Pakistan to host APICTA executive committee meeting next year

Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards were held in Ha Long, Vietnam from 18th to 22nd November 2019. During the closing meeting...

Asad Umar vows to promote entrepreneurship culture

Planning minister says one million students will be trained through 10,000 startup programmes by 2023

US factory sector contracts again in November

The US economy's manufacturing sector contracted for a fourth straight month in November as new order volumes slid back to around their...

Egyptian tycoon eyes big investment in Pakistan

Naguib Sawiris calls for removal of bureaucratic hurdles, says his company ready to help govt build five million houses

Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s outlook to ‘stable’, affirms B3 rating

As a sign of improving economy, Moody’s Investors Services have upgraded the country’s outlook from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’, reaffirming the country’s rating...

Saudi Aramco IPO’s institutional tranche more than twice oversubscribed

RIYADH: Institutional investors have put in 144.1 billion riyals ($38.4 billion) worth of bids for Saudi Aramco’s planned initial public offering (IPO), equivalent...

Zameen.com to hold Pakistan Property Show in Dubai on Dec 6, 7

LAHORE: Pakistan's largest real estate portal, Zameen.com, has announced its decision to hold another massive edition of the ‘Pakistan Property Show’ –...

KSE-100 surges 836 points amid upbeat economic outlook

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the week with a boom as the indices rallied amid improved economic indicators. Foreign investors offloaded...

Govt announces slight reduction in petroleum prices

The government on Saturday night decreased the prices of petroleum products for the month of December. The decision was made keeping in view...

FBR fails to meet revenue target as deficit reaches Rs214bn

Shabbar Zaidi says revenue collection in 5MFY20 is 17pc higher compared to last year

Cutlery exports increase 9pc in 4MFY20

ISLAMABAD: Cutlery exports from the country witnessed an increase of 9.32pc during the first four months of the current financial year (FY20),...

International stocks to outperform US in 2020: investors

NEW YORK: Even though the US stock market continues a record-breaking rally that has sent the benchmark S&P 500 index up nearly...

FBR to tighten noose around sugar manufacturers

Revenue board deputes officers to investigate tax evasion in sugar sector

China’s factory activity unexpectedly returns to growth in Nov

BEIJING: Factory activity in China unexpectedly returned to growth in November for the first time in seven months, as domestic demand picked...

Samsung, LUMS join hands to accelerate social startups in Pakistan

LAHORE: Samsung Electronics Pakistan and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have joined hands to support and empower social startups contributing towards the...