Traders willing to help govt reduce prices of edible items
ISLAMABAD:Â The All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) on Tuesday linked the recent hike in the price of edible items with the increase in the...
Danish envoy pledges support to renewable energy projects in Pakistan
Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Rolf Holmboe called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar on Tuesday to discuss...
Cabinet approves first-ever National Tariff Policy
--PM says economic policy paradigm is now being realigned to leverage tariffs for industrial development
--NTP will be implemented through a Tariff Policy...
KSE-100 rises 152 points in volatile session
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchanged witnessed a positive start to the trading session on Tuesday, thanks to inertia from the previous session. However,...
PM hails narrowing of current account deficit
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed satisfaction that Pakistan's economy was finally heading towards the "right direction" as economic reforms have...
SECP warns public against investing in companies offering ‘unreal’ profits
The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has issued a warning to the general public regarding investing in fake investment companies and...
Huawei plays down impact of new US licence extension
WASHINGTON: Huawei Technologies has dismissed a new 90-day extension by the Trump administration allowing US firms to continue doing business with the...
Non-performing loans surged 23pc in FY19, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: The non-performing loans (NPLs) of the banking sector have increased by more than 23pc during the fiscal year ending June 30,...
HBL starts RMB business in China
URUMQI: Habib Bank Ltd now offers end-to-end intermediation for Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), allowing customers to now open RMB accounts.
This makes HBL...
Air Arabia signs $14bn Airbus A320 order
DUBAI:Â Air Arabia on Monday announced a firm order for 120 Airbus A320 family jets in a deal worth around $14 billion, as...
Local assemblers irked over increase in used car imports
ISLAMABAD:Â Local car manufacturers/assemblers have raised serious concerns over the surge in the import of used cars during the last two months, saying...
SBP to announce monetary policy on Friday
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) would unveil its monetary policy for the next two months on Nov 22 (Friday).
Prior to the...
Tomato imports suffer amid protests in Iran
KARACHI: Price of tomatoes won't be coming down any time soon as protests in neighbouring Iran over petrol price hike have hindered...
Chinese investment in CPEC energy projects reaches $12.4bn
ISLAMABAD: In a recent meeting held in Islamabad, China had shared with Pakistan that it has so far invested $12.4 billion in...
‘Govt aims industrial expansion under CPEC’s 2nd phase’
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Monday that under the next (2nd) phase of China Pakistan Economic...