Business

Telecom giant’s $295m bid for a new 4G spectrum is subject to PTA approval

Govt fails to achieve investment and savings targets set for the outgoing fiscal year

Khawaja Saad Rafique states CPEC investment of $10 billion will not be enough

Al-Haj Group will produce different truck variants and luxury buses as CPEC projects gain speed

Malkani said that steps have been taken for the development of fisheries

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

Benchmark index records a decline of 554.81 points to end at 50,956.60

Stress all such matters should be brought before CCI, instead of ECC, for their input

Parliamentary secretary says projects will be completed under CPEC

15-20 ships left port without lifting cargo, exporters lose overseas customers

Vowed to introduce Pakistani products, particularly Basmati rice and mangoes in the two countries

While worrying, some say it is being led by investment and not consumption

Says rate should be brought at par with those in other provinces

Ministry states generation has touched 17,720MW, eclipsing the record hit last Ramazan

Services and agriculture sector help country post highest growth in a decade

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

Centre, provinces plan to spend Rs2.1trn next fiscal

PSX's benchmark index records a decline of 301.78 points to end at 51,511.41

In the first three months of the year, 1.54 million people were recorded as unemployed

Request comes as economic managers plan to extend the levy into third fiscal year

Imposes duties on import of cotton; also increases export quota of fertiliser

Shareholders approve 36% increase in gross salary, but Ahmad voluntarily surrenders perks

Will run electricity plants on cheaper sources like coal and RLNG

Will study how to make improvement, adopt global standards

Govt now focusing on measures to improve people’s lives, per capita income

Says govt will increase LNG import to meet rising demand

Cautions it will discourage industry, encourage corruption

Availability of nationwide network, round-the-clock cash seen as positives for the move.

He pointed out that the country was already facing huge challenges such as decline in exports

Benchmark index decreases 574.68 points or 1.1% on Tuesday

Businesses bearing losses of billions due to curbs on movement of heavy vehicles

NEPRA will hold competitive bidding among project sponsors for determining the tariff

Country’s ambassador invites business personnel in areas of trade, tourism

Proposal for next fiscal year, however, may not get govt’s seal of approval

Amount rises to $132m, up from $113m in the same month of 2016

Report published by IDB and World Bank also identifies the challenges hindering growth

The train designed for maximum operational speed of around 80 km per hour will be delivered in July

Deals signed also include construction of Havelian land port

The rupee has been one of the best performing currencies in Asia for over three years

Result part of May 2017 Semi-Annual Index Review, decision to be effective from June 1, 2017

Apex court rules customers who breach terms of financial agreements can only be tried by banking courts

Investors hurry to accumulate stocks that are part of the MSCI Pakistan Index

Individuals, business personnel at present are too myopic to foresee and realise future gains

With what is termed the ‘Chinese Marshall Plan’, initiative might realise the dream of regional economic stability

Expert says Punjab is the only province tapping its dormant potential.

Industry provides example of a sector marred by regulator’s failures

Seed Ventures is looking to inculcate start-up culture and fill a financing gap banks created

Increasing integration with world financial markets will make Pakistan vulnerable to swings in global growth

Business confidence was expected to decline against the backdrop of an unstable political and security situation

Benchmark 100-share index increases 1,900 points or 3.8% week-on-week