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Venting out: Textile exporters foresee fresh fall in exports
Say government is failing to address concerns appropriately
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Sugar import: ECC brushes aside price rise fears while increasing duty
Regulatory duty increased from 20 per cent to 40 per cent on the demand of millers
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Grievances: Bullying in the name of debt collection
Banking ombudsman says banks disregarding SBP’s guidelines
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Investment at stake: SSGC cancels tender for second LNG terminal
Lowest bidder had submitted fake bank documents
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International shows: Nine companies take part in S Africa exhibitions
Food, textile and cosmetic firms displaying products in the fairs
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K-P govt shifts attention to removing debt
Allocates Rs8.6b for debt servicing in order to prematurely retire loans
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Sports goods market: Envoy invites Japanese company to Sialkot
Company looking for sourcing markets, Pakistan could be a choice
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Wheat surplus: Ministry seeks 50% regulatory duty on imports
ECC likely to take up the proposal in upcoming meeting
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market watch: June-end anxiety leads to profit-booking in blue chips
Benchmark 100-share index falls 248.28 points
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Transport and storage: Logistics industry brimming with opportunities
Connect Logistics optimistic after exponential growth in company’s business in the last one and a half years
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Industries slowing down: Power cuts cripple economic activities
LCCI chief asks government to share its energy plan
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Agriculture loans: Banks disburse Rs439.8b, meet 88% of annual target
Credit disbursed is 31.4% higher than the corresponding period of last year
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Trademark dispute: CCP slaps Rs1 million fine for deceptive marketing
Directs Tara Crop Sciences to stop using ‘Tara’ brand name
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Tax proposal: Service providers to pay 8% of revenue as minimum tax
NA to take up proposal today that will increase tax burden on telecom companies
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World Bank to release $500 million to Pakistan soon
The credit, for privatisation and revenue stabilisation, is expected to be released by Tuesday
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Discrepancies: Graveyard of industrial estates
Pending payments of plots remain a mystery
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Sweet opportunity: Gourmet’s offshore endeavours in the UK
Can provide reverse market production prospect for entity
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Micro-learning platform: Moving forward with online courses
Business education made convenient through technology
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PML-N’s performance in two years – a blend of effort and luck
Government undertook structural reforms but fell short on human development
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Jilted titans: The short-lived affair between PSO and PNSC
Once known as business partners, developed differences on freight and shipping cost
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Dismantling barriers: Building the case for more than five SIMs per CNIC
After biometric verification, there is no need to keep limit in place
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Working in oil-exporting countries: How the oil price slump will affect remittances
GCC states sticking to their infrastructure spending ‘for the time being’
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Euro issues: Greece hopeful of last-ditch deal despite default warnings
Less than two weeks left to break the deadlock in talks with creditors.
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Apparel forum concerned over GSP Plus status
Says fresh warnings are making industry apprehensive.
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Approval: IMF releases funds to Cyprus
IMF completed on Friday the combined fifth, sixth and seventh reviews of Cyprus’s program and approved €278.4...
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Russia and EU: Russia to retaliate over Yukos overseas asset freeze
State accounts frozen in Belgium, assets blocked in France.
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LNG money: Nigerian company generates $85b in 15 years
The company, set up to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources, has paid billions of dollars to the state in tax
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PR agreement: Railways needs $12 billion for ‘complete revamp’
Minister says locomotives through Chinese assistance will be used to transport coal.
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LNG imports: Consumers to pay millions extra in margins, other costs
Gas utilities and PSO likely to receive $4-5 per mmbtu of LNG.
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Playing host: Islamabad to welcome Pak-US Working Group
US ambassador reiterates commitment to improve economic relations.
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Weekly review: Range-bound KSE-100 ends week 124 points lower
Lack of triggers and political turmoil soured the mood at the bourse.
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In competitive Asian market, Pakistani freelancers work fewer hours than others
Pakistanis work an average of 34 hours per week, with the women charging more money than the men
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World Bank approves $188m loan for Guddu barrage
World Bank says loan to improve reliability and safety of Guddu barrage; extend life by another 50 years
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Auto parts: Belarus keen to collaborate in manufacturing
Wants to enter into joint ventures in services, industrial products.
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Per-acre productivity: Increased import of insecticides ‘worrying’
Up 47%, value amounts to $110 million; termed hazardous.
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MNCs under threat due to irregular policies
Investment of foreign companies going down, according to officials.
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Tax withdrawal: Poultry industry promises expansion
Industry and other stakeholders have welcome withdrawal of proposed 5% sales tax on poultry feed
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Waste to compost: Banana farmers receiving training
The 3-year programme gets farmers to use waste material for the benefit of land and increasing crop production.
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Luring gullible investors: Beware of zero% commission, KSE warns
No such provision for TREC holders to charge no fee, adds statement
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Pakistan’s mango exports denied Dutch visa
Presence of fruit flies results in rejection of consignment.
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Multi-million dollar contract: Gunvor wins LNG deal race, will be PSO’s supplier
Commodities groups disqualified on technical bid; uncertainty on cost remains.
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Large industries: LSM grows 2.9% with hopes of better performance ahead
Govt sees improved gas, electricity supplies aiding growth in coming months.
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Market watch: Index welcomes Ramazan with range-bound activity
Benchmark 100-share index falls 147.91 points.
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Metro Bus: Traders of Islamabad to get compensation
Project committee chief acknowledges problems faced by businesses.
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Milk powder import: Chances of increase in regulatory duty drying up
Finance minister reluctant amid fears of rise in inflation.
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Corporate corner: Meezan Bank offers online facility
The digital form will automatically be transmitted to the branch, where the applicant wants to open his account
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UBL services for overseas Pakistanis
NRP Banking offers a complete array of banking and investment services to non-resident Pakistanis
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Improving skill base: FPCCI backs academia-industry ties
the key to economic growth was the human resource equipped with knowledge and technology
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
It came under pressure following heavy debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Agriculture: IT-based advisory service to start in 2017
UAF has developed different production models based on soil, weather conditions,resources of farming and other factors