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Protest: FPCCI for giving priority to textile
Existing situation, if not reversed, will lead to shutting down of manufacturing units
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Indian businesses brace for biggest-ever tax reform
Country to launch GST on July 1, small businesses say tax too complicated
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Investors must be aware of five things before pouring money
The stock market is an investment avenue instead of a source of earning bread and butter
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Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves drop $36b in four months
Analysts speculate the fall is due to military spending or capital flight
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CPEC investments lift Pakistan’s hospitality industry
Jovago CEO says improved security situation, Chinese visits create opportunities
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Doha hotels suffer due to Arab sanctions
Qatar officials, however, deny reports of lower occupancy
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Spurred by super-cheap cash, global borrowing hits record
Major central banks prepare to tighten credit policies
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Pakistan gears up for conducting business deals online
App being launched that will allow electronic signing of agreements
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Stock education being made part of BBA, MBA curricula
This will produce skilled human resources and remove hurdles to market growth
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Pakistan still sustains tax losses worth Rs3.2tr
There is some improvement though, which is the result of new tax policy measures
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World's first ATM machine turns to gold on 50th birthday
First ATM was opened on June 27, 1967 at a branch of Barclays bank in Enfield, north London
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Money systems: Why rupee should mimic Bitcoin
Monetary expansion in Pakistan should be rule-based to attract foreign investors
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CPEC debt: Borrowing is not bad if invested in lucrative ventures and assets
Foreign funding for infrastructure development in Pakistan is not an exception
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Igniting the 4th industrial wave of tech start-ups
Pakistan still lags behind in terms of volume of start-ups and incubators
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Digitising SMEs means digitising the national economy
Creating awareness is of utmost importance, govt has to address fears
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Bridging shortfall: Energy sector should get priority in resource allocation
Govt utilising less than the budget earmarked for energy projects
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Options for reform: Tax the privileged on agriculture income
A starting point will be to tax 1% of the land-owning elite
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Weekly review: Index recovers, but not enough to recoup week’s losses
Stock market continued to remain volatile due to political uncertainty and mutual fund redemptions
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PSX to be listed as company on PSX
Will be listed on Thursday, opening price to be Rs28
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In transformation drive, NTDC adopting global practices
Company restructured, posts of deputy managing directors created
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Tech shares lead US stocks; retailers lag
Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix among major contributors
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Amazon Inc enters untested waters after acquiring Whole Foods Market Inc
Large-scale investments in storage required to reshape grocery delivery
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Only Rs18b disbursed against Rs100b under PM youth loan scheme
Prime minister tasked central bank to monitor programme after NBP’s lack of response
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Ministry reluctant to notify highest power tariff for solar projects
Files tariff review petition for NEPRA’s consideration
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Fearing investment rollback, LCCI opposes EDB's closure
Says the move will 'derail progress of the engineering industry'
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months
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Ride-Hailing Services: Help increase mobile internet usage
According to the PTA, the number of mobile internet subscribers reached a record 40.56 million by the end of April
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Week-On-Week: SPI rises 0.29%
The SPI for the lowest income group increased 0.26% compared to the previous week
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Regulations: SECP notifies futures exchanges
They also require management of the exchange to constitute a risk committee
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China regulator inspects loans to major firms: Wanda
'Regulatory departments will arrange on-site inspections of relevant enterprises'
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Business community urges easing travel restrictions with China
Requests multiple visas for longer durations to explore trade potential
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Analysts sceptical PSX will sustain uptrend
Market has recovered in the last two sessions after losing over 8,000 points in about one month
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Pakistan’s rice exports suffer as govt looks the other way
Engro Corp CEO says challenge is to establish brand, support needed
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SBP issues Rs342b worth of fresh currency notes
Special teams deputed to monitor the working of ATMs during Eid holidays
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NEPRA to take action against K-Electric for prolonged outages
Power utility says generation resources barely adequate to meet demand
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AEDB issues letters of support and intent for solar projects
17 projects of 484MW at different stages, will be completed by 2018-19
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First Pakistan-owned wind power project starts operation
49.5MW facility was wholly financed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
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France provides €100m credit facility
It will help ease energy crisis, improve power production
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months
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Mango festival planned in Multan
The varsity has been holding the mango festival for the past couple of years
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FBR imposes duty on 508 products
A 20% duty has been imposed on all electronic products including air conditioners and fans
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US delegation shows interest in energy sector
Former ambassador appreciates Punjab’s progress on various projects
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SBP’s reserves rise 0.81%, amount to $15.4b
Net reserves held by banks amounted to $4,940.2 million
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Boeing wins hot Paris order race
Gets 571 new orders and commitments against 326 for Airbus
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K-P opposes changes to NEPRA law
Energy minister says changes will dilute regulator’s powers
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Eni to start supplying LNG to Pakistan in December
Italian energy giant wins 15-year contract after offering a price discount
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Australian IT companies looking for partners
Trade official says the two sides should develop sustainable partnership
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Current account deficit stands $4b higher than reported
Deficit squeezed due to exclusion of CPEC-related imports from the database
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Market watch: KSE-100 bounces back before long holidays
Benchmark index surges 857.85 points, to close at 46,332.31
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Current account deficit widens 178%, stands at $8.93b
Gap widening due to heavy debt servicing, recovering oil prices and weak exports

















































