Business

Apart from saving forex, local manufacturing will increase employment, help adopt technologies

Private sector must be engaged to tackle unemployment in country

Increase being witnessed due to low base effect, rise in commodity prices

With economy inclined towards imports, it will not be able to gain investor confidence

Tiered pricing system needed to reduce water wastage in urban areas

Cites real estate, transportation, agriculture as potential areas of investment

Bearish, bullish pressures restrict movement of KSE-100 that gains 163 points

Envoy says Central Asian country wants to benefit from Gwadar Port

Changes expected to streamline receipt of credit information report

Advises public utility to observe gas holidays, make better load management

NA body to discuss the issue in next meeting

Association chief says industry has significantly cut its import share in recent years

ECNEC terms proposal unnecessary that can hinder board initiatives and decisions

Praises Pakistan for improving climate investment, ease of doing business

There was a lot of work yet to be done on tax reform

Crude benchmarks inch up amid easing concerns of Omicron variant

PM aide asks officials to efficiently organise Lahore expo for luring foreign buyers

PM inaugurates new plant of 100,000 tons which will support import substitution

Despite $400m loan approval, Advanced Metering Infrastructure scheme could not be implemented

Scheme to be completed in two years

Decision to come into effect today under gas load management plan

Research house says HDI ranking can be improved by curbing illegal trade

Benchmark KSE-100 index loses 123.06 points to settle at 43,395.78

Petroleum Division asks ECC to issue guidelines for notifying gas sale price

Cash deposit by Saudi Arabia helped rupee to appreciate; the recovery proved short-lived

Receipt of $3 billion from Saudi Arabia bolsters reserves

Minister stresses farmers will get additional income of Rs400 billion

Finds price fixing for day-old broiler chicks by eight hatcheries

Says data collection direly needed for policy formulation, decision making

Says they will improve governance regime in financial institutions

Increase comes as leadership looks to mobilise high investment in saving products

Foreign investment in businesses reaches $310m this year

It will enable country to withstand any kind of shock, says finance adviser

Receipt of $3 billion from Saudi Arabia bolsters reserves

Benchmark index falls 328.03 points to settle at 43,518.84

Number of infections mounts in South Korea, Singapore, Australia

Currency fall dashes market hopes for recovery after receipt of Saudi Arabian aid

They need to trade at $182.85 to hit the mark

CBDC can play a critical role as a safe and neutral settlement asset for international financial transactions

Visa is set to launch services this year

Rates cut by around $3 for Dec compared to previous month

For six years, China has become largest trading partner of Pakistan

Company mulling initial investment of $15 million

PM aide for establishing mechanism to keep wheat prices in check

Awards contract for supply of intrusion detection and protection systems

Punjab agriculture minister directs all stakeholders to unite for the purpose

Expert cites lack of advanced cold storages, logistics industry as key factors

Petroleum Division calls for expanding terminal’s capacity to satisfy demand

Brent crude prices have rebounded by over 9% since December 1

Benchmark KSE-100 index inches down 6.62 points to settle at 43,846.87