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Number has gone up on back of debt-led consumption in Pakistan

Afghan, India and Iran combination could hit China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

A strong currency is damaging for Japan's exporting giants, such as Toyota and Sony

Australia, which has successfully avoided falling into recession for almost 25 years, posted better-than-expected GDP

Says Faisalabad’s business community wants to give its input for federal budget

Iqbal asks Chinese businessmen to form joint ventures in varying sectors

Washington suspects countries are behaving unfairly to support their economies

Such plans are used in developed countries to retain key employees

Decision would increase cost of doing business, make exports uncompetitive

Govt had formed the body to ensure food security, agro-development

Banking, oil and gas sectors contributed most to the index’s gains

New entity would be given Rs3 billion as equity, with shareholders contributing another Rs3.1 billion

Recall would cover 2013-2017 including some Nissan Altima, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Sentra and Rogue models

Pakistani traders and industrialists likely to visit Czech Republic later this year

The diluted earnings per share remained Rs0.02 as opposed to EPS of Rs0.01 in the same quarter of 2015

The contractor providing the uniform will get 30% money from the porter’s salary

FPCCI standing committee chief stresses on identifying markets

Pakistan has kept open all sectors of economy for foreign investment.

Pakistan’s industry can hardly meet 15% demand, says PCJCCI chief

Earnings increased to Rs4.59 billion from Rs3.24 billion

Currently 89% of sales tax is paid by 100 companies

Focus on economic development, creating jobs

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 215.65 points

Currently, there is no information-sharing mechanism

Tariffs for domestic and commercial consumers will be revised in July this year

The provision charge against the non-performing loans remained under control in Jan-Mar

Revenue declined due to 45% YoY dip in Arab Light Crude price, says Topline Securities

Down 98% compared to corresponding period last year

Official blames increased import of used cars for flat earnings

The Board of Directors took into consideration the project for provision of ICTs for Basic Education Community Schools

IMF regional director assures no further loan deal on the cards as Islamabad ready for fiscal independence

Benchmark KSE-100 index increases 234.36 points

140 solar tube wells being installed for irrigation needs of Balochistan

Says CPEC building a stable platform for steady flow of FDI

Government continues to propose reduction of Rs200 per 50kg bag

Envoy says Dutch companies being encouraged to invest in Pakistan

Country has made great progress, more needs to be done, says country director Illango Patchamuthu

Former minister says nobody knows exact size of parallel economy

Net interest income amounts to Rs6.8b, up 12.3%

Islamic banks move to longer-term transactions

Also announces cash dividend of Rs5 per share

Total deposits grow 5% in the first 3 months of 2016

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 421.54 points

Petroleum ministry will seek approval for any additional gas (beyond 91mmcfd) to be supplied to the fertiliser sector

But country’s debt burden and political risks are high

Shifts him to important slot in another department

Regulator to complete task before end of current fiscal year on June 30 in a bid to overcome revenue shortfall

Report accuses Privatisation Commission of committing criminal negligence

Car buyers will receive 4,000 euros when they choose a purely electric vehicle and 3,000 euros for a plug-in hybrid

Brussels says it would look into the unfair competition complaint from Getty Images