Business

Internet search giant commits to spending at least $250m over 5 years.

Says amount ‘falls below the range of reasonableness’.

Power plants will be able to produce 3,000MW at cheaper cost.

Huge investments pouring in through modern multiplexes.

Officials with irrelevant expertise being considered for the job.

Oil and gas, banking and cement sectors take hit as investors exercise caution.

A joint working group to prepare feasibility of energy projects.

Industry to introduce 100 new projects in next four months.

Country looking to expand trade potential.

Court’s order remains unimplemented even after one and a half years

Aim is to ensure textile industry’s adherence to labour laws.

Total reaches Rs420.25b in six open market operations since start of year

Local entrepreneur launches website to document Pakistan’s startup culture.

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 156.54 points

Chief minister underlines need of working out arrangement for the payment of water usage charges to the GB government.

Trade in the region constitutes only 1.4% of total world’s imports, 1.2% of exports, merchandise trade is only 27.9%.

Exports to Afghanistan drop 58%, trend likely to continue.

The bungalows will be built on modern lines and will be equipped with all civic facilities.

There is an urgent need of signing PTA between two countries to explore business opportunities, said FPCCI president

Shah asked the Japanese delegation to prepare a time frame for the establishment of their industrial units.

US plane maker Boeing teams up with South African Airways for effort.

Suggests govt intervention, high-rise buildings as solutions.

Facility centre to be set up, will aid manufacture of machinery.

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $14,306.9m.

Says investment incentives cannot be offset by denying benefits.

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 154.07 points.

Fourteen projects can generate 10,400 MW of electricity .

OGRA will also submit its views on deregulating petrol margins.

Says hiring from private sector runs contrary to rules.

PM Nawaz also said he hopes to visit Turkmenistan later in the year.

The life threats to businessmen and buyers who come to place orders are on a rise.

The exhibition is set to kick off on December 1, 2014, at the Expo Centre, Karachi.

Meeting in Faisalabad results in planning of protests.

Net interest income for 1HCY14 surges 18.6% YoY.

First-half profit clocks in at Rs123m, down 71% year-on-year.

Benchmark KSE-100 index decreases 293.44 points.

In case of failure, government will take over control of the institution.

Accord will grant concessions on export of goods to Turkey

Strategic initiative targeting 15% share of banking system by 2018, high demand from domestic population to help

Oil refinery demands letter of credit, state entity finds proposition difficult

Chinese presence and expertise to aid development in sector.

Delegation to meet counterparts in New Delhi.

Measures to boost trade in the region discussed

Benchmark KSE-100 index increases 28.58 points.

Revenues go up despite 2% decline in production.

Earnings per share increase to Rs6.2 in first half.

Result well below market expectations, say analysts.

Lack of technology, knowledge of processing mining material major setbacks

Petroleum ministry’s policy guidelines will push up tariff by Rs35 per mmbtu

Ministry proposes LNG imports be exempted from sales tax, GIDC