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Officials hope this will increase exports to Turkey by $600 million

20% drop in July remittances was due to higher inflows in June: SBP governor

Since its launch in 2009, over $2.5 billion has been raised for more than 110,000 ideas through Kickstarter

Passengers can book fares from the 07 Qatar Airways destinations in Pakistan to USA

The Oil Tankers Union tried to disrupt the fuel supplies

Dr Sagheer Ahmad said that record cotton production is expected this year

Currency: Rupee falls against dollar 

CCP in its report identified ineffective price and quality monitoring at the district level

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index loses 182.21 points

Earnings amount to Rs8.79b, company announces plan to increase production capacity

Unit would provide requisite evidence, analysis and debate on public policy

The infrastructure bank has been seen by some as rival to World Bank, ADB

Representatives from both countries pledge to give momentum to two-way trade

Also plans to open 15 additional outlets nationwide this year

Joint Ministerial Commission to be held in Islamabad to discuss economic policies

Over 3,000 females were imparted entrepreneurship training meant to promote economy

Development comes after cabinet gave its approval

Terminal company had claimed $573m in damages from the government

G-B chief minister says India feeling isolated after launch of CPEC

It seems Microsoft is reigniting the Mac vs PC war once again

Conference aimed at seeking stakeholders’ suggestions to promote sector, protect consumers

Pakistan has to be aware of its carbon emissions, needs to plan ahead

Both agree to move ahead on proposed FTA, want to promote bilateral trade

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index loses 31.23 points

Sindh CM, water and power minister agree to resolve all issues amicably

Notice comes a day after The Abraaj Group said it was evaluating possibility of divesting its stake

Association underlines need to strengthen relations with China, Indonesia; exempting rice machinery from tax

US official says talks have started for trade, investment deal with Pakistan

Lawsuit accuses Apple of refusing to repair iPhones free of charge despite knowing that a design flaw was a fault

Licences of 14 firms have been revoked for producing ‘spurious drugs’

Project will result in additional production of 310 megawatts

Science minister stresses organic food will raise health standards

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index gains 96.32 points

Company’s share price increased 2.4% Monday following the notice to PSX

Challenges posed by extreme weather conditions are being addressed

CM says Sindh will provide comprehensive security cover to CPEC projects

Bilateral payment mechanism to be established to ease pressure on foreign reserves

NTC as a neutral entity could provide the solution since it has no competition issues with retail service providers

Regulator has suspended company’s licence several times, slapped penalties

Govt should not only support agricultural sector, but also offer vocational training to migrants

Players post hints of the hidden book, while others hunt them down

Centrally planned, top-down approaches to foreign assistance often fail to build sustainable capacity

Islamabad represented by only one bank at UK leadership conference

Refusal of four finance ministers to attend conference a reality check for the association

The $30 billion announced is in addition to $32 billion that Japan pledged to Africa over a five-year period

At present, Bank AL Habib has a network of 578 branches & sub-branches in 198 cities

The SECP issued these rules in 2013 with the federal government’s approval

Gains were led by financial shares, overall bourse recorded mixed trends

Employees will get three-quarters of the pay, but same benefits

FCCI SVP says Brexit has complicated export challenges