CPEC must be materialised without further delay: Sartaj Aziz  

'A knowledge corridor under CPEC will help Pakistan bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and technology' ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Sartaj Aziz has said...

Pakistan’s trade with South Asia can rise eightfold: WB

'Average tariff in South Asia is more than double the world average' ISLAMABAD: Regional trade can create many more jobs and make Pakistan prosperous...

Asad Umar refutes resignation rumours

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday refuted the rumours of his resignation from the post. Talking to a private TV channel, Finance...

KSE-100 index nosedives over 800 points in intra-day trading

It nosedived to an intra-day low of 38,719.62 points, down 883.25 points on Wednesday

China confident it can clinch U.S. trade pact, Trump demands “real deal”

In a brief statement on its website, the ministry said China would try to work quickly to implement specific issues already agreed upon, as both sides “actively promote the work of negotiations within 90 days in accordance with a clear timetable and road map”

IMF at initial stage of assessing how much funding Pakistan requires for a bailout: Report

Ms Sanchez said that the IMF doesn’t micromanage countries and instructs as to which development and investment projects they should carry out

Pakistan negotiating $2 billion commercial loans with China: Report

Contrarily, another official stated no progress had been made on market access with China

Pakistan, Italy sign MoU for economic & trade cooperation

Dhaga said Italy would extend cooperation for value addition of different sectors to boost exports

Oil refineries on verge of closure, as furnace oil imports soar

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is owed dues of Rs268 billion from power powers for the supply of furnace oil

Inflation touches 6.5% in November, decreases 0.3% MoM

On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.3 per cent in November 2018 as compared to an increase of 2.3 per cent in the previous month and an increase of 0.4% in November 2017

Federal Cabinet to look into stalled KE- Shanghai Electric deal

Power Division says netting off KE dues is not workable due to a contractual obligation between KE and SSGC as well as KE and NTDC

External debt & liabilities soar to record high of $96.735 billion

According to the central bank’s data, long-term foreign debt was recorded at $64 billion by end of September 2018 compared to $56.3 billion from the corresponding period last year

Railways, PIA & PSM among 12 SOEs removed from privatization list

The committee was further informed that the government would privatize eight SOEs on priority which includes SME Bank, First Women Bank, Haveli Bahadur Power Plant, Parri Petroleum, Lakhra Coal Mines, Services International Hotel Lahore, and Jinnah Convention Center Islamabad

Govt to cut down its expenses by 10pc

In line with the government’s austerity drive, the finance ministry on Tuesday issued a notification announcing a ban on new postings and...

Swiss companies keen to establish businesses in Pakistan

Swiss official says initiatives of new govt in Pakistan have created a positive sentiment among foreign investors ISLAMABAD: Many Swiss companies are...