Business

Amounts to $235m in August, power sector attracts highest inflow

Management wants Canadian Richard Morin, some brokers feel appointment would be too expensive

Will provide specialised services to meet financing needs of CPEC projects

It comes after Islamabad pledges to improve human and labour rights, protect environment

Benchmark index edges up 54.22 points to settle at 42,841.41

MCCI official says govt should devise strategy to address issue

Since this industry is in its infancy, taxation should not be a subject of concern

Policy revisions in official mechanisms are ordered by top bosses merely to justify shortcomings

Dwindling resources and increased demand will threaten food security of developing countries

Current collective world food production can twice feed world’s total population

Time to turn to outward-looking policies, emulate successful emerging economies

Event aims to enlighten foreign investors about incentives provided by Pakistan

Chamber president emphasises removal of trade imbalance to create ‘win-win’ situation

Investors typically sell shares of utilities and telecoms when interest rates rise

'We need to get the analysis and then apply a balanced fertiliser on the crop'

Benchmark index rises 1,386 points to settle at 42,787.19

Will consider converting it into formal investigation, role of central bank and external auditor in the limelight

Commerce minister says additional sectors could be included, expresses satisfaction at progress

Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, is building four nuclear power plants each with a 1,400 megawatt capacity

Usage of hook connections is a criminal offence since it is a safety hazard and cause of frequent PMT tripping

The initiative for using the new technology falls into “The Kingdom’s Vision 2030”

This marks the airlines' 50th destination in the world

Punjab Law College operates as a separate faculty under the shadows of University of Central Punjab

The event will start from September 19, with about 12,000 chambers

The SPI for the lowest income group decreased 0.22%

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

Increased earnings attributed to enhanced crude oil production and surging global oil prices

Exploration company earns Rs34.69 billion in FY17

Minister apprises Senate during question hour of project status

SBP trying to improve farm productivity, particularly through credit support

Centre offers incentives to investors willing to inject money into nine economic zones

Categorises country’s cellular market as highly competitive

Islamabad wants country to waive duty on 70 main exportable items

Despite the complaints, company’s latest model has shown impressive sales figures

Benchmark KSE-100 Index gains 103.62 points at 42,787.19

Corridor will link different tourist sites and districts through a two-way road

Considers FBR as ‘more open’ to business community than other govt departments

Commerce secretary emphasises equitable distribution of free trade benefits

Allows export of 0.5m tons of sugar with subsidy of Rs10.70 per kg

They will exchange trade, investment-related information

Will construct oil storage facility, open retail outlets

Local, Chinese industries likely to cooperate on a large scale

Net reserves held by banks amounted to $5,826.8 million

More UK companies eager to pour money following CPEC deal

Instead, government could be looking at increasing import duty to contain declining foreign exchange reserves

Auditor general finds as much as 20 billion in fraud, embezzlement alone

Institutional investors lead the charge amid hopes of increased foreign buying

A total of 600 booths will be available in the international event with 65,000 buyers

Shipping minister responds in senate, says project will cost $1.2b

KPCCI is also planning to organise an exhibition of Pakistani products in the UK after Ramazan