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The long march will mark the completion of two years of the government’s Vision 2025 programme

Argues that Pakistan needs to reciprocate preferential access to EU markets

As of late last month, Microsoft employed about 114,000 people

In three years, the report adds, the PML-N government has only achieved four out of 89 targets it set itself

China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier; slowest pace since the global crisis

US ratings agency expects country to grow rapidly

Exports of the popular crop was worth $4.2 million in 2014

Government directs sponsors to meet December 2018 deadline

City needs policy that realistically caters to all unique dispositions

Macroeconomic indicators may have improved, but problems continue to persist

Further evaluation needed to determine the size and commerciality of the discovery

Overseas Pakistanis remitted $5.9b; total inflows were $19.9b, up 6.4%

Its aim is to enhance production with modern farming techniques

Punjab offers lucrative and low-risk opportunities for investors

The premier has often argued that immigration cannot compensate for labour shortages

Pakistan can relate to stress buying into safe-bets that events like Brexit inspire

Amount restricted to Rs629b against allocation of Rs700b for FY16

Agreement signed to acquire three companies that own 100% shares in Dawlance

Women can bring different ideas to the table, which benefit economy and society

'Cotton area in Pakistan is down around 15 per cent' secretary general APTMA

Spreads are currently hovering at lowest level in the last 11 years

Pakistan's currency is stable and foreign exchange reserves have jumped to all-time highs

The move comes as concerns grow that a flood of mostly Chinese investors is crowding out locals

Seeks investment in agro-technology, food processing, clean energy.

PCGA allege that the bureaucracy is misguiding the government by giving fabricated and concocted figures

The country must modernise its economy and liberalise its bureaucracy slowly but steadily

The National Transformation Programme (NTP) 2020 seeks to cut public expenditures by 40 percent over next five years

Rejects govt claim that economy grew at 4.7% rate  

The performance of the economy in the outgoing year has remained far from adequate

In economic policymaking, every policy hurts some groups and helps others

Allocation 90% lower than funds set aside for counter-terrorism body in last fiscal year

Rasheed says govt will be given a tough time if opposition demands are ignored

A Reuters survey of economists will show India's gross domestic product grew 7.5% year-on-year between Jan and March

It is the latest effort by China's ruling Communist party to push its ideology in classrooms

Unscrupulous operators have bilked savers of billions of dollars by running pyramid schemes, questionable investments

Association leader says port revenues have dropped due to this tax.

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 153.29 points.

Says Pakistan cannot import commodity due to limited resources.

Swiss govt opposes initiative, saying it would have to find a colossal 25 billion Swiss francs a year

Hairatan, the only crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, is an ominous bellwether of economic activity

Pakistan has expectedly missed its GDP growth rate target in the outgoing fiscal year

'This is by far the most controversial application that we have ever had to deal with' committee chairman Peter Sowray

One in every two respondents is optimistic about job prospects in next 12 months

However, it misses critical savings and investment targets in 2015-16

PSX has already reached out to the London, Shanghai, Turkish and Qatar stock exchanges

Planning minister feels country is now on road to development

Xu Qin was among 35 executives and employees formally arrested last week in connection with the scheme

Abbasi says 'This is a brilliant saving. It would mean additional income of $1,150 for me annually'

Surge in Chinese buying of real estate last year took their five-year investment total to more than $110 billion

Short-term concerns should be ignored to welcome long-term opportunities