OGRA recommends Rs 13.60/liter hike in Kerosene oil price
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has worked out hike up to Rs 13.60 per litre in the price of Kerosene...
Budget supports the poultry sector, yet a lot more needs to be done: PPA
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) is highly appreciative of the government's support that has been provided in the budget 2017-18 through the judicious...
Pakistan Vision 2025 drives Future Cities’ growth
Pakistan Vision 2025 and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are driving investment in Future Cities to deliver economic growth and enhance urban livability,...
Finance team charts out strategy to face Parliamentary grilling from today
The government’s finance team spent a busy day on Monday charting out its strategy to face a volley of critical questions from...
Govt allows ‘duty exemptions’ on imports by rulers of Qatar, UAE, and Bahrain
Ostensibly to solidify a personal relationship with the ruling elite of Qatar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has granted duty exemption to...
Indirect taxes continue hurting the poorest of the poor
Like the previous budgets, the government, instead of reducing inequalities and burden of taxes on the poor, continued indirect taxes as 60...
LSM registers impressive 5.1pc growth during 9 months
Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) in the country has witnessed an impressive 5.1 per cent growth during first three-quarters of current fiscal year...
SECP approves measures for seamless flux of capital
The MSCI reclassified Pakistan as an Emerging Market (EM) on June 14, 2016, which was to take effect from June 1, 2017.
The...
The Turnaround King
The career of a banker typically starts from an entry level position and consists of many shifts that include working at a...
Business vs Ethics: The colour of corruption
This is the story of dodgy payments and shady business practices involving some of the largest, most powerful companies in Pakistan. At...
Crude petroleum exports reach $5.889m in July-March 2016-17
The year-on-year exports of petroleum (crude) increased by 47.49 percent during the month of March 2017 as compared to the same month...
Budget 2017-18: E-payment gateway to be launched by SBP at cost of Rs200m
The budget presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday for financial year 2017-18 has introduced certain measures for the benefit of...
FINCA: Leading the way towards increased financial inclusion
Microfinance model was introduced four decades ago with the hopes of revolutionizing lending. There were high hopes of uplifting the not-haves of...
Telecom revenues reach Rs 234.9 bln in six monthsÂ
The revenues from the telecom sector, amid the introduction of new and innovative services, have reached around Rs 234.9 billion during the...
Oil prices go up slightly on Friday after extension in output cut
Oil prices edged up on Friday but markets remained on the back foot after tumbling in the previous session when OPEC and...