Pakistan, South Korea agree to enhance trade ties
Pakistan and South Korea have agreed to enhance bilateral relations through enhanced cooperation in trade and investment sectors, a private media house...
Cement exports register 21.94pc growth in FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of cement from the country during the financial year 2018-19 witnessed an increase of 21.94pc, as compared to the corresponding...
PFVA, ICT join hands to uplift livestock sectors in Sindh, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD:Â The All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA) will assist the International Trade Centre (ICT), a joint technical...
Oil outlook sours as sanctions, global tensions fail to bring out bulls
LONDON/NEW YORK: Sentiment in the oil market has shifted dramatically in recent days, with hedge funds, producers and traders all taking a...
KSE-100 closes 125 points higher amid volatile trading
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a volatile trading session on Monday, as the indices kept oscillating in both directions...
US remains top importer of Pakistani goods
LAHORE: According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) the United States of America has maintained its position as...
Prospect of Fed cut pushing dividend investors into tech, energy
NEW YORK:Â An expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month is pushing yield-oriented US fund managers further afield in...
Spices’ exports increase 11.77pc
Exports of spices from Pakistan witnessed an increase of 11.77 per cent during the first 11 months of the last fiscal year...
KSE-100 shrugs off early losses to close 149 points higher
KARACHI:Â Indices of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) which opened the session in the red on Friday managed to change its course later...
PM urged not to reduce FED for steel mills in KP tribal areas
ISLAMABAD: The steel manufacturers have objected to the government’s intention of reducing federal excise duty for steel mills in erstwhile FATA, as it...
Tobacco exports dip 17pc in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The export of tobacco from the country witnessed a decrease of 17.87 per cent during the first eleven months of the...
Bitcoin craze hits Iran as US sanctions squeeze weak economy
Iranians feeling the squeeze from United States sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are increasingly turning to such digital currencies as...
Stocks bleed as KSE-100 plunges 672 pointsÂ
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodshed on Thursday, as the indices kept trading in the red amid lack of...
Asia growth steady amid global trade tensions: ADB
MANILA: Developing Asia is forecast to maintain strong but moderating growth over 2019 and 2020, as supportive domestic demand counteracts an environment...
ECC decides to impose ban on export of wheat
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)...