Business

Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal reiterates govt’s narrative on improving economy

Franchise partner Crescent Star Foods signs MoU with Texas-based chain to open 10 stores in six years

Gap between market value determined by official valuers and DC rates not as wide as govt initially worked out

Balochistan assembly speaker suggests training for women in jewellery designing

Punjab woos foreign investors with fool-proof security

Trade promotion committee to start working in Sept this year

Loss came due to lower sales and falling prices of DAP

However, Islamabad is left behind with sluggish growth

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index gains 130.01 points

Three LNG-based plants of 3,600MW will come online by June 2017

Recommends participation of private sector to encourage competition and reduce prices

Envoy asks businessmen to enter into joint ventures, report tariff issues

ICT indicators can help monitor poverty reduction, economic growth

Plant converts agricultural waste into electricity via gasification process

Demand dismissal of project director, initiation of investigation

Earnings were up 76% in Q1 compared to 1QCY15

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index drops 134.46 points

90% of survey respondents feel general threats to business have reduced

Outstanding bills for the province stand at Rs70 billion

Pakistan, IMF to begin last round of performance review in Dubai on Wednesday

The minister said Gwadar and Balochistan province would be the biggest beneficiaries of the CPEC

Exports as percentage of GDP fell from 14% in 2011 to 11% in 2015

It will be constructed over 852 acres of land and cost $1 billion

For optimising CPEC returns, Pakistan should develop a skill base grounded in science, technology

Imports of iron, steel scrap and power generators rise past $1b

If not done right, proposed survey could prove to be disastrous

Government intervention, though aimed at increasing revenue, may prove anti-job and anti-growth

Equities: US stocks soar past previous records

China’s Demographics: Workforce may decline 23% by 2050 

Addressing Consumers’ Concerns: Fiat Chrysler recalls 410,000 vehicles 

Bourse ends week with a decline of 0.1% week-on-week

Glut is caused by distortions in market due to govt subsidies

IMF wants advanced economies to channel more public spending into infrastructure

Asks authorities to stop undue inspection of goods consignments

Say industry conducts business transparently, wants to pay due taxes

Earnings stand at Rs798.6m; EFU Life Assurance becomes most profitable entity in private sector

20 units a day, 100 units a week are sold in summer season

No major discoveries were made to offset the depleting deposits

It allows every country to produce its own energy

Asks officials to compensate farmers for damage to crops

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index falls 155.01 points

Cab drivers trained and retrained, as companies keep a close eye on ratings

Punjab govt warns of commodity shortage by the end of year

Federal govt caves in to importers’ demand, provinces have yet to agree

Overseas players turn from net sellers into net buyers in recent weeks

SBP had received $370 million from multilateral, bilateral and other official sources

US ratings agency expects country to grow rapidly

Trade expected to flourish; Thai firms keen on pouring investments

This will allow investors to make informed decisions

Oversight board will be set up for monitoring audit of companies