OGDCL, MOL Group sign MoU on strategic cooperation

ISLAMABAD The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and MOL Group have announced forming a strategic cooperation initiative for evaluating future potential...

Senate committee expresses concerns over non-availability of agri-credit

ISLAMABAD Senate’s Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research here on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the non-availability of credit for the...

Asset base of Islamic banking industry grew by 8pc during April-June 2017 quarter

Karachi: An Islamic Bulletin Banking report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday revealed that the asset base of the...

Kohinoor Mills reports 12.77pc increase in profits for FY 2016-17

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Thursday, Kohinoor Mills Limited reported its financial year results for 2016-17 ended 30th...

Global oil prices stay mixed amidst report of rise in US crude stockpiles

Tokyo: Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday, dampened by reports of rising U.S. crude stockpiles but retaining some of the gains made...

Trafigura planning to open second LNG import terminal in Pakistan

London: Commodities trader Trafigura said it plans to open a further liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Pakistan as traders move...

Bitcoin is a sham, says JP Morgan CEO

New York: Bitcoin “is a fraud” and will blow up, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday. Speaking...

Proposed break-up of SSGC and SNGPL unprofitable says: KPMG

Islamabad: The proposed break-up of SSGC and SNGPL into five public distribution companies has been opposed by independent consultants KPMG Taseer Hadi...

Private sector set to invest $120m for building 4th LNG terminal at Port Qasim

Karachi: A local newspaper has reported that leading business houses from the private sector are planning to invest $120m for building a...

Govt likely to regulate LPG price within two weeks

ISLAMABAD The government is set to impose a levy on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector in a bid to collect Rs 2 billion...

VMware, Meezan Bank to expand IT Infrastructure through virtualisation

ISLAMABAD VMware Inc., a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, has recently signed an agreement with Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and...

Successful effort underway to address the energy crisis: Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz said that Pakistan has been suffering from a multi-dimensional energy crisis in the past decade. Power shortages coupled...

Silkbank striving to capture digital market: Shaukat Tarin

KARACHI Advisor to Chairman of Silk Bank Shaukat Tarin, Monday said the Silkbank is striving hard to capture the digital market in Pakistan as the...

Fruits worth $19.493m, vegetables $10.330m were exported in July

Islamabad: 24,393 metric tons of fresh fruits worth $19.483 million were exported during the first month of current financial year as compared...

2nd Pakistan Banking Awards to be held in Karachi

Karachi The 2nd Pakistan Banking Awards 2017 will be held this month at a local hotel in Karachi with an aim to highlight...