the exchange it had informed about finalisation of its plans regarding the Balancing, Modernisation and...
Exclusive: Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup – sources
The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate...
Rising costs pushes Amazon, other retailers to revisit ‘free’ shipping
LOS ANGELES: There is no such thing as free shipping.
Even so, Amazon and other online retailers who use so-called free delivery to cultivate customer loyalty are...
Lucky Cement pays out dividend after hiatus of three yearsÂ
At Rs 18 per share, it is the highest payout since 2018Â
China’s small steps on offshore use of yuan are starting to add up
China's yuan currency is slowly but surely being adopted for more international payments, which analysts say could lay foundations for a trade system running...
Rupee drops to record low of 125 against dollar
The rupee further depreciated against the US dollar falling down to an all-time low of 125 against the greenback in the open market on Wednesday
Election 2018: Political parties release specific plans for CPEC
ISLAMABAD: With the General Election 2018 around the corner, almost all major political parties have come up with their respective election manifestos featuring their...
From direct to indirect: SBP’s rewiring of Pakistan’s financial architecture
A deep dive into how Pakistan's central bank responded to lending restrictions by creating an elaborate system of regulatory accommodations and creative compliance. The result? A financial sector more intertwined with government debt than ever before
Once booming Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors reckon with...
China has no pain-free solutions for its slowing economy
Erin Yao would like to take street dance classes and travel, activities she could not do during three years of COVID-19 restrictions in China.
Instead...
Pakistan at risk of becoming a ‘zombie’ state due to political, economic chaos
Writing for Dawn, author Sakib Sherani explains that the term "zombie" banks is used to describe barely surviving banks and firms that are financially...
