SBP raises Rs435.5bn from T-bill auction

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that the government raised Rs435.5 billion through T-bills, against the auction target of...

MCB profit rises 33pc to Rs6.6bn in Q12020

LAHORE: The Board of Directors of MCB Bank Ltd (MCB) met on Wednesday to review the bank’s performance and announce its financial...

COVID-19: KCCI wants policy rate reduced to 4pc

KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) President Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to bring...

KSE-100 ends in green after volatile session

KARACHI: Investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile trading session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index managing to...

SBP relaxes its loan scheme to facilitate small businesses

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has added further incentives to its recently introduced temporary scheme for businesses to get loans...

Asia stocks fall after US crude collapses for second day

Asian share markets slipped to two-week lows on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under crude prices, exposing the deep economic...

Rupee strengthens as dollar continues to shed value

Falling demand coupled with a surge in supply pushed the dollar's price in the open market on Wednesday in early trade and...

Oil falls again as coronavirus ravages energy markets

Brent crude plunged more than 12 percent to below $17 a barrel Wednesday while US oil erased early gains and fell, as...

Oil crash means more misery ahead for US shale producers

An unprecedented crash in oil prices is adding pressure to already stressed US producers, threatening key shale regions and putting vulnerable companies...

Rupee jumps Rs2.37 against dollar, closes at Rs161.12

Pakistani Rupee continued with the bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining Rs2.37 against US dollar in the interbank market to close at Rs161.12,...

How can Pakistan gain from the oil price crash?

Following black gold's black Monday, a number of Pakistanis have been wondering how the country can cash in on the situation.  As per...

ECC likely to approve Rs200bn relief package for daily wagers  

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve a Rs200 billion relief package for daily wagers whose livelihoods have been...

Textile exporters call for restoration of zero-rating facility

APTMA chairman says it will be unfair to expect textile value chain to keep paying sales tax in the absence of cash flow

Bears return to bourse as index sheds over 1,000 points

KARACHI: Bearish sentiments surrounded the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 nosediving over 1,100 points intraday. Foreign investors changed...

Muted Ramadan, Eid amid pandemic slam seasonal rise in palm oil demand

The palm oil market is set to miss out on a key high-demand period in 2020 as coronavirus-driven lockdowns during the holy...