Oil prices dip, set for biggest weekly gains since July 2017
TOKYO: Oil prices edged lower on Friday but are set for their biggest weekly gains since last July following a jump to...
Asian shares rise, as global stocks rally to three-week highs
TOKYO: Global stocks recovered to three-week highs on Friday as anticipated strong earnings season took center stage after U.S. President Donald Trump...
FPCCI asks government to reduce minimum tax rate
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) in their budgetary proposals has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
Deals worth $75m finalised at agri expo to bolster Pakistan’s economy
KARACHI: Balochistan Economic Forum's President, Sardar Shaukat Popalzai has hoped that foreign investment would reach Pakistan during the next seven years and...
USAID launches ‘Challenge Fund’ to support local SMEs, entrepreneurs
ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Challenge Fund in order to support the growth of small...
Growers of tobacco threaten to stage sit-in in Islamabad on April 24
ISLAMABAD: The Anjuman-e-Tahfuzi Hoqiqi Kashtkaran and the Dealer Association Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have threatened to stage a sit-in in the federal capital on April 24 if...
Car assemblers come under fire for price increases, low standards, and cartelisation
ISLAMABAD: As the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) organised a public hearing on complaints against car assemblers in the country here on Thursday,...
Better connectivity leads to stronger markets, increased demand: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD:Â While speaking about the global economy, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Ahsan Iqbal said that undermined economies in the world...
SECP proposes amendments in Chartered Accountant Ordinance
ISLAMABAD: In order to revamp the Chartered Accountant Ordinance, 1961, and meet the current requirements of the profession of Chartered Accountants, the Securities...
Market Daily: KSE 100 index down 154.79pts, settles at 46,331.71
LAHORE: After meandering through the red during most part of yesterday’s session the 100 Index closed down 154.79 points (-0.33 per cent)...
Asian stocks fall, as tensions escalate in the Middle East
TOKYO: Asian stocks came under pressure on Thursday as the threat of imminent U.S. military action in Syria rattled investors and sent...
Brent crude touches $72.25, as tensions over military escalation in Syria rise
SINGAPORE: Oil markets remained tense on Thursday on concerns over a military escalation in Syria, although prices remained some way off Wednesday’s...
PSX announces election of seven directors unopposed
LAHORE: Months of dispute over the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) board of director’s election with the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)...
ADB projects decline in GDP, as trade deficit continues to worsen
ISLAMABAD: According to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, Pakistan’s economy is projected to maintain strong growth in fiscal year (FY) 2018...
Market Daily: KSE 100 index closes at 46,486.50, up 9.77 points
LAHORE: The 100 Index started the day on a buoyant note, pushing the 100 Index higher in a bid to recoup losses...