Business

New tax measures may reduce trading, but dip in prices now coming to a stop

Secretary Dagha claims country will have 1,224MW in surplus at the time of next general elections

Mission chief emphasises that difficult reforms need to be completed

Export goods go to only 50 out of 196 countries

Will pay Rs151.85 per share and buy 49.8m shares from general public

Decision comes in the backdrop of opposition party’s rally near PM residence

Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan will welcome friendly nations

Benchmark KSE 100-Index rises 246.29 points

K-Electric, agricultural consumers will not get the Rs26b relief

Rs70 billion shortfall occurs due to advances taken in last fiscal year

Other two provinces exempted from reduction in supplies

In total, six projects costing Rs281b were approved

Petitioner says a short-listed candidate is facing investigation

Believes country’s government will stand behind its obligations

Regulator has not increased price in 2016

Early childhood IT training has been given special focus

Enormous potential for investment in the province

Increase is linked with inflation to qualify for 60m-pound UK grant

It is a concessionary loan that will be extended at less than 2%

Oil minister, however, says one cargo ship has arrived, another is on its way

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index decreases 59.50 points

SECMC chief says electricity supply to national grid will begin by 2019

Khurram Dastaghir says necessary work for FTAs with Turkey, Thailand completed

Standing committee believes govt was set to privatise SLIC

Research report says sector needs to engage in product modernism to sustain market share

Amount is due from Etisalat for PTCL privatisation

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 60.64 points

Experiences negative growth for fourth consecutive month despite govt’s efforts

Have got Rs10b export subsidy during the rule of current government

Federal government to approve instrument of ratification on Friday

Announcement comes as a 3-year, $6.6-billion-dollar bailout package from IMF comes to an end

Handsets with the BlackBerry name will be produced under license by PT Tiphone Mobile Indonesia Tbk

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 73.62 points

The company has recently been taken over by new management, which has devised a roadmap

To commemorate the partnership in the wake of the expanding market for Bancassurance

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months with hefty rises and falls on some occasions

The delegation also discussed joint investment in vaccine production

The basic package starts at Rs500/month and goes up to Rs10,000/month

Trip meant to be an exchange of expertise, future policies and vision

Govt asked to frame strategy to arrest rising expenses

Discussion held after ‘calling attention’ notice on risk to Bundle Island

Is following previous govt’s policy that considered IT services a security threat

Says reduced tariff plan is valid till 2017, business community should take advantage

CPEC’s project worth $1.57b faces hurdles over tariff disagreement

Plans to manufacture Japan’s infant formula in the country

World Economic Forum report compared 138 countries on which Pakistan stood at 122

MCCI praises deal between Punjab and World Bank

Cooperation in improving crop productivity also came under discussion

Privatised enterprises will give good services to people, says minister

Two countries sign MoUs at business conference in Manama