KSE-100 rebounds after Monday’s rout
KARACHI: After taking a thrashing in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to recover some of its losses on...
Federal Cabinet to take up appointment of SECP chiefÂ
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to take up Finance Division’s summary on Tuesday regarding the appointment of Chairman Securities and Exchange...
Coronavirus crisis could cost world $2 trillion: UN
UN economists warned Monday that the raging outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus could cost the global economy between $1.0 and $2.0...
Govt won’t leave masses alone in difficult times: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry, Textile and Board of Investment (BoI) Razak Dawood on Monday said that the...
Cement sector posts cumulative loss of Rs500m for 2QFY20
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cement sector has posted a cumulative loss of Rs500 million in the second quarter of FY20.
Shankar Talreja, a senior analyst...
ECC asked to fix wheat support price at Rs1,400
ISLAMABAD:Â Following a parliamentary committee's recommendations to encourage local farmers to grow additional wheat, the government on Monday decided to increase the minimum...
SBP to announce monetary policy on 17th
Analysts expect a 'rate cut' amid increased concerns regarding impact of coronavirus outbreak on global economy
Pakistan among 20 countries most affected by China’s slowdown
 ISLAMABAD: As coronavirus threatens the global economy, the UniÂted Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said that China's slowdown would...
Shibli Faraz hints at interest rate cut Â
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in the Senate Syed Shibli Faraz has said that the inflation is coming down and if this...
CPPA recommends Rs3.5 per unit hike in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The country's power tariff may witness an increase of Rs3.506 per unit under the monthly fuel price adjustment mechanism, as the...
‘GSP+ extension to increase Pakistani exports by 9pc’
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Saturday extended gratitude towards the European Union (EU) for extending the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus...
Pakistan’s housing backlog touches 10.3m mark
LAHORE: Despite the government's ambitious agenda to build five million affordable houses in the next five years, it seems that the availability...
EU extends GSP-Plus status for Pakistan
Pakistan would continue to enjoy tariff preferences in the European Union (EU) under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences-Plus (GSP+) status.
This was announced...
KP govt initiates over 150 development projects to uplift tribal districts
‘41pc of the total fund allocated for merged districts has so far been utilised in FY20 under Accelerated Implementation Plan’
Weekly inflation drops 0.32pc
ISLAMABAD:Â The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended March 5 decreased by 0.32pc as compared to the previous week.
The...