Business
More News
-
Telecom sector stresses deploying new technology
Experts gather at seminar to scrutinise previous mistakes and future options.
-
Energy woes: Gas needs of the power sector ignored since 2005
Economic survey suggests additions in gas supply diverted to industries.
-
TCC gives up Reko Diq rights
“Recent developments have regrettably compelled TCC to withdraw the request for specific performance,” says...
-
Bailout package: Talks with IMF on Pakistan’s terms, says Dar
IMF team to review the country’s ability to pay back previous loans.
-
Auto industry dissatisfied with the budget
Decision to allow duty-free imports of hybrid cars irks manufacturers.
-
Market Watch: Budget 2014 propels bourse to record high
Index gains 433 points after aggressive buying in blue chips.
-
Govt has no plans to privatise Pakistan Railways: Minister
Instead, company will rely on public-private partnership to return to profitability.
-
SECP takes action against non-compliant companies
Issues 189 notices to companies found violating procedures.
-
KSE fails to enter MSCI’s Emerging Market Index
However, Pakistan’s weight in Frontier Market Index will go up as UAE, Qatar exit.
-
Govt fails in reducing reliance on foreign assistance
Budgets $5.7b, 137% higher, in external loans and aid for the fiscal year 2013-14.
-
CJP takes suo moto notice on price hike of petroleum products
Notices sent to the attorney general and OGRA officials.
-
Finding faults: Traders bemoan federal budget
Claim it will pose additional burden on the poor.
-
Budgeting with enthusiasm
Finance minister has presented a pro-market budget, but its macroeconomic framework will be a hard sell for the IFIs.
-
Budget 2014 propels bourse to record high
Karachi Stock Exchange’s benchmark 100-share index gained 1.94% or 433.15 points to end at 22,757.72 point level.
-
Annual plan 2013-14: Govt will not scrap Iran gas pipeline project
Officially announces commitment to project; expects first flow of gas by end of 2014.
-
Analysis: Defending economic freedom in words, lobbying interests in actions
Ishaq Dar appears to have left the drafting of the tax policy to the bureaucrats at the FBR.
-
Market Watch: Bourse rallies ahead of annual budget
Led by oil and energy stocks, benchmark KSE-100 index gains 116 points.
-
PSDP gets 50% more allocation amid resource constraints
Rs540b will be spent on development to spur economic activity.
-
Subsidies worth Rs240b set aside for energy firms, commodities
Allocation is far lower than the amount doled out in outgoing year.
-
Focus shifts to coal-fired plants to arrest rising power cost
ADB will provide most of the funds for these plants.
-
New tax measures to boost revenues by Rs202.6 billion
Govt hopes to increase tax-to-GDP ratio to at least 9.7%.
-
Pakistan Economic Survey: Power crisis to persist, affect economic growth
Power generation outstripped by increasing demand.
-
Outgoing Indian envoy’s stint termed remarkable
Businessmen highlight progress made in economic ties.
-
First of its kind: Allied Bank inaugurates solar-powered branch
The branch is located at Jhang Road, Faisalabad.
-
Bleeding dry: Power theft eats up Rs40 billion every year
Ministry asked to take steps to recover unpaid bills.
-
Engro suggests creation of single energy ministry
Lays out solutions to energy woes in a comprehensive report.
-
PPP govt misses crucial agriculture target
Growth slowed to even less than what was recorded last year.
-
Manufacturing witnesses rebound from last year
Sector grew by a healthy 4.26% during July 2012-March 2013.
-
Breaks for the elite: Tax exemptions cost exchequer Rs239.5b in FY13
Amount higher than what the country has received under the Kerry-Lugar aid package.
-
Sinking in: Pakistan to be in Rs14t debt quagmire by end of fiscal 2013
Government borrowing to breach 60% of GDP limit set by parliament.
-
Market Watch: KSE rises with all eyes on budget
Benchmark KSE-100 index adds 58 points.
-
Unpaid bills: SNGPL stops gas supply to nine defaulters
The move to stop gas supply has been taken to improve recovery from consumers.
-
Govt enforces two-day weekly off in Punjab
Industrialists advise govt to reduce yearly holidays in the face of loadshedding.
-
As stock market booms, brokers get a chance for redemption
Profession tainted in the aftermath of 2008 crisis is witnessing revival.
-
Slowdown: Growth tapers off in FMCG sector as inflation eases, power crisis worsens
Sector’s ability to pass on price increases to consumers is a major growth driver.
-
Iran upset about slow progress on gas pipeline
Asks Pakistan to nominate entities to go ahead with the project.
-
Market Watch : KSE closes in the red as bad news hurts sentiments
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 208 points.
-
KSE makes pitch to investors in New York
Conference creates awareness regarding opportunities in Pakistan.
-
Federal Board of Revenue waives penalties on goods importers
Will only have to pay principal amount, move aimed at boosting revenues.
-
Worker remittances reach $12.76 billion
Money sent home by overseas Pakistanis increases 5.7%.
-
Sweeping change: CAA, PIA, ASF leave Ministry of Defence’s wings
A new division has been created to look after the aviation industry.
-
A case for reintroducing wealth tax
The tax can effectively redistribute income, reduce inequalities.
-
Opinion: Making banking personal again
In an increasingly digitised world, how do we keep the ‘personal’ in personal banking?.
-
You make the world (wide web) go around
Your online presence is what makes investors pay for web-based services.
-
New government hints at anti-populist, pro-reform stance on economy
Willingness to take tough decisions only way out of a tough situation.
-
Rewriting the equation: Building a new economy, one city at a time
An economic argument can be made for the development of private sector-led projects for new urban centres.
-
The game plan: A few pointers for solving Pakistan’s energy crisis
The new government has a multitude of options to help combat the energy crisis.
-
Sunny side up: Country has changed, future looks really bright, says Mansha
Says govt wants to get rid of Rs500b circular debt before the end of June.
-
Financial mismanagement: Old schemes eat up interior ministry’s budget
The biggest challenge facing Ahsan Iqbal is a cleansing exercise of the PSDP.
-
Felicitation: SMEs welcome minister for industries
Immediate requirement of the sector is energy and exemption from import duty, sales tax on alternate energy requested.