Saudi crown prince set to meet top figures from Wall Street next week
BOSTON/NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will rub shoulders in New York next week with top figures from Wall Street and Corporate...
Pakistan has high production costs due to expensive energy: Ishrat Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Ishrat Hussain said on Thursday that Pakistan has a very high cost of production particularly due...
SBP welcomes entry of non-banks in payment systems
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Riaz Riazuddin said on Thursday the central bank is facilitating the entry of non-banks in the...
CPEC provides Pakistan opportunity to be regional harbinger of peace: Rana Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a god gifted opportunity,...
Julius Bitok invites KCCI to participate, support Trade and Investment Conference in Kenya
KARACHI:Â Kenyan High Commissioner Julius Kibet Bitok has invited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to participate and support the forthcoming...
Call for paradigm shift in trade policy to promote regional trade
ISLAMABAD: There is a need for a paradigm shift in the national trade policy to promote regional trade and this calls for acting like...
Market Daily: KSE 100 crosses 45,000pts, analysts stand divided
LAHORE: Following a lacklustre open and sideways move through most of the first half of Thursday, the 100 Index got wings in...
Revenue share of tobacco industry decreases to 83.69bn in 2016-17
KARACHI: The revenue collection of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on documented cigarettes further declined to Rs83.69 billion in the year 2016-17...
Asian shares mixed after US interest rate hike
TOKYO: Shares were mixed in Asia early Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished with small losses following the Federal Reserve’s hike in...
Oil prices inch up, as U.S dollar weakness persists
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by a surprise draw on U.S. crude inventories as well as ongoing dollar weakness which...
Revised wealth statement form provides loophole to hide overseas assets
ISLAMABAD: Revisions made in the wealth statement form a year back have decreased the disclosure requirements for individuals having offshore assets and...
PSX waits for regulatory go-ahead to augment its product portfolio
KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Muneer Kamal on Tuesday said the bourse was expecting to get regulatory go-ahead for augmenting its...
SBP releases QPR of the banking sector
KARACHI: The Quarterly Performance Review (QPR) of the banking sector for the quarter ended 31st December 2017 was released by State Bank...
LPGAP calls for consistent pricing policy, facilitation of local maunfacturers
LAHORE:Â The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association of Pakistan (LPGAP) on Wednesday demanded from concerned authorities to formulate a consistent policy regarding pricing of...
RCCI President for broader tax base, business friendly policies
RAWALPINDI: President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Zahid Latif Khan on Wednesday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman...