Oil prices steady as focus turns to potential supply hike
Benchmark Brent crude oil was down 20 cents at $75.74 a barrel by 0750 GMT, after falling 80 cents on Thursday
Rupee nosedives to Rs124 against greenback in kerb market
In the last six months has depreciated 14 percent against the greenback and market experts are expecting further devaluation after Eid.
Board of PLTL rebuffs proposal to merge it with PLL
The board of both GHLPL, PLTL refused to give approval to this proposal and requested reasons as to why the PLL chief sought to merge PLL & PLTL
Local petroleum production up by 12.98pc in ten months
ISLAMABAD: The production of petroleum products witnessed 12.98 per cent increase during the first ten months (July-April) of the current fiscal year...
Weekly inflation goes up by 1.71pc
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation for the week ended on June 13, for the combined income group witnessed an increase of 1.71 per...
Customs set to end cases against Digicom, release smuggled Q-Mobile phones
Digicom Trading Pvt Ltd had cleared the containers of the phones in the cover of LED lights (bulbs) via a green channel on 31Â October 2017. These mobile phones were brought to Pakistan without getting an approval of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and also without getting their IMEI numbers registered
ZTE proposes $10.7 billion financing plan, new board
On Wednesday, ZTE shares plunged a record 41 percent in Hong Kong and 10 percent in Shenzhen, wiping out almost $3 billion off embattled ZTE’s market value, as it resumed trading after being suspended for almost two months due to the U.S. ban
Oil prices ease, as US production breaks another record
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $76.46 per barrel at 0046 GMT, down 28 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their last close
Pakistan imported 10 million tons LNG in last three years
LNG imports have resulted in savings of $3 billion to the national exchequer
Rupee depreciation, rising global oil prices justify increase in petrol prices: OICCI
FPCCI lambasted the government for increasing prices of petroleum products and taking short-term decisions on the excuse of economic stabilization
Circular debt falls to Rs499 billion
A decrease in circular debt has been attributed to the timely notification of new tariff by Nepra which allowed Discos to collect additional Rs90 billion revenue in May 2018
LSM output declined 16.08 percent in April compared to March
On a monthly basis, food beverages and tobacco posted 2.97 percent growth, auto sector 1.64 percent, non-metallic mineral products including cement 1.51 percent, coke and petroleum products 1.12 percent
Cellular providers to give 100 percent credit on credit recharge for 15 days
As per the SC directives, this relief will last for 15 days after which the FBR and cellular companies would submit a mechanism to the apex court for collecting taxes via mobile phone top-up cards
PM invites Japanese companies to invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasir-ul-Mulk Wednesday said Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Japan and invited Japanese companies to avail...
SBP injects Rs720bn into the market
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday injected into the money market Rs120 billion for one day and Rs1,600 billion...