Business

Commodity price may rise further if Hurricane Laura continues to batter US

Minister for food security urges private sector to provide quality agricultural inputs

Envoy shows interest in importing mangoes, rice, fish and textile from Pakistan

Lowest level in three months comes on back of fall in prices of perishable items

Bourse surges as Imran Khan-led govt successfully tackle challenges posed by Covid-19

Early restoration of IMF programme may help Pakistan consolidate gains

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 266.33 points to settle at 41,377.26

US dollar falls to lowest level in over two years against basket of currencies

No employees will be furloughed

Envoy-designate stresses export diversification to gain better access

Will take up proposals for investment by public sector entities in non-govt securities

Restaurants suffer losses worth billions of rupees due to negligence of authorities

Currency gains Rs1.20 to stand at Rs166.23 against US dollar in inter-bank market

Collection drops 2% during the month, highlights challenge to revenue board

Revises rates by up to 90bps in line with hike in returns from related products

Drug-maker says sector in crisis as 50,000 workers have lost their jobs

Move aimed at stemming colossal annual losses of over Rs700 billion

People are already facing high food inflation and need some reprieve, says Imran Khan

Commends govt policies to facilitate businesses; present their proposals

Benchmark index rises 54.71 points to settle at 41,110.93

Brent crude set to close August with fifth successive monthly price rise

MGM was forced to close all of its casinos

SPI for the combined income group rose 8.39%

FPCCI president suggests govt to focus on boosting exports

Research suggests move may end up slowing growth instead of boosting it

Immense opportunities for investors in Pakistan’s scenic northern areas

Heavy rainfall and flooding in Karachi affect refinery’s operations

First global asset manager to win regulatory approval

More than 90 posts of heads of public sector companies are vacant

Positive triggers help index power past 41,000-point during the week

Official says digitalisation can be obstacle rather than boon if not fully secured

Aims to raise $4b for pandemic response

Volume grows nearly 100% compared to export of 3,700 tons last year

Performance report shows taxpayer base widens 40% in two years of PTI govt

FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi urges Nawaz Sharif to return home

Finance ministry says Pakistan’s capacity to repay ‘adequate’

Amount will given as loan which will be repayable in 20 years

The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs167.43 in the inter-bank market

Says meetings between bankers, borrowers will be held for reopening closed units

Suspension of network due to security concerns to dent revenue

Well test shows flow of 1.6m cubic feet of gas per day

Annual pension bill of state enterprises jumps to Rs470 billion

Authority will probe whether refund payment order of Re1 is scam or glitch

Japanese yen surges on safe-haven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

Offers voluntary redundancy to 4,000 workers in US, will offer similar deals in other markets

Combined value of S&P 500's five biggest companies stands above $7tr

Move comes as short-term crisis ends, long-term costs emerge

Benchmark index edges down 25.72 points to settle at 41,056.22

Businessmen decry lack of proper drainage system, call for NDMA, FWO to step in

Previously, the record of hydel power generation was 8,474MW