Business

Companies are interested in large, medium and small ventures

Also gives green signal to scheme of shipping coal from Karachi to Punjab

Finance minister comes down hard on critics raising alarm over growing public debt

US Federal Reserve rang in the end to an era of ultra-cheap money by raising its key interest rates earlier this month

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 137.85 points

Calls for increasing quota of skilled and unskilled workers

Amounts to Rs58b at end of September, up 3.4% from Rs56.1b at the end of June

Member planning says no SROs issued in ongoing fiscal year

Register decrease of 0.8% quarter-on-quarter

Water and power secretary says govt will extend benefit of falling crude prices.

Assure government of revival in exports, utilisation of idle capacity

Company’s new fields will be covered under the 2012 petroleum policy.

Minister rules out corruption, blames previous govt for delay in project

Domestic consumers, who use up to 300 units in a month, are not eligible for the refund

Wants to send surplus produce to neighbouring country

The Tadawul All-Shares Index (TASI) fell by 3.1 percent minutes after opening to 6,777.05 points

APTMA believes govt will accept many of the demands

LPG stations could only be set up on roads or highways having minimum width of 60 feet

Land acquisition process for the project has been finalised with a cost of Rs104 billion

They will meet at Ministry of National Food Security next week

Project is part of CPEC, will be completed at a cost of $1.5 billion.

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 173.29 points

Gas utility reports Rs9.75 billion in losses during fiscal year 2013

Shrinks 53 basis points year-on-year at 5.29% in November

Is operated by PPL, Balochistan sought 100% increase

Price reduction is for industrial users, will be applicable from January

Petrol prices in the kingdom have been the cheapest in the Gulf and some of the lowest in the world

Pakistan's overall cotton imports are seen climbing to at least 4 million bales in the year that started on August 1

Private sector must be encouraged to have bigger role in LNG import

Growth in country expected to be higher than global average

Disclosure on debt key to making critical decisions for macroeconomic stability

Increase development budget, but keep rational taxation policy

Government should exit value chain to ensure welfare of growers, consumers and sugar producers

Lower cost, little environmental impact hallmarks of province’s latest initiative

Despite small tax base, government continues to give incentives, worsening overall investment climate

Companies cutting down on traditional celebrations

John Lewis is the only major British retailer to publish weekly sales data

Project part of plan to upgrade ageing railway between capital Dakar, landlocked Mali

Says govt is not restricting plans to the end of its term, making long-term policies

Chamber asks govt to tap all affordable energy sources

Simplifying customs and visa procedures imperative to boost volume, says FPCCI president

Wants to increase country’s exports through commercial hubs

Time for investment is now, say pundits; rollout of 3G, 4G has helped

Centre’s representative asks province to buy PPL shares at market price

Narrowing interest rate differential seen as reason by SBP in annual report

Spread of broadband opens new avenues for sharp minds

Insists on diversion of gas to the Guddu power station

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate gained 19 cents to $37.69 compared with Wednesday’s close

Says cost of utilities in Pakistan much higher than regional countries

Sindh has written letters asking centre to continue to pay the subsidy