Finance ministry all set to put an end to three-tier pricing structure on cigarettes
Press release by a large tobacco company claims that FBR will retain the current three-tier pricing structure
Govt set to launch ‘Economic Survey 2017-18’ this Thursday
ISLAMABAD:Â The government is all set to launch the Economic Survey 2017-18 on Thursday, April 26, to share key economic indicators and the...
Increased economic cooperation between Pak, Russia urged
KARACHI: Sindh Board of Investment’s Chairperson, Naheed Memon on Tuesday emphasized the need for increased economic and regional cooperation and bilateral trade...
Market Daily: KSE 100 gains 504.74pts, settles at 45876.7
LAHORE: Market watchers in Tuesday’s session disregarded the decision of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance to unanimously reject two bills...
Govt fails to get tax amnesty bill passed by NA committee
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has failed to get two bills passed from the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance seeking the parliament’s...
One in five financial institutions consider cryptocurrency trading, survey says
LONDON: One in five financial institutions is considering trading cryptocurrencies within the next 12 months, a survey published by an international news agency...
FTAs tilting balance of trade towards China: Younus Dagha
KARACHI:Â Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are tilting the balance of trade in favour of China and are causing a surge in Pakistan's trade...
PM for enhanced cooperation with C4 countries in cotton production, value addition
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday said that greater cooperation between Pakistan and C-4 countries in the area of cotton production...
Pakistan unlikely to suffer from US-China trade war in short term: experts
ISLAMABAD: Trade experts have said Pakistan’s economy is the least integrated in the global value chain and, hence, will not suffer significantly...
Sindh eager to benefit from CPEC, says Murad Ali Shah
KARACHI:Â Sindh is eager to gain maximum benefit from China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as the revelation of the full plan for the corridor...
SBP expresses concerns over rising dollar value in open market
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday ruled out any possibility of a further depreciation of the Pak-rupee and expressed...
World stocks stumble as US yields near 3pc
LONDON: World stocks slipped on Monday as investors braced for a blizzard of earnings from the world’s largest firms, while keeping a...
ZTE market valuation cut by Chinese fund managers after US ban
BEIJING: Chinese funds have slashed valuations of ZTE Corp after the United States banned American companies from selling components to the telecoms...
China opposes every form of protectionism, will protect global trading system
BEIJING: China opposes all forms of protectionism and will firmly safeguard the world’s multilateral trading system; its commerce minister wrote on Monday...
ZTE seeks resolution of US export ban
BEIJING: China’s ZTE is seeking a resolution to a U.S. ban on selling it parts and software that it has said threatens...