CPI surges by 3.2pc in March
KARACHI:Â The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has surged by 3.2 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2018, as compared to an increase...
Digital banking moving nation towards paperless economy
ISLAMABAD: The emerging trends of digital transactions offered by various banks vitally contribute towards a more efficient - paperless economy.
Cashless transactions are becoming the...
KSE-100 breaks 8-day losing streak, gains 797 points
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) breathed a sigh of relief as their trade screens turned green on Monday.
Indices started moving north...
Another bailout package with IMF on the cards
ISLAMABAD: Although the government of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) avoided another loan from the International Monetary fund (IMF) by the end of its term...
Car manufacturers suggest tax on resale of new cars to discourage illegal premium
ISLAMABAD: Despite various attempts by the government, car manufacturing companies have failed to end the menace of ‘on money’, an illegal selling fee practised by...
Bank Al-Habib expands into Kenya, opens representative office
LAHORE:Â Bank Al-Habib Ltd in an attempt to tap into the multibillion-dollar international transaction business in its first investment in Africa, has been granted the...
Japanese foreign minister for ‘Naya Pakistan-Japan’ relationship
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane conveyed his best wishes to the incumbent Finance Minister Asad Umar on assuming charge...
Chinese envoy meets PM; says next CPEC stage to focus on investing, buying more from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday and said the next stage of China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Iran to allow private sector to export oil, beat US sanctions
DUBAI: Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil, part of a strategy to counter US sanctions, and is urging fellow OPEC members,...
Miftah Ismail targets boosting exports and economic growth
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail on Wednesday reiterated his resolve of keeping a focus on increasing the country’s...
Khushhali Bank partners Greenlight Planet to address Pakistan’s energy constraints
HYDERABAD: Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL), Pakistan’s largest microfinance bank, has partnered with Greenlight Planet, a global leader in solar home energy products, with a view...
Covid-19: Telenor posts reduced subscriptions, revenues for 2nd quarter of 2020
Revenues drop from Rs26.2bn in the 2nd quarter of 2019 to Rs24.2bn
Pakistan’s exports to fall $3bn owing to coronavirus: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has called for deferring debt...
Participants remain absent from PSX on last day of trading week
LAHORE
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) settled the week after spending a dull and dry session. Investors preferred to stay on the sidelines as uncertainty...
Govt tightens the noose on Pakistanis with properties abroad
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has decided to send notices to 300-400 Pakistanis holding properties abroad.
According to sources, out of the 2,700 overseas Pakistanis with assets abroad,...
