Friday, January 2, 2026

Working capital normalisation, loan deferral to improve MLCF’s liquidity

LAHORE: Normalisation of working capital and deferral of loans will help improve liquidity of Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF), analysts say.  Shahrukh Saleem, an...

ICCI terms budget ‘burdensome’ for business community, common man

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) termed the first annual budget presented by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government as "quite taxing and burdensome...

Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House

The chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials to...

EasyTickets breaks record, sells over 8,000 digital tickets of Avengers: Endgame before Pakistan release

EasyTickets, Pakistan's #1 ticketing platform, today announced that it has already clocked over 8,000 digital tickets sales for Avengers: Endgame before the movie’s release...

Samsung likely to post 35pc surge in third-quarter profit as smartphone sales recover

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's September-quarter profit likely surged more than a third, fuelled by strong smartphone sales and a rush order of memory...

FPCCI likely to shift headquarter from Karachi to Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: In a move that is likely to be opposed by the businessmen of the port city, the leadership of Federation of Pakistan Chambers...
Apple

Apple craze draws long queues at opening of first India store

About 200 Apple (AAPL.O) fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant's first retail store in India gathered from early...

Coal Power helps Pakistan cut power tariff by Rs10 per unit 

These projects also have helped Pakistan reduce its heavy dependence on gas and LNG power plants, which account for 50 per cent of total installed capacity.

China’s reopening brightens developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook – ADB

Developing Asia will grow faster than previously thought this year, underpinned by a stronger-than-projected rebound in China, but risks from global banking turmoil could...

RCCI to hold ‘gems & jewellery exhibition’ on 23rd

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Malik Shahid Saleem said on Tuesday that the chamber would organise a three-day 'gems and jewellery...

Sri Lanka keen to enhance trade ties with Pakistan: envoy

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan High Commission, organised a 'catalogue show' at its premises...

Uber buys rival Middle Eastern Careem for $3.1bn

Uber will pay $1.4bn in cash and $1.7bn in convertible notes in a deal that gives it full ownership of Careem Careem's board...

Pakistani delegation attends World Palm Dates Exhibition in Turkey

A nine-member trade delegation of date growers and exporters from Pakistan is visiting Turkey to explore the market for fresh Pakistani dates. The delegation...

Oil falls as economic concerns offset prospect of tighter supplies

Oil prices slipped on Monday as concerns about fuel demand in top global oil consumers United States and China offset bullish sentiment about tightening...

UPS strike could be costliest in US in a century, study says

A threatened U.S. strike at United Parcel Service (UPS.N) could be "one of the costliest in at least a century," topping $7 billion for a...