Business

Ultimate challenge is to turn agreement into action and results

Govt should develop water policy, allow foreign investment
in agriculture

Govt needs to relax curbs on raw material imports to reverse decline in LSM

Policy of sugarcane support prices contributes to lower cotton output

Fears grow over disruption to crude supplies in the Middle East

According to sources, the move also aims to shrink Rs1 billion import bill by increasing local pulses production

Tuna was caught off northern Aomori Prefecture and weighed 276kg

Beijing has long promised to further open up its economy to foreign investment

Aims to promote value addition in agricultural products

KSE-100 index surges 1,475 points following developments on economic front

Official says Rs400m worth of smuggling cases unearthed in past six months

PRGMEA says exporters are facing severe liquidity crunch owing to long delay in refunds

Will also discuss appointment of PSO MD in meeting on Tuesday next week

19 RTOs, corporate RTOs and four large taxpayer units have been given instructions

Misses first-half tax collection target due to low economic activity

Terms it arbitrary move that will adversely impact fertiliser sector, farmers

After free fall, Pakistani rupee is likely to stay stable by the end of current fiscal year

Exporters face difficulties due to complicated documentation process

Reviews preparations for Pakistan's 12th Five-Year Plan

Gains Rs1,350 to Rs89,650 per tola, takes cue from world market

About 20 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 28,661.44, down 0.7%

Benchmark index decreases 157.46 points to settle at 42,323.30

Concerns grow over escalation of regional tensions after air raid

Offer is one-third of total outstanding dues amounting to $800m

Smartphone ownership forecast to reach 51% of population in 2020

Stand at 24.75m tons against 23.24m tons in same period of FY19

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says uniform policy across country will help attract investment

Move will encourage investment in long-term debt securities

Target gap in textile market as the US looks for alternatives

SBP has 90% shares in HBFC; their sale will pave way for company’s privatisation

UAE backs peaceful resolution of disputes in South Asia

January also marks scheduled start of deeper output cuts by OPEC and allies

Increase attributed to bilateral, multilateral inflows including $452.4m from IMF

Benchmark index rises 1,080.76 points to settle at 42,480.76

Hikes prices of Xli and GLi variants, apparently to improve margins

Ministry official says negative propaganda has tarnished Pakistan’s image

PM stresses for strict action against the mafias involved in the adulteration of pesticides and seed varieties

Innovation will increase farmers’ income, crop productivity

It comes mainly because of hike in prices of perishable food items

Feel it will not be economical to run plants due to high LNG prices

Finance adviser directs tax authority to use modern communication tools

Agreement will allow Pakistan to export 313 new products with zero duties

Much-touted agreement will make 90% of China’s global imports duty-free for Pakistan

Benchmark index increases 664.92 points to settle at 41,400

If 2018 was shrouded in uncertainty, 2019 brought much-needed clarity.

IMF’s bailout programme, delayed licence fee payments by telecom operators among others provide relief

Official says there is dire need to adopt modern technologies to boost sector

Company will receive additional Rs106 billion under quarterly tariff adjustments

Under IMF programme, government sharply increases power and gas tariffs

Sales may pick up from July next year, but will be lower than previous years