Business

Misbah Hamid, 20, outperformed female engineers from Pakistan, Croatia, Slovakia and Hungary to win first prize

Currently, most of Pakistani products land in Oman via Dubai

French minister urges US to negotiate with OECD to reach agreement on taxing tech giants

OPEC and its allies agree to 500,000bpd production cut for first quarter of 2020

Traders' body refuses to comply until all agreement terms are enforced

Tariff adjustment has been made for first quarter of FY20

Tax has gone up from 1.25% to 8% after Finance Act 2015

Projects have so far been awarded under cost-plus tariff formula

Benchmark index rises 91.15 points to settle at 40,732.25

OPEC and its allies agree to 500,000bpd production cut for first quarter of 2020

Budgetary support loan, crisis response facility to shore up foreign exchange reserves

Holds consultation with stakeholders on financial market development

Azhar says proposal
under consideration, will prop up exports

Believes other sectors will take delivery of unconsumed imported gas

Becomes third cellular firm to pay partial fee in ongoing fiscal year

Say financial sector has suffered due to country’s inclusion
in grey list

Finance ministry report reveals spending on education, health decreased

Gives directives for gathering information about unused public land

OPEC is seeking to increase production cuts by more than 400,000 barrels per day

Benchmark index increases 370.58 points to settle at 40,641.10

Prices shares at top of indicative range of 30-32 riyals per share

Central bank says its reserves have increased $1.8b this fiscal year

IMF had conditioned the govt to stop borrowing from the central bank under its latest $6 billion loan programme

Reading underscores that inflation cannot be controlled by keeping interest rates high

Will allow foreign-owned companies to provide outbound travel services

Consul general calls for organising CPEC conference to attract investors

Importers have been avoiding tax payment by documenting Iranian apples as imports from Afghanistan

Association official expects demand to reach 49m tons in FY20

PM aide stresses sector can bring underprivileged out of poverty

Finance Division will prepare suggestions to curb collusive practices by sugar, wheat flour industries

Of that, 46% was short-term commercial lending, secured at up to 5.5% interest

World's most profitable company is seeking to raise up to $25.6 billion

Benchmark index increases 1.21% to settle at 40,270.52

Deeper cut is being preferred by a number of key OPEC members: Iraq oil minister

Qadir is the director of public affairs and communications at Coca-Cola Pakistan

Alice Wells says Pakistan can boost its growth, attract private capital, expand exports with bold economic reforms

Seeks investment in energy, food processing, pharmaceuticals

Says academia, farmers can help achieve water efficiency

Communication Division also seeks conversion of debt into grant

Global lender urges Pakistan to bring equity in distorted tax system

KSE 100-share Index advances 36% in dollar terms in past three months

Move aims at containing double-digit inflation

Row intensifies over taxing digital giants that potentially risks start of a new trade war

Benchmark index decreases 335.49 points to settle at 39,788.73

European share prices, US stock futures fall; Chinese yuan sinks to five-week low

Trump says trade agreement with China might have to wait until US election next November

Alvi says Japan, Germany and Silicon Valley willing to hire Pakistani graduates

Plans to deliver positive surprise to market before IPO of Saudi Aramco

Hyundai Porter H 100 is expected to fill gap left by Shehzore

Business union delegation seeks alternative spaces for those affected by nti-encroachment drive