Lawai to remain as PSX chairman: Report

Mr Lawai was taken into custody on Saturday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over a money laundering case of Rs35 billion

APTMA laments duty on cotton imports, urges govt to help increase exports

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Senior Vice Chairman, Zahid Mazhar, while commenting on the issuance of SRO 847(I)/2018 dated...

Market Daily: KSE 100 index drowns in a sea of red with a 1,000-point plunge

By mid-day, the fall was already above 1,000 points – the second such in successive weeks thus far.

SBP notifies stricter rules for inland foreign currency and PKR movement

To ensure compliance with the FATF guidelines, the central bank on Friday announced stricter instructions to be followed by exchange companies for the movement of foreign currency and rupee within Pakistan

Asia’s oil refiners rush to deal with U.S.-China trade war, looming Iran sanctions

As part of a wave of retaliation for Friday’s U.S. tariffs, China has threatened a 25 percent duty on imports of U.S. crude. Meanwhile, Washington’s new sanctions against Tehran are due to kick in from November

Samsung profit growth slows on smartphone weakness

Samsung shares are down about 12 percent this year on concerns over slowing profit growth and a lack of technological innovation to drive smartphone sales

Asian stocks wobble as Sino-U.S. trade war begins

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.1 percent lower, pulling back from a modest early rise. The index has lost near 9 percent since June 7

Oil dips in nervous trading as U.S.-China trade war looms

Brent crude futures fell 25 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $77.14 per barrel by 0317 GMT from their last close

Market Daily: PSX falls another 107 points totaling 1760 since last five sessions

LAHORE: Pakistan equity markets extended the bearish trend wherein the index fell by 107 points, stretching the decline in the index to...

Customs in a jumble as stolen vehicles from Japan worth Rs200m await final decision 

ISLAMABAD: The Collectorate of Customs Lahore is all set to manage Rs200 million worth scandal of 14 luxury V8 Land Cruisers and...

Trade war could hurt these economies far more than U.S., China

It reveals countries like Taiwan, Hungary, the Czech Republic, South Korea, and Singapore could be equally if not more vulnerable to the risk of a trade spat than the two currently front and centre

China warns U.S. ‘opening fire’ on world with tariff threats

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the trade conflict with tariffs on as much as a total of $450 billion in Chinese goods if Beijing retaliates, with the row roiling financial markets including stocks, currencies and global trade of commodities from soy beans to coal

Asian markets mixed as countdown to US-China tariffs begins

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.8 percent to 21,544.54 and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.9 percent to 2,734.77

‘Agriculture in Europe to decline as Asian output grows’

PARIS: Agricultural production in Western Europe is set to decline over the coming decade, with output in Africa and Asia expected to...

Gold prices rise to one-week high, as softer U.S. dollar supports buying

A weaker greenback supports bullion as the dollar-priced commodity becomes less expensive for investors holding other currencies