Business

Will take up trade and investment issues, particularly rice exports

Country must restructure industrial sector, close porous borders, says business community

BoI chairman says country will prove to be big market for global manufacturers as middle class population grows

Oil and gas sector leads gains with cement stocks contributing positively

PSO requests determination of price for six cargoes imported from Qatar

US Air Force awarded Boeing an initial contract worth $25.8 million to reduce risk and lower the cost of the programme

Expects average inflation in 2015-16 to remain between 3% and 4%

700,000 plants have been scheduled to be planted over the next two months

Already a company is setting up power plant with initial injection of $250m

Panelists discuss business challenges, stress on investing in employees

Benchmark KSE-100 index increases 104.87 points

10th review of economy will end in first week of Feb

Ambassador to Pakistan urges business community to focus on value addition

NEPRA has already approved upfront solar power tariff

Amounts to $310m in 1HFY16 compared to $113m in 1HFY15

Power ministry fears project will go bankrupt if tariff not increased

President Jim Yong Kim is set to arrive in Pakistan on February 9

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $20,502.1 million

Qaim Ali Shah wants federal govt to admit its right before issuing lease to Chinese company

EPS recorded at Rs13.6 during first half of fiscal year

Iqbal said the country now needs to capitalise on the changed perception

Blames previous governments for delay in Neelum-Jhelum power plant

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 92.35 points

OGRA has sent summary to petroleum ministry for its nod

DG insists there was no pressure to abandon the investigation

Notification of power tariff cut for industrial consumers to be issued soon, says Dastgir

Brokerage house had failed to transfer APO’s shares to CDC

Appears to have spent all GIDC collection on bridging the budget gap

Prices of petrol could be cut by Rs7.56 per litre (9.9 per cent), bringing it down from Rs76.25 to Rs68.69

Modern drafting technology allows for development of seed varieties that can withstand numerous adverse conditions

The PCGA demanded that a high level commission be constituted to investigate the real causes of decline

Amounts to Rs3.2b; fourth-quarter performance below expectations

FFC also declared a final cash dividend of Rs3.4 per share, taking total dividend in 2015 at Rs11.9 per share

Company official says Rs2 billion to be injected into country’s business

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 27 points

Envoy asks Pakistan businessmen to reach out to outside world

Govt currently spending $6 billion on oil and gas pipelines

They have only 1% of banking assets in the country

First meeting of special committee dwells on issues of governance and pay packages

Acquires additional funds despite mounting foreign debt burden

Government aims to pay salaries, conduct studies for water sector management with the additional amount

Announces Rs857.2m profit for Oct-Dec quarter of 2015

Results above market expectations, accompanied by Rs3.05 dividend

IMF’s projections are higher by $11.6 billion compared to earlier estimates

FIA arrests seven OGDC officials and two contractors

Will consider any change in benchmark interest rate for next two months

Bosan for adopting best practices, controlling pests, better crop handling

Sends a summary for approval of Council of Common Interests.

Reached Rs115b or 25.6% of total revenues in FY15, up over 100%

Five-year strategic plan to be used as tool to deepen relations