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Mentoring youth: banking and economy
Youth is indicator of how developed a country is, how fast or slow economy grows
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Living with recurring floods
Tough decisions needed like allowing imports of agri-commodities from India
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Former Tata Sons chair Cyrus Mistry dies in road accident
Mistry’s car rammed into a divider while travelling to Mumbai from Gujarat with three others
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Siemens ready to fix pipeline fault: Gazprom
Siemens, however, says it has not been asked to do job
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Stocks lose ground in volatile week
Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 282 points to settle at 42,309
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Volkswagen board to discuss Porsche listing
Launch of listing still subject to market developments
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China firm rolls out rail coaches
The Chinese company to supply state-of-the-art, luxurious, comfortable and fit-to-run at 160 km per hour coaches
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Efforts on to double trade with Beijing
Envoy asks Chinese investors to benefit from opportunities in Pakistan
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Floods leave farmers desolate
Not only farmers but every link in the supply chain is strained
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Water worth $15 billion wasted every year
Minister says infrastructure being built to increase water storage capacity
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Automaker extends plant closure
Pak Suzuki Motor Company said it would suspend production for another two days
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PLL extends deadline for LNG supply bids
Move comes in wake of high gas prices, poor response from suppliers
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Farmers supply 1.5m cotton bales
Textile mills bought 1.32 million bales
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Pakistan to reopen power deals
IMF warns second-phase of CPEC can ‘pose risk to debt sustainability’
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Attracting right talent crucial for startup success
Young workers want flexibility, mental wellness and more perks
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G7 agrees on Russian oil price cap
per-barrel level of the price cap would be determined later
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Cement sector weakens as sales dive 24%
Industry sold 3.29m tons in August against 4.33m tons last year
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Auto industry’s future bright as more players enter
Economic conditions will cause slowdown in production, sales this year
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Businesses mull going on strike
Demand withdrawal of high levy in electricity bills
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Sale of oil products down 31%
Dealers lift petroleum stocks from OMCs following price hike speculations
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Govt urged to waive tax on relief goods
17% sales tax levied on used clothes and relief goods including tents and blankets
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Govt plans uplift funds diversion
Will utilise those funds to tackle flood devastation, help rehabilitate people
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PRA collects 33% higher revenue
The overall revenue collection during the current fiscal year till August stood at Rs27.8 billion
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Traders outline tax concerns
Traders put forth various suggestions on the matter
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Rupee swings down with 0.17% loss
It comes after IMF put average currency value at Rs226 for FY23
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Trade deficit widens 29% as imports soar
Import bill swells to $6 billion mark despite ban and erection of non-tariff barriers
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Oil climbs ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Organisation likely to keep oil output quotas unchanged for October
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Pakistan failed to meet IMF targets: report
Report suggests global lender had every reason to set tough conditions due to bad track record of PTI govt
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Rupee gains 0.07% in inter-bank trading
Currency stabilises despite five-decade high inflation reading
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Chinese firm offers low-cost housing units
Urges government of Pakistan to exempt imported raw material from duties and taxes
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180,000 acres untapped for tea planting
Growing imports signal local tea production is a matter of urgency
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Forex reserves fall $113m to $7.69b
Central bank gives no reason for decrease
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Home appliances industry targets regional exports
Industry invested Rs30 billion to enhance capacity, has achieved over 50% localisation
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Duties exempted on import of onion and tomatoes
Duty-free imports allowed from Afghanistan and Iran for three months
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Pakistan to get hybrid power plant
Project aims to minimise power cost, tackle climate change
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Investment in LNG likely as hurdle removed
Cabinet exempts new terminals from mandatory third-party access
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SBP fears major damage to economy
State finance minister says flood devastation far higher than Rs2 trillion
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Govt mulls taking another IMF loan for floods
Ministry says economic growth rate can slow down to 2% from target of 5%
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Govt drops another petrol bomb amid floods
Petroleum prices have been increased by nearly Rs11 per litre
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Pakistan features on China e-commerce platform
Giant platform facilitates national pavilions in selling specialties
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Industrial body calls for boosting digital economy
Suggests adopting Chinese model for digitalisation
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Govt maintaining forex reserves
Miftah assures exchange-rate stability to control inflation amid flood damages
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Floods force Amreli to halt production
Steel company announces closure of its manufacturing plant from August 31 to September 19
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LPG price slashed by Rs6 per kg
Regulator sets consumer price at Rs212 per kg for September
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FBR eclipses tax target
Collects Rs948 billion in July-August compared to target of Rs926 billion
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Rupee regains Rs1.37 against US dollar
Resumption of IMF programme, foreign currency inflow strengthen rupee
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Gas reserves discovered in K-P
Discovery will help improve energy security of country, says OGDCL
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Oil prices fall on global recession worries
Investors fear further slowdown in global economy as China renews Covid-19 restrictions
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MG Apparel makes the nation proud by becoming the highest rated LEED-certified company in Pakistan
After leather, textile, agriculture, retail, hospitality and poultry, Mahmood Group is now leading the way in apparel
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In a boost to dwindling forex reserves, SBP receives $1.16b IMF tranche
This will help improve SBP’s reserves and facilitate realisation of other planned inflows, says central bank













































