Business

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 32 points.

Earnings of EFU’s non-life insurance arm down by 49%.

Only two domestic investors bid for providing import services.

ADB to consider $900m loan for the project tomorrow.

Association appears to have settled differences for the time being.

Cement sector prepares to face new challenges.

Exports have been on a continuous decline for the last 15 months.

Performance improves on the back of lower coal rates, high cement prices .

The government should have known how much time it had before they would need the first tranche.

The crises in the energy sector are all interconnected and there is no ‘single button’ solution.

Trade chamber optimistic about result of Nawaz Sharif’s US trip.

Thai delegation visits Pakistan to promote halal food policies.

Packaging giant earns Rs1 billion in Jan-Sept period.

Neighbours to explore economic potential.

Significant foreign investment leads to an increase of 3.9% in index.

OGRA expected to announce tight gas price soon to resolve the issue.

Price on onions have inflated to as much as INR100 per kilogramme, which has created immense public outcry.

Plan to double textile exports in the next four years.

SBP says industry likely to be competitive with entry of new players.

Considers withdrawing the condition of filing wealth statement.

Gas availability allows company to reverse losses.

Company sees rise in profits despite slowdown in last quarter.

Higher production and petroleum prices give a boost to earnings.

HBL increases profits as NBP sees income fall.

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 84.74 points.

Operators say they will continue to check identity theft.

Authority chairman meets FBR chief to seek data of tax evaders.

90-member team leaving to attend Pakistan Day conference in Berlin and Munich.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and State Bank Governor Yaseen Anwar will lead the delegation.

UAF seminar stresses use of modern farming techniques for rich dividends.

Norway-based company sets up wet paint producing plant in Lahore.

The bank announces a dividend of Rs3.5 per share.

Bank earns Rs12.93b, declares third interim cash dividend.

IPPs announce depressing results.

Earnings of guar gum maker drop 69% in Jan-Sept period.

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 13.56 points.

Yields on bonds have gone up 257 basis points since June .

IT minister assures govt support in the exercise in meeting with PTA acting chief.

Tax evaders have provided fake addresses to NADRA.

Awarding the prize for developing biotech crops has reinvigorated debate over benefits of genetically modified crops.

If GDP growth declines further, both poverty and unemployment, particularly of the youth, will increase further.

Sindh chief minister in China to visit an international fair.

Company launches new projectors, tablet at Dubai fair.

Companies lie in wait for things to stabilise before making investment.

Benchmark KSE 100-share index gains 117 points to close at 22,347.

Tax collection may fall short of the target because of delay.

In nine months, however, company performs better.

Profit growth of the tobacco giant slows down in third quarter.

Tariff hike will apply to all, except for lifeline and KESC consumers.

Rupee under pressure due to depleting foreign reserves .