Oil slips as weak China exports highlight trade war impact
LONDON:Â Oil prices fell on Monday after data showed Chinese exports declined for a fourth straight month, sending jitters through a market already...
Minister orders timely release of wheat to Sindh, KP
ISLAMABAD: A meeting regarding the distribution of wheat from Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO) to flour mills of Sindh and...
IPO-Pakistan, publishers join hands to combat piracy
ISLAMABAD: Terming piracy a heinous crime against copyright, book publishers, authors and senior management of Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan) on Monday pledged...
Pakistan, ADB sign $1.3bn loan agreementÂ
Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth $1.3 billion for budgetary support and reforms.
Economic Affairs Division...
KSE-100 loses 289 points in range-bound trading
KARACHI: It was a dull start to the week at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) where the indices traded within a narrow...
Govt targets 300,000 tonnes of kinnow export this season
Exporters seek govt’s help in producing new varieties of citrus fruits
Trade war goes digital: countries eye tariffs on Internet economy
GENEVA: A 20-year global moratorium on imposing tariffs on digital trade could end next week if India or South Africa makes good...
Telenor Bank investigates loan fraud
--14 people, including Telenor Bank employees, have been involved in the scam in the Telenor Microfinance Bank
--With a recent equity injection of...
Govt to set up markets along Afghanistan, Iran borders
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to establish trade markets along Iran and Afghanistan border areas.
The prime minister has tasked the commerce...
FBR proposes up to Rs40,000 tax for shopkeepers
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a maximum Rs40,000 fixed tax for shopkeepers, Pakistan Today has learnt.
As per the documents,...
UK settlement money to be used for social welfare: PM’s aide
Days after property tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain said that £190 million – he agreed to pay to the UK government to reach...
FATF to conduct preliminary review of Pakistan action plans tomorrow
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would conduct the preliminary review of Pakistan's action plan tomorrow (Saturday).
As per media reports, Pakistan has...
Govt notifies up to 26-paisa per unit hike in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The government has notified up to 26-paisa per unit increase in power price, which, in turn, will add approximately Rs14 billion...
Saudi, Russia win over oil producers to deeper cuts
Saudi Arabia and Russia won backing for deeper output cuts from OPEC and allied oil producers on Friday as they look to...
Steel industry smells a rat in govt’s new DRI policy
'Plants using gas to produce DRI should be discouraged while incentives should be given to coal-based DRI plants'