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Country’s trade openness stands at lowest levels among larger economies of the region

New carriers will enter country’s market in next one year, fly mainly to far-off areas

The founder Ingvar Kamprad peacefully passes in his home in southern Sweden

Officials say it will help broaden tax base and improve tax revenue

His first year in office has been marked by huge increase in trade complaints

SBP chief says it is because of US dollar’s continued fall

Index closes 372 points higher; activity and traded value jump 50% and 45%, respectively

Is looking to invest in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s energy sector

Says Pakistan looking forward to continuous support from the World Bank

Interior Minister says the growth rates were led through inflow of dollars

Compared to the corresponding week of the previous year, the SPI for the combined income group rose 1.81%.

Earnings per share jumped to Rs2.03 in 2017 compared with Rs1 a year earlier

Australian envoy says trade imbalance due to larger consumption market in Pakistan

Says govt's plan of taking IMF assistance will result in price hike

Exports of the citrus fruit expected to increase to 60,000 tons

The stock exchange advised DCL to rectify the default within fourteen trading days i.e by Monday February 19, 2018

IFC expresses interest in tapping wind and solar energy in Balochistan

The decision follows suspension of flights to New York

Sets the rate at 6% with 25-basis-point rise after a gap of 20 months

Benchmark index falls 265.58 points to close at 44,551.13

In the last few weeks, the rupee has cumulatively shed over 4% of its value

The adviser said the government was focusing on strengthening regional cooperation and bilateral relations

Pakistan unwilling to open branches due to international sanctions on Tehran

Waheed said the ICCI was planning to set up a CPEC Facilitation Center

Will conduct resource assessment study in association with the province

Addresses roundtable session on sidelines of WEF, highlights Pakistan’s achievements

Karachi and Islamabad display slower pace; experts say difficult to pinpoint precise reason

Cites partial reversal of gains since the end of IMF’s three-year loan programme

Results show majority stakeholders expect hike in March; policy to be announced today

Trump administration implicitly wants greenback to lose value against other currencies

Decrease attributed to payments on account of external debt servicing

Benchmark index falls 246.50 points to close at 44,816.71

Price reduction excludes K-Electric, agricultural consumers and domestic users who consume less than 300 units/month

Central bank will sit on the fence and let “market-driven adjustment in the exchange rate to continue

This event will boost economic cooperation not only between Pakistan and China

Chitral to start receiving supply, surplus to be added to national grid

Company to challenge govt decision that affected earnings

Delegation visited ICCI to discuss prospective business ventures

Company had registered a profit of Rs1.59 billion in the same quarter of previous year

Lawmaker says all planes acquired on lease due to airline’s financial constraints

Asks govt to seek zero tariff on certain goods in FTA’s second phase

Move meant to promote country’s soft image at world leaders’ gathering

Decides to amend Drugs Pricing Policy 2015 to avoid court cases

Company is struggling to reverse steep declines in power, capital divisions

Benchmark index rises 156.01 points to close at 45,063.21

Big business models are a threat to democracy, journalism said PPP chief

Addressing the WEF, Abbasi alongside OBOR linchpins stated CPEC results are already coming through

SCCI president blames increasing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul for the fall

He suggested a visa on arrival policy for businessmen to stay in Pakistan while they travel in South Asia

Rupee has cumulatively shed over 4% of its value after the central bank reportedly abstained from intervening