FDI jumps to 15.6pc, adding $262.5 mn from last year

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first eight months of 2017-18 amounted to $1.94 billion, up 15.6 per cent or $262.5...

Toyota to increase car prices amidst rupee devaluation

MUZAFFARABAD: The rupee devaluation has made it unsustainable for the Indus Motor Company (IMC) to operate under the present prices of its...

Market Daily: KSE 100 index sheds 131.86 points, ends week at 43,363.21

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a turbulent last session on Friday where the indices swung violently. In search of direction,...

Govt to focus on high growth rate, controlled inflation in next budget: Miftah Ismail

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail Friday said the government will mainly focus on setting the target for a...

Upcoming budget to give relief to stock market: Miftah Ismail

LAHORE: Special Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail has stated that the government will announce relief for the stock market...

Brokers, directors lobby as PSX elections approach

LAHORE: With the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Board elections to be held on April 19, stockbrokers and some independent directors are lobbying...

KP CM directs land acquisition for oil refinery in Karak

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak has directed the district administration Karak for the acquisition of land for the oil refinery...

Govt to strengthen industry through exhibitions: Sh Allauddin

LAHORE: Punjab Minister IC and T Sheikh Allauddin has said that the provincial government has made arrangements to further strengthen the industry...

Govt to introduce functional framework for protection of consumers, Rana Afzal

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan has said that the government is working towards a framework to...

NAB increases scrutiny, seeks proper documentation for major agreements

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has asked the central and provincial governments to submit documents worth more than $28 billion of agreements...

PIA, PSM privatisation guaranteed if present govt remains in power

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Division Miftah Ismail hinted that if the Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) was...

50 member FPCCI delegation to leave for Nepal to attend SAARC conclave

ISLAMABAD: A 50 Member Federation of Pakistani Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) delegation will leave for Nepal to participate in the 6th...

Market Daily: KSE 100 gains 87.35 points

LAHORE: It was a nervous session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday where indices traded within a narrow range though...

Thar Energy limited to receive equity injection from Fauji Fertilizer, CMEC

LAHORE: In a stock exchange notification forwarded to the bourse by Hubco on Thursday revealed the company had entered into a shareholder...

Asian stock markets mixed, as trade wars uncertainty continues

HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed Thursday as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s pick for his new economic adviser amid lingering worries...