Business

First tranche of $150m will come this year; total loan to be distributed over 10 years

Site is inaccessible in Pakistan only and is still online in other countries

Aim is to make business environment trustworthy and transparent

Suggests corporate governance model should not be same for all countries

President says root causes of lower trade should be addressed

Pakistan eyes preferential trade agreement with the UK

Will send a summary for ECC’s approval to protect domestic produce

Wants ‘corrective measures’ in cases of profit from net hydel power generation, property valuations

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index drops 41.14 points

Premier wants completion of Neelum Jhelum, Tarbela 4th extension projects by next year

Despite being termed financially unviable, the project was approved at a cost of Rs45.4 billion

Shanghai Electric says it is not the only company participating in the bidding process

Country’s low GDP growth a result of this decline

Farmers should be educated about new techniques with Chinese assistance

The app, Lifestage, is available for anyone to download on iPhone

There exists long list of illegal assets belonging to officials who can defy all authority of judiciary and parliament

Growing economic activity, improved law and order help boost demand investment

Should avoid US influence and care for its own strategic interests

The realty sector of Punjab claims new taxes have led to a fall in federal and provincial revenues

Known to have a good rapport with govt officials, Patel may find his low public profile helps him develop better ties

Week-On-Week: SPI rises 0.21% 

Currency: Rupee stable against dollar 

Corporate Result: HBL earns Rs16b in first half

GroupM Pakistan recently organised a “GroupM Digital Day” to unveil their new policy

Pakistan missed the GDP growth target of 5.5% last year mainly due to poor performance of the agriculture sector

KSE-100 Index touched all-time high of over 40,000 points but retreated at the end of the week

Power minister says Rs99.6b outstanding against provincial governments

Rating agency says political uncertainty will weaken economic performance

News comes amid supplier standoff, decision not to affect annual production target

PASDEC says investment needed to tap 297 billion tons of reserves

‘Goats for water’ aims to help rural Sindh fight energy woes through exchange of animals

Petroleum ministry claims no ISGS board member removed arbitrarily

It’s the third strike call in six months, will disrupt fuel supplies to pumping stations, power generation companies

Patel, 52, is now one of four deputy governors of the Reserve Bank, running its monetary policy department

Squeezed by economic and political turmoil since the 2011 uprising, Egyptians are preparing for a new era of austerity

Project will now cost Rs17 billion

System installed in Jhirk village, funded by USAID

Chairman also vows to address exporters’ problems

Project to be implemented by SSGC, would cover different localities

Growth attributed to better sales of appliances, result accompanied by cash dividend of Rs1.25 per share

EPS dropped to Rs0.88 from Rs2.10 during the quarter ended June 30, 2016

Benchmark KSE-100 index decreases 272.12 points

Chamber chief lays stress on proper marketing of Pakistan products

Summary sent to PM, technical extension requested till September 15

Moscow, Ashgabat are keen to supply electricity through CASA-1,000 transmission line

The biometric registration of pensioners hailing from other cities of the country would continue till November 30

Fruit Production: Pak-China collaborating for improvement

Currency: Rupee stable against dollar

Benchmark KSE-100 index decreases 286.32 points

SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased $55 million to $17,719 million