Centro Ceramico certifies Pakistani tiles with European quality standards

KARACHI: Centro Ceramico, one of the biggest tile testing laboratories in the world has certified Pakistan’s ‘Stile Porcelain Tiles’ for meeting European...

OGDC makes gas discovery in Baratai block, Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Friday by Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) revealed the joint venture of Baratai Block in which...

United Energy to buy Kuwait Energy for $651m

Founded in 1992, United Energy acquired BP’s assets in Pakistan in 2011 for $775 million and has since invested heavily in that country,

Abraaj’s reputation nosedives over allegation of misused funds

Abraaj has seen a wave of investments get sidelined, a shake-up of its top management, talks of divestment of its investment arm collapse and questions over misuse of funds by leading investors like Melinda Gates Foundation continue

Asia LNG spot prices plummeted by 50pc from January to $2.5 per mmBTU in July: Fitch Solutions

Analyst believes low international prices are a brilliant opportunity for the Pakistani government nowadays to regain energy competitiveness, provide affordable electricity/gas & catalyze the decaying industrialization

Saudi Arabia to announce slight rise in oil, gas reserves after audit – source

For almost 30 years - despite rising production, large swings in oil prices and improved technology - Riyadh has annually reported the same number for reserves at around 261 billion barrels, according to a statistical review by BP

Clover Pakistan to initiate due diligence for acquisition of Hascombe Business Solutions

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Monday by Clover Pakistan Limited revealed its board of directors granted approval to initiate due diligence for...

Akzo Nobel Pakistan divests Specialty Chemicals business to Akzo Nobel Chemical for Rs33.5 million

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Wednesday by Akzo Nobel Pakistan Limited revealed its board of directors had approved divesting of its Specialty...

Engro Fertilizer profits dip 2.17 percent, sales decline 9pc for FY 2017

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Thursday by Engro Fertilizer announced its financial year results for the year ending December 30th, 2017. The results...

Gold price surges to record Rs100,400 per tola

The gold price reached an all-time high of Rs100,400 in Pakistani markets on Tuesday, the All Sindh Saraf and Jewellers Association (ASSJA)...

Byco successfully begins operations at reformer of oil refining complex

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Tuesday by Byco Petroleum disclosed operations at its reformer of oil refining complex Il (ORC Il) have...

Hascol enters into joint operations agreement with Total Parco

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Thursday by Hascol Petroleum revealed it had entered into a joint operations agreement with Total Parco Pakistan...

Pumping out water for Thar coal mining not to affect drinking water sources: SECMC

ISLAMKOT (THARPARKAR): Revealing some of the unknown facts and breaking a commonly perceived myth, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has clarified...

Multiple taxes hurting the stock market

KARACHI: High-taxation rates are the scourge of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, as multiple taxes contributes to rates as high as 40 percent...

Dollar normalizes, after increasing to Rs108.50 in inter-bank market

KARACHI: The US dollar attained a sense of normalcy after rising more than three rupees in the inter-bank market earlier on Friday. The US...