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Heimtextil fair: Pakistani companies gear up for exhibition
the exhibition will feature 2,693 companies in total
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Foreign relations: British envoy reiterates ideas on trade development
Says more than 100 British companies are already working in Pakistan
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Different views: PSMA hails; FPCCI fails 15% regulatory duty
Govt has imposed duty to protect local steel industry.
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Equity funds at the helm
Top 10 securities outperform KSE-100 on returns.
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Market watch: Backed by steel sector, index ends positive
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 93.38 points.
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1HFY15: Tractor sales rev up
Decrease in GST leads to higher demand; car sales also on the rise.
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1HFY15: Remittances hit $8.98b, up 15.26%
Inflow from Saudi Arabia highest.
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Waseela-e-Taleem: Provinces challenge use of old data of BISP beneficiaries
Say educational programme ignores districts where school enrollment is low .
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Development schemes: New Gwadar Airport gets ECNEC’s approval
Committee gives go-ahead to nine mega projects costing Rs105b.
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Foreign exchange reserves cross $15 billion: Ishaq Dar
Govt will have to face extraordinary expenditures due to implementation of National Action Plan on terrorism, says Dar
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Conventional gas for conventional minds
What one requires here is commitment to eliminate natural gas shortfall, and meet the projected demands of the future
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Team up: Industrial products to improve through linkages with academia
Business community should pinpoint areas of partnership and coordination
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Housing units: untapped and unmet
Increasing urban area housing backlog highlights shortage
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Mobile communication : Data services prove to be the new cash cow
Consumers increase use of OTT services, CMOs record strong growth in revenues
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PMN survey: Poor security dampens microfinance industry
Khushhali Bank president says closure of businesses hits microfinance borrowers
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Property prices: Yearly results underscore real estate stagnation
Experts say incredible hikes of 2013 gave unrealistic expectations.
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Harassing one, facilitating the other
Regulator, investigating agency silent over rise in share prices of gas utilities
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Trade map: Why are Pakistan’s exports declining?
China’s slowdown, Punjab’s energy crisis and other factors all play a role
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Chronic power crisis: Govt decides to revive three RPPs
Move aims to add roughly 260MW to national grid
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Everyday commodities: Cold storage centre in Sialkot
Funds to be sought from the Export Development Fund (EDF)
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US unemployment: Rate falls to 5.6%, lowest in 6.5 years
Job gains strongest in professional and business services
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Consumer Electronics Show: Looking to make Bitcoin mainstream
ChangeTip building micro-payments infrastructure, gaining spotlight
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Upcoming CCI meeting: Govt pushes for fresh census, change of base year
Governing council meeting of PBS pitches idea for updating 17-year-old statistics
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US-India ties: Kerry to visit India with focus on trade
US Secretary of State to make second trip to country in six months
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Too much stock: Honda CR-Z’s price slashed by Rs1 million
Company rep says this is not a price cut as Honda will revert to the CR-Z’s old price tag once the existing stock ends
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Filling vacuum: Russia offers LNG export after two years
Could supply gas at a cheaper price that will help ease energy shortages
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Weekly review: KSE-100 hits new high after breaching 33,000
Upcoming monetary policy announcement and earnings season fuelled market’s growth.
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Privatisation matters
Privatisation is an issue of political economy. Political rather than economic arguments decide fate of privatisation
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With nowhere to sell the milk, Chinese dairy farmers dump stocks, kill cows
Lower global prices have forced more farmers to quit the industry, with those remaining accepting lower prices
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Operation Zarb-e-Azb: US declines to commit aid for displaced persons
Third donor conference collapses after Washington backtracks on earlier commitments
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Fertilizer producers, importers refuse to print price on bags
Give alternative proposals to solve issue
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SRO 608: Govt not fulfilling commitment, says RCCI chief
The chief said that businessmen are receiving notices under the SRO, which is creating further panic in the community
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Gas supply: SNGPL attempts to calm industrialists
General manager says govt trying to address shortage
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Employment emphasis: PSDF focuses on skill development
More than 11,000 individuals will be trained in various employment-oriented trades
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Forged export certificates: Cases of some fumigation service providers sent to FIA
Fake certificates have led to ban on export of some commodities
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Third phase of financial innovation fund to focus on Islamic financing
Low-income people to receive innovative financial services
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Liquidity shortage: SBP injects another Rs689.1b
Latest OMO follows that of last week’s when central bank injected Rs513.1b.
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First half: Trade deficit widens 34% as exports fail to pick up pace
Imports continue to record double-digit growth, hitting $24.2 billion.
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View from McLeod Road: SBP needs to stop being the banks’ errand boy
Central bank likes to talk tough, but ultimately does the banks’ bidding
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July-September: Islamic banking industry’s assets grow 1.3%
Reach Rs1,102b, market share increases to 9.9%.
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Market Watch: Index’s upward strides continue
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 207.35 points
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Afghan SIMs: Court issues notice to PTA chairman
Petitioner maintains Afghan SIMs being operated in Pakistan are a security risk
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Entrepreneurs meet: Female delegation off to India
The delegation will also explore business opportunities.
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Indo-Pak: Trade can be used as tool for peace
Dr Husain wants business community to step up.
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Urbanisation: Lahore to follow Karachi’s footsteps — upwards
Experts suggest trend of multi-story buildings provides solution.
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Not-for-profit bodies: Law to regulate foreign funding being studied
Government bringing new law to keep a close watch on INGOs/NGOs.
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Week-on-week: SBP’s reserves increase to $10,476m
SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased $171 million to $10,476 million
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Market watch: Index breaks past 33,000-point barrier
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 281.52 points.
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FBR apprises SECP of tax dodgers
Sends a list of 10,000 companies that did not file tax returns.
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FY14: Telecom investment over $1.8 billion
PTA report says earnings from all licensees clocks in at $1b.

















































