Calls grow for govt to invoke force majeure in LNG deal with Qatar
ISLAMABAD: Amid slow demand for costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal due to lockdown in the country in the wake of fast...
PSX takes steps to function normally, implements work from home
KARACHI: In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown in Sindh, the Pakistan Stock Exchange took steps on Tuesday to...
GB to open border for Chinese medical supplies
Supplies include three ventilators, 200,000 face masks among other things
Are there any loopholes in Sindh govt’s efforts to safeguard employment?
On Monday, the Sindh government issued a decree by invoking Section 3(1) of Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act, 2014, whereby employers, private or...
SECP simplifies registration of life insurance products
ISLAMABAD: With an aim to promote ‘ease of doing business’ in the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on...
Govt announces Rs1.2tr financial package amid lockdowns
–Reduces petroleum prices by Rs15, announces tax funds for industries, slashes interest rate, allocates Rs200bn for labourers
–PM Imran says complete lockdown will...
SBP cuts key interest rate by 150bps to 11pc
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to cut the country’s policy rate from 12.5pc to 11pc in an emergency...
PSX finally launches Exchange-Traded Funds
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has finally launched its new product, Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to a statement issued by the...
Indus Motor, Pak Suzuki, Yamaha plants closed in Sindh
Following the decision of the Sindh government to impose lockdown in the province due to the coronavirus outbreak , three auto industry...
COVID-19 outbreak: Govt likely to announce Rs1.1tr relief package
ISLAMABAD:Â The federal government, as part of its rescue-cum-economic stimulus package, would soon announce an income support programme as well as relief in...
Capital market will remain operational today, SECP announces
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday announced that all Capital Market entities would be operational on Tuesday...
All bank branches, ATMs to remain open: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that all bank branches and workplaces will remain open from March 24, according...
SECP relaxes regulatory deadlines amid virus outbreak
ISLAMABAD: To facilitate companies and businesses in dealing with the ongoing COVID-9 pandemic crisis in the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission...
‘Govt exercising three-pronged strategy to contain coronavirus’
Hafeez Shaikh says govt is ensuring the provision of food and healthcare at affordable rates, besides assisting business community to run their businesses
PIDE calls for formulation of ‘cost-effective quarantine policy’
LAHORE: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) said on Monday that it is imperative for the government to immediately develop 'a...