Pakistan, Iran agree to enhance bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD: An Iranian delegation, led by Industries, Mines and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani, called on Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul...

US adds India to steel tariff dispute at WTO

GENEVA: The United States has complained at the World Trade Organization about Indian tariffs imposed in response to US steel and aluminium...

Footwear exports surge 13pc in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The footwear exports from the country witnessed an increase of 13.02 per cent during the first eleven months of the fiscal...

KSE-100 sheds 325 points as IMF package fails to trigger positively

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened positively on Thursday after the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board approved a three-year $6bn bailout plan...

Fertiliser prices won’t be increased, Dawood says

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Wednesday that the prices of fertiliser would not be increased...

SECP issues draft rules for collateral management companies

ISLAMABAD: With an aim to promote electronic trading and warehouse receipt financing of agricultural commodities, the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday...

Stocks extend rally, KSE-100 closes 589 points higher

KARACHI: Stocks continued to rally for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as the indices followed the upward trajectory amid improved market...

Inflation for June recorded at 8.89pc

Inflation for the month of June 2019 was recorded at 8.89pc, reflecting an increase of 0.36pc as opposed to May. According to the...

Govt urged to sensitise business community on taxation measures

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to address the concerns of the business community...

Plastic imports drop 4pc in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The imports of plastic materials into the country decreased by 4.15pc during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2018-19,...

Pakistani mango festival to commence in Dubai from 11th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000 metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign exchange. The country's...

PSX gains 310 points amid improved market sentiment

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to end the session on Tuesday with decent gains, as the indices traded in the...

PSX ends in green amid range-bound trading

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a slow start to the trading week, as the indices remained range-bound while volumes remained thin. Foreign...

Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal

HANOI: The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing...

Qatar buys Lebanese bonds as part of $500 million investment in economy

BEIRUT: Qatar has bought some Lebanese government bonds as part of a planned $500 million investment to support Lebanon’s struggling economy, a...