Business

Presses govt to finalise budget in consultation with trade bodies, chambers

Study reveals loss of jobs and livelihood was mainly in informal sector

PCJCCI chief says new projects will bring technology to industrial sector

News sends cryptocurrency as low as $36,250, down 15%

Benchmark KSE-100 index dips 0.65% to close at 45,682.11

Finance ministry proposes ceilings on expenses of most ministries in next budget

Both contracts shed more than $1

Monday closed at Rs152.59

Changes in slabs will reduce volume of subsidy in energy sector

FTA between two sides has positive impact on Pakistan’s exports from all potential sectors

Urge government to waive duty on steel imports to stabilise prices

Arbitration agreement will pave way for issuing NSC for sale of K-Electric shares

Move aimed at facilitating taxpayers

OICCI president says Pakistan has suffered considerably due to negative perception

Minister stresses need for boosting farm productivity with help of interest-free loans

New Covid cases in US continue to fall; New York lifts mask requirement for vaccinated people

Benchmark index gains 185.51 points to close at 45,981.82

Cabinet asked to abolish posts lying vacant for over a year, repeat exercise every year

BOI official says economic zones will trigger industrial growth in country

Minister says connectivity is foundation of sustainable development

Punjab minister hints at largest development budget with special packages for province

Tarin wants to tighten noose around traders in next month budget

All three major assemblers report depressing figures for April

Recommends one project costing Rs17b to ECNEC for further approval

Increase in supplies help stabilise foreign currency reserves

Increase comes due to official inflows of government

The rupee weakened against the US dollar at Rs152.59 in the inter-bank market on Monday

Oil prices edged higher on Monday, lifted by European economic reopening

Cumulative revenue impact of the decision will be over Rs2 billion

Benchmark index gains 621.64 points to close at 45,796.31

Increase comes due to official inflows of government

British economy reopened after gloom of four-month Covid-19 lockdown

Many have made digital inclusion national priority, but Pakistan plays catch-up game

Inflation may stay high due to lack of cooperation between Centre, provinces

Government will have to establish mechanism for workforce vaccination to ensure unrestricted movement

In presence of ad hocism, economy will remain in slumpflation

Policy is way beyond tweets and textile; it needs to be proactive, participative

Decision offers warning to corporate peers mulling a dabble with cryptocurrency

Utilities struggle to finance new plants to meet tougher emissions criteria

Position themselves for more unexpected kinks in road to recovery

Largest decentralised finance company raises funds with input from US institutional investors

Small firms remain mostly safe

Gains were capped by coronavirus situation in major oil consumer India

Hiring comes after nearly one year amid observations raised by Establishment Division

Decline in import of luxury cars providing level playing field for SUV makers

Economy expected to grow 2% against SBP’s earlier projection of 3% for FY21

A Xiaomi spokeswoman said the company is watching the latest developments closely, without elaborating

“Think there’s a skew to the data due to the Colonial (pipeline) outage”

FPCCI stresses need for new laws that have been stuck in parliament for 15 years

Two countries implement pilot project for goods supply via Afghanistan