Low investor confidence: KSE-100 falls to 43,000pts level

Red overshadows THE Trade Screen LAHORE The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading after the long weekend with weak sentiments. Low investor confidence was...

Finance Division spokesman declines news reports on WB’s loan rejection

ISLAMABAD A section of the press on August 11, 2017, carried a news report titled, ‘WB links loans to liberal foreign exchange policy’...

Indonesia to lift ban on import of Pakistani Mango

ISLAMABAD In an unprecedented diplomacy by commerce ministry officials, Indonesia has agreed to lift the ban on import of Pakistani Mango as well...

PARC trains 100,000 farmers in last 4 years

ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has trained about 100,000 farmers of rice, wheat, maize and sugarcane crops across the country during...

Pak-Turkey Business Opportunities Conference, awards night held in Istanbul

ISLAMABAD Leading businessmen from Pakistan and Turkey participated in the "Pakistan-Turkey Business Opportunities Conference" organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry...

Fall of over $5bn in exports damaged economy, bankrupted exporters: FPCI

ISLAMABAD The businessmen panel of the FPCCI on Saturday said that exports have registered a fall of over five billion dollars in the...

Govt to ensure minimum interference in business affairs: PM

ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that his government will make minimum interference in business affairs to provide a conducive environment...

SAARC-CCI calls for increasing investment in agri-research

Islamabad: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday urged the government for increasing investment in agriculture research to boost crop yield...

Petroleum ministry approaches ECC to help resolve Uch field wellhead gas price dispute

Islamabad: The dispute over the wellhead gas price of Uch field continues between Ministry of Petroleum and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...

PM calls for timely completion of hydro-electric power projects

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi directed on Friday the recently created Ministry of Water Resources to focus on ongoing development projects...

NBP set to re-launch PM youth loan scheme in September

Karachi: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) announced on Friday it will be re-launching the Prime Ministers Youth Programme again in September...

Engro Foods posts loss of Rs145m for April-June 2017 quarter

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Friday, Engro Foods Limited (EFL) reported its earnings for the 2nd quarter ended...

SEZs to commence operations within next two years: BOI

Islamabad: The Board of Investment (BOI) on Friday said that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) equipped with modern state-of-the-art facilities for foreign and...

Pakistan and Japan’s trade volume reaches $2.23b

Islamabad: Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was informed on Friday that Pakistan and Japan had trade volume of $2.23 billion. The committee,...

Fertilizer exports surge up by 100pc during FY 2016-17

Islamabad: Fertilizer exports from the country during the financial year ended on June 30, 2017 witnessed 100 percent increase as compared the...