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The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

In January, the SBP made a loan repayment of $500 million

Wants rates to be restored to those of budget 2016-17

Karachi Tajir Ittehad chairman says ‘no apparent reason for low sales’

OGRA proposes reduction of Rs2.70 in diesel and Rs3.30 in petrol price

Costs shoot up, businesses may have to pick sides in near future

Promises to comply with short-term security measures in new directive

Govt fails to clear backlog of Rs20b worth of subsidy claims

Growth cannot become inclusive overnight

Officials want cooperation between Afghanistan, Pakistan and China

Benchmark index increases 379.54 points, closes at 46,711.85

Borrowings in the past almost one year have touched around $9 billion

Pakistani envoy says Gandhara artifacts have been brought to the exhibition for the first time in seven decades

The high commissioner highlighted Pakistan’s strategic location

The president’s lack of detail on his economic plans led the IMF to cut its 2017 and 2018 US growth projections

Existing situation, if not reversed, will lead to shutting down of manufacturing units

Country to launch GST on July 1, small businesses say tax too complicated

The stock market is an investment avenue instead of a source of earning bread and butter

Analysts speculate the fall is due to military spending or capital flight

Jovago CEO says improved security situation, Chinese visits create opportunities

Qatar officials, however, deny reports of lower occupancy

Major central banks prepare to tighten credit policies

App being launched that will allow electronic signing of agreements

This will produce skilled human resources and remove hurdles to market growth

There is some improvement though, which is the result of new tax policy measures

First ATM was opened on June 27, 1967 at a branch of Barclays bank in Enfield, north London

Monetary expansion in Pakistan should be rule-based to attract foreign investors

Foreign funding for infrastructure development in Pakistan is not an exception

Pakistan still lags behind in terms of volume of start-ups and incubators

Creating awareness is of utmost importance, govt has to address fears

Govt utilising less than the budget earmarked for energy projects

A starting point will be to tax 1% of the land-owning elite

Stock market continued to remain volatile due to political uncertainty and mutual fund redemptions

Will be listed on Thursday, opening price to be Rs28

Company restructured, posts of deputy managing directors created

Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix among major contributors

Large-scale investments in storage required to reshape grocery delivery

Prime minister tasked central bank to monitor programme after NBP’s lack of response

Files tariff review petition for NEPRA’s consideration

Says the move will 'derail progress of the engineering industry'

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

According to the PTA, the number of mobile internet subscribers reached a record 40.56 million by the end of April

The SPI for the lowest income group increased 0.26% compared to the previous week

They also require management of the exchange to constitute a risk committee

'Regulatory departments will arrange on-site inspections of relevant enterprises'

Requests multiple visas for longer durations to explore trade potential

Market has recovered in the last two sessions after losing over 8,000 points in about one month

Engro Corp CEO says challenge is to establish brand, support needed

Special teams deputed to monitor the working of ATMs during Eid holidays

Power utility says generation resources barely adequate to meet demand