The plan to float bonds of OGDCL in the international market is expected to receive a good response from investors.

Unprecedented increase in cotton prices has brightened the prospects of a bumper crop next season.

Meeting to discuss inter-corporate debt issue.

Crop shortfall pushes prices to new peak of Rs11,800.

A sharp rise in food prices in international markets has made production of essential crops important.

NPLs of commercial banks increased by Rs34.2 billion in the first quarter of the current financial year 2010-11.

New York market, domestic demand push up prices.

The fate of the remaining two installments of the $11.3b IMF standby loan programme is still uncertain.

In the previous auction, all bids for the 12-month paper had been rejected.

Besides political pressure at home, the government has to face the IMF delegation expected to arrive this month.