How bitcoin’s plunge may have been a precursor to market turmoil

NEW YORK: A volatile area of the market may have been a harbinger of the stock market's worst week in two years. Fundstrat...

Pakistan and Canada to hold bilateral trade talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Canada will hold trade dialogue on Monday that is aimed at promoting bilateral trade, between the two countries to its...

Rising oil prices a bad sign for economy: BMP

LAHORE: Chairman Businessmen Panel (BMP) Mian Anjum Nisar has said that Pakistan’s economy will most likely be faced with tougher challenges in...

Ban imposed on early sowing of cotton

MULTAN: The Punjab agriculture department imposed a ban on the cultivation of cotton till April 1. The step was taken after consultations with cotton...

Eight signals to watch that the US stock rout is over

NEW YORK: Stock investors on Monday will be seeking to divine if the deepest weekly slide since January 2016 will continue or if...

IMF’s Lagarde says market swings aren’t worrying, but wants reforms

DUBAI: Sharp swings in global financial markets in the past few days are not worrying since economic growth is strong but reforms...

Pakistan and UK should take steps to increase bilateral trade: Steve Crossman

KARACHI: British Deputy High Commissioner Steve Crossman emphasised on taking more steps to increase trade between Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK), which...

Business community urges government to pass Rent Control Act

ISLAMABAD: Business community, on Sunday, urged the government for taking appropriate measures to pass the amended Rent Control Act for Islamabad during the...

Petroleum production increases by 11.62pc

ISLAMABAD: The production of petroleum products witnessed 11.62 per cent increase during the first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year as...

LCCI, Pak embassy to set up buying house in Malaysia

LAHORE: The Pakistani embassy in Malaysia, in collaboration with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), will establish a buying house...

Pakistan needs easier, faster trade, investment process: British envoy

KARACHI: British Deputy High Commissioner Steve Crossman has emphasised on taking more steps to increase trade between Pakistan and Britain, which at...

War on terror costs 5.5 times more than US support: Pasha

KARACHI: Noted economist Dr Hafiz Pasha said on Saturday that the gap between the rich and the poor has widened by one-third...

Mishal, WEF to conduct executive opinion survey in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Economic Forum in partnership with Mishal Pakistan is set to conduct the Executive Opinion Survey 2018 in Pakistan in the...

Oil slides towards weekly loss on excess supply worries

LONDON: Oil prices fell for a sixth day on Friday, and were on track for their biggest weekly loss in 10 months, as...

Patchamuthu Illangovan apprises Miftah Ismail regarding agreements worth $305m

ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan appraised Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail about agreements worth $305 million in...