Agricultural cooperation with China to be enhanced under CPEC
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Wednesday that the government was focused on developing the agriculture sector on...
Stock market ends flat amid volatility
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured another volatile session on Wednesday. Indices that swung in both directions failed to sustain...
Saudi investors keen to form JVs in Pakistan’s furniture sector
PFC chief says a delegation of Saudi investors will visit Pakistan this month to explore opportunities in the furniture sector
ISLAMABAD:Â A delegation of...
Business community laments ‘exorbitant’ surge in POL prices
'Increase in POL prices will further escalate the cost of industrial production and will spur inflationary trend which has already reached 9.4pc'
ISLAMABAD:Â The...
Bitcoin soars 20pc, mystery buyer seen as catalyst
LONDON: Bitcoin burst to its highest level in almost five months on Tuesday, sending smaller cryptocurrencies up, with analysts ascribing the move...
PSX retracts intraday gains to close 318 points lower
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started the trading session on a positive note, but retraced its intraday gains to close in the...
Envoy urges Pakistani investors to explore Kazakh market
'Kazakhstan holds 28th position in the Ease of Doing Business ranking and facilitates foreign investors by providing one-window solutions'Â
LAHORE:Â Pakistani businessmen must...
US investigating Kia, Hyundai over ‘non-crash fires’
NEW YORK:Â US authorities said on Monday that they have opened two separate investigations into automakers Kia and Hyundai after receiving more than...
Global tensions to force trade slowdown in 2019: WTO
GENEVA:Â Global trade growth is expected to be lower in 2019 than it was last year, the World Trade Organization forecast on Tuesday,...
PM welcomes Qatar’s interest in exploring investment opportunities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has expressed a keen interest to invest in housing, energy, tourism and airport management sectors of Pakistan,...
PM’s aide expects Qatari investments in Pakistan soon
Qatar has evinced keen interest for investment in different sectors of Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
The interest was expressed by a...
Bears tighten grip on PSX, index sheds 294 points
KARACHI:Â Bears tightened their grip on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as soon as the session commenced on Monday. Indices kept shedding gains...
French business delegation to arrive in Pakistan on 8th
The delegation will comprise representatives of 20 leading French companies
PESHAWAR:Â A delegation of 20 French companies, led by the MEDEF International,...
Saudi Aramco ‘made $224bn profit’ last year
DUBAI:Â Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, posted $224 billion in earnings before tax last year, Fitch Ratings said on Monday, as...
APTMA suggests imposition of 200pc duty on Indian products
ISLAMABAD:Â Following the imposition of 200pc duty by India on all items exported from Pakistan, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has...