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Without Sindh’s ‘blessing’, ECNEC expands free health services
Province refuses to provide financing; Punjab and K-P willing to cooperate
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Steel melting industry opposes tax break for Chinese firm
Writes letter to prime minister requesting him to withdraw duty exemption
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Court removes regulatory duty from over 350 goods
Declares amendment to Customs Act as unconstitutional
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Reko Diq: Contradictory claims made before PAC about alleged graft
Scientist says mining firm gave international court list of Pakistanis who sought bribes from it
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Market watch: KSE-100 gains 211 points, settles over 44,000
Benchmark index increases 0.48% to finish at 44,096.49
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Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama
'Mercedes Benz you've made yourself an enemy of the Chinese people'
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
In the last few weeks, the rupee has cumulatively shed over 4%
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Pakistan, Iran to promote tourism
PTDC and Iranian delegation unite to promote tourism
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Corporate Corner: PepsiCo, MCR Group extend partnership
Silver jubilee celebrations take place for the conglomerates
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SAARC committed to greater economic integration
Chamber president advises Pakistan, India to resolve issues
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SECP introduces amendment to simplify registration
Move comes as Pakistan looks to improve ease of doing business ranking
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With on-arrival tourist visa, Pakistan looks to revive industry and image
While a lot needs to be done, stakeholders believe this is a step in the right direction
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Australian govt, Fauji Foods sign partnership agreement
Will establish 20 modern milk collection centres in south Punjab
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'Business schools should become more agile and flexible'
Deans, directors discuss ways to increase effectiveness of business education in Pakistan
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China imports seafood directly from Pakistan for first time
First batch of Pakistani seafood arrives in Urumqi, Xinjiang
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Owners of Pearl Continental to raise Rs7 billion through Sukuk issuance
Pakistan Services Limited’s projects in Mirpur and Multan are currently under way
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Work on $8.2b CPEC rail line unlikely to begin soon
Mode of financing not yet finalised; disagreement remains between railways, other ministries
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Bitcoin slides below $6,000; half its value lost in 2018
Regulatory clampdown continues to panic investors
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Two UK investors eye $80 million in token sale for VC platform
EQUI is a web-based application on the popular Ethereum blockchain
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Bitcoin extends slide, falls below $7,000
On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, it fell as low as $6,853.53
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Market watch: KSE-100 recovers after over 800-point plunge
Benchmark index ends 415.69 points lower to end at 43,885.51
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Next-wave LNG terminals get smaller to offer flexible supply deals
New designs reflect maturing market with more diverse base of customers
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Ginners ask govt to stop import of pest-infested cotton
Criticise policy of favouring textile industry at the expense of ginners, growers
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Agriculture sector: Cabinet discusses increasing credit limit for farmers
Forms committee to update decades-old Produce Index Unit
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Industrialists oppose Rs25,000-per-month minimum wage
Urge consultation with their bodies before finalising labour policy
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Businessmen call for completing Islamabad SEZ on time
ICCI stresses more focus should be on promoting industrialisation
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Pakistan’s shoemakers lack product variety, expertise
Dutch manufacturer says competition is getting tougher, customers demand variety
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Rising oil prices herald end of honeymoon for Pakistan’s economy
Will increase inflationary pressure, widen current account deficit, eat up forex reserves
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Despite targeting new areas, top 10 tax contributors remain same
About two-dozen areas have a meagre share of less than Rs500m in H1 of FY18
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Bitcoin plummets 7% to a fresh 2-1/2-month low
Banks in Britain, the US ban use of credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies
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Pakistan’s growth spurt: Induced demand has resulted in growth, but reforms missing
PML-N has relied on investments and low commodity prices, hasn’t introduced structural changes
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Central and South Asia: Big nations in tussle to develop long economic corridors
In response to CPEC, India is developing trade and transit corridor with Iran, Afghanistan
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Balance of payments: Evolution of policymaking to control budget deficit
There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to boost exports for development
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Pakistan’s trade imbalance with Indonesia is its own fault
Preferential trade agreement between the two has yielded one-sided benefits so far
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Trump’s tough talk may help Pakistan keep top talent
Most startups today are founded by people who earlier would have thought about immigrating
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PSX relaxing rules to boost world’s worst market of 2017
Regulatory Affairs Committee proposes leniency in placing companies on ‘Defaulters’ Counter’
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Weekly review: KSE-100’s bullish run ends due to profit-taking
Index closes 250 points lower amid foreign capital outflows
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US stocks: Dow sees worst day in two years as bond yields jump
It was the biggest daily point fall since Dec 2008 during the financial crisis
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Apple overtakes Samsung in shrinking smartphone market
IDC reported Apple’s market share at 19.2%, followed by 18.4% of Samsung
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Growth impediment: Punjab’s issue is employment generation: PERI director
Anwar says entrants to labour force higher than current employment opportunities
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Withholding taxes dominate revenue collection
Growth in taxes taking attention away from inefficiency and wrongdoing
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Industrialists unhappy with oil price hike
Believe rising petroleum prices will unleash a new wave of inflation
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Cement industry capacity utilisation touches 99%
Domestic consumption surges 37% in January this year
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Rebalancing Trade: China to facilitate Pakistan’s exports
China promises lucrative incentives to push good purchase from Pakistan
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Week-On-Week: SPI drops 0.19%
Sensitive Price Indicator showed 0.19% fall for combined income groups
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
SBP maintains that slide in rupee value is due to supply and demand dynamics of Forex
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corporate result: Lotte Chemical’s profit rises 38% to Rs412m
Earnings get support from increase in revenues
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Agriculture: Punjab prioritises farmer-friendly projects
Starts Rs780m project for distribution of date, seedless kinnow plants
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Eyebrows raised: Consultant appointed acting chairman of PSDP meetings
Officials argue consultant cannot head such review meetings in place of minister
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Millers put blame on commerce ministry for delay in exports
Say they wanted to ship 2m tons of sweetener without subsidy

















































