Pakistan’s Healthwire raises $700,000 from 47 Ventures in pre-Series A round

LAHORE: Healthwire, a health-tech startup focused on aggregating all stakeholders of the healthcare ecosystem on its platform and providing a seamless digital...

Market Daily: PM gets cold welcome from PSX as stocks end flat

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) did not give a very warm welcome to the new Prime Minister. As economic worries loom,...

Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal, says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that trade talks with China were going very well and that weakness in the...

Budget deficit widens to Rs2.1 trillion during July-May FY18

The finance ministry officials quoting estimates said during April and May 2018, the budget deficit widened Rs617 billion or 1.8 percent of GDP

Finance Minister chairs NEC meeting to outline steps for FATF action plan

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar chaired a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) here on Thursday. NEC is a high-level body established to...

Market Daily: Bulls in control as Imran becomes PM

LAHORE: It was an exciting day for the investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) where bulls finally gave up on sleep...

World Bank leadership search likely to end with US candidate

The search for a new leader for one of the most high-profile global organizations begins Thursday and seems likely to end again...

Global stocks hurt by China’s trade threats, falling bond yields

LONDON: China's threat to impose countermeasures in retaliation for the latest US tariffs knocked stocks sprawling on Thursday, checking earlier attempt to recover...

KSE-100 fails to sustain gains, loses 289 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which opened positively on Monday, failed to sustain its gains in the second half and closed the...

PIAF welcomes decision to disburse Rs100b refunds to exports industry

LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has appreciated the decision of the government to disburse up to Rs100 billion towards...

FBR gets property details of Pakistanis in the UK

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue announced that it has received data of all immovable properties owned by Pakistanis in the United...

Caretaker government proposes minibudget

Cut in expenditure, additional regulatory duties on the cards

New govt tasked with saving economy from major crisis  

BEIJING: The new Pakistani government has a major agenda of bringing the economy back on track. Imran Khan, whose political party emerged...

Market Daily: PSX takes the hit as KSE-100 drops 393.79 points

LAHORE: Volatility returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after two calm sessions. Low investor confidence was not limited to PSX but...

Govt prepares new budget amid balance of payments squeeze

'This is not just about taxation measures, it is about encouraging investment, whether in the stock exchange, industry, financial sector or...