Govt appoints Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as ambassador-at-large for investment

Siddiqui's appointment as Pakistan's Ambassador to US in the previous govt had met with severe criticism from PTI The Ministry of Foreign...

Investment scenario in Punjab improving fast: LCCI president

LAHORE: Investment scenario in Punjab province is improving fast as a large number of foreign investors have very recently signed agreements with the...
Mian Aslam Iqbal

Faisalabad Industrial Estate fetches $2bn investment: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Industries and Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal said on Friday an investment of $2 billion had been made in the...

Asad Umar presents amendments to budget for ongoing fiscal year

Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday announced a “mini-budget” in the National Assembly and said that if the government continues in the present economic trajectory, the country will be doomed.

Yen falls, Australian dollar gains as U.S.-China trade angst eases

Worries about Chinese economic growth and the trade row had pushed the offshore yuan to a 22-month trough of 6.9800 midweek.

Computerisation of 223 National Savings centres completed to facilitate investors

ISLAMABAD: National Savings has completed the automation and computerisation of its 223 centres to facilitate investors and ensure more effectiveness in execution...

Foreign direct investment in Pakistan declines 17% in 8MFY24

Power sector leads with 30% of total foreign investment, amounting to $249 million

Market Daily: Uncertainty grips PSX as investors await monetary policy announcement

The KSE 100 touched its intraday high of 40,781.43 minutes after the session begun. It then went south to hit intraday low of 40,462.91. Failing to recover losses it settled lower by 65.97 points at 40,638.83.

Malaysian investors urged to become part of CPEC framework

ISLAMABAD: Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ikram Mohammad Ibrahim has urged his country’s business community to seize the investment opportunities offered by Pakistan, especially...

Bitcoin struggles to stay above $10,000

NEW YORK: The cryptocurrency fell below the psychologically key level of $10,000 on Thursday, failing the latest attempt to recover from a...

ISL posts highest quarterly sales at Rs12.6bn, up 32pc YoY

LAHORE: International Steels (ISL +0.32 per cent) in a notification to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, released its financial results for...

Market Daily: Indices register gains as rupee tumbles

LAHORE: Stocks at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded in the backdrop of 3 per cent Rupee depreciation against dollar here on Tuesday...

Private sector asked to invest in railway infrastructure

-- Sheikh Rasheed singles out train stations across the country as a good investment option LAHORE: Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday invited...

Rupee continues to tumble, down 3.1 per cent

It is speculated that the rupee will continue to fall and is expected to be valued at around Rs180 by December 2020 against the US dollar.

Election 2018: Political parties release specific plans for CPEC

ISLAMABAD: With the General Election 2018 around the corner, almost all major political parties have come up with their respective election manifestos...