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State Bank of Pakistan joins Twitter
Account launched on the 67th anniversary of the central bank.
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Court grants Air Indus new lease of life
CAA had grounded the airline a day earlier citing safety and security concerns
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Advancement: PCJCCI promises to bring technological revolution
Afridi said PCJCCI had planned to establish a state of the art Chinese construction material centre
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Property issue: PARC registers protest against govt’s decision
Calling it a ‘disastrous’ plan against the agricultural sector, PARC has registered its dismay at the decision.
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LNG imports: Govt to take payment guarantees from IPPs
Qatar demands opening of standby letter of credit before gas supply.
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Underwriting: Silk Bank, Arif Habib Ltd enter arrangement
Bank will issue over 6.4b right shares at Rs1.56 per share.
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Oil companies fined Rs17.8m for petrol crisis
OGRA orders them to deposit the money in 10 days
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Bank of Khyber: K-P secretary reinstates BoK board chairman
Finance minister had removed Agha for ignoring directives.
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Infrastructure: ADB approves $220m for flood-hit Punjab and AJK
Project based on ‘build-back-better’ approach, will be completed by June 2018.
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Missing goals: 300,000 families remain deprived under BISP
Spending remained Rs91.7 billion till the end of fiscal year.
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Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors
Greece, as expected, was not able to repay 1.6 billion euros it owed to the International Monetary Fund
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Regional markets: KSE-100 outperforms most in 2014-15
Barring China and Japan, KSE-100 index posted highest return; surged 15%.
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Market watch: Index ends higher as fiscal year ends
Benchmark 100-share index rose 305.31 points.
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The Fund’s anti-inclusive growth prescription
IMF seems to be killing off any hope of inclusive growth by advising the government to withdraw electricity subsidies
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Greece in last-minute rescue appeal as default looms
Germany, though, says it will not discuss any new Greek request until after Sunday's referendum
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Not flying high: CAA grounds Air Indus over safety concerns
Third airline to have operation suspended in eight years
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PIA and Etihad Airways sign codeshare agreement
Agreement to enable airlines to offer better connections to customers between the UAE, Pakistan and elsewhere
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Bilateral trade: LCCI, Swiss embassy agree on cohesion
The decision was made during a meeting between the Ambassador of Switzerland Marc George and LCCI President
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Tax notices: FBR’s online solution
The Income Tax notices to be issued from July 1, 2015 will be computer-generated
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Unable to compete, rice exporters demand incentives
Say competitors are providing hidden concessions to their industries
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Combined plan: Three projects to generate 55.6MW
The projects will be completed by December 2015
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Regulatory support: SECP gives nod of approval to new book-building laws
Offer size will not be less than 25m shares, curbs placed on consolidated bids
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Market watch: Bulls dominate as index goes past 34,000
Benchmark 100-share index rises 208.42 points
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Threat of zero production: PSM says gas shortage causing damage to furnaces
Administration says all efforts to normalise production being eradicated
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Pakistan can export 50,000 tons of rice to the Philippines
Imports will be levied with 35% tariff to be paid in advance to Land Bank
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July-May: Profit repatriation amounts to $1.38b
Increases 19.5% compared to the same period previous year
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Articles of association: Framework for China-led AIIB signed
Representatives of 57 founding members participating including Ishaq Dar
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Public Sector Development Programme: Govt releases Rs437b against the approved Rs525b
Cut in spending meant to meet IMF condition of restricting deficit to 4.9% of GDP.
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Merkel ready for new Greece talks 'after referendum'
Merkel says if "capability to find compromises is lost, then Europe is lost"
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China doubles 4G users to 201m in six months
China Mobile added 80 million 4G connections in the first five months of the year
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WTO initiative: The actual impact of aid for trade
A closer look into donor interventions and its results
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Diagnosis: Expanding the economic pie
Country’s hidden export potential offers the much-needed ingredients.
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New appointment: Engro Foods brings foreign expert on board
It sparks talk of stake sale to foreign buyer, launch of new product
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Economically unviable: Metro Bus - a white elephant painted red
Though reliable, fast and respectable, it leaves much to be desired
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Winning the battle against heat and electricity shortage
Jatropha Curcas crop promises to be a cheap source of biodiesel
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Deepening partnership: Pakistan looks to Russia for satiating energy demand
They are likely to sign $2b deal for laying an LNG pipeline from Karachi to Lahore
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A tough road ahead
With a little over half of the total $6.6-billion loan already been utilised, the road ahead is the toughest yet
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Game theory: The science of strategic decision-making
Businesses using the theory to help make pricing, product, merger and acquisition decisions
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ACE Securities debacle: Claim verification ‘almost complete’
Initial payments will be made after process is complete.
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SAARC: CCI Stress on better Pak-India ties to enhance trade
Private sector can play key role in promoting viable and sustainable trade.
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Bank of Khyber board chairman removed
Step taken after he ignored calls to put off board meeting.
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Division: PayPal-eBay break-up set for July
Plan calls for the distribution of PayPal stock to eBay shareholders on July 17.
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Greek drama weighs on US stocks
Country’s imminent exit from eurozone affecting equity markets abroad.
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July-May: Rs48b spent on Karachi’s nuclear power plants
Money came through China; plants have generation capacity of 2,117MW.
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Greece on the brink after Europe refuses bailout
The most dramatic day in the five-month crisis saw long lines of people queuing at cash machines in Greece
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Literally a black market: Tyre smuggling leaving a hole in the economy
Sector heavily dependent on imports, gives lucrative opportunity for illegal activity.
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Weekly review: Politics and year-end selling drag KSE-100 down by 641 points
Institutional and foreign selling were witnessed as fiscal year draws to a close.
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KCCI wants removal of service tax on indenters
Says industries and businesses have and will move out of Sindh.
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Bilateral ties: Germany, Pakistan going strong
Envoy speaks on the success of Pakistani exports to the EU .
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Poultry sector: Prices to normalise soon
Price of live chicken in the retail market has reached Rs170 per kilo in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

















































