Pakistan economy has potential to grow by 10%: Miftah IsmailISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Miftah Ismail Monday said the country's economy had the potential to grow by 10 percent annually and if economic policies and reforms, introduced by...
Asia stocks mostly down after Syria strikeMost Asian markets fell on Monday after a US-led strike on Syrian targets fuelled fresh concerns over the tinderbox Middle East, though analysts said investors were hopeful the crisis would not escala...
Oil scrips lead fall on PSX, down by 390 pointsKARACHI: Pakistan equities extended declines on Monday with oils scrips mainly denting and dragging the benchmark KSE100 Index to below 45,700 points level. The index closed at 45682 after losing 390...
LCCI wants result oriented budgetLAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has emphasized the need for a result-oriented budget aimed at addressing the miseries of trade, industry and economy. In a statement issued...
Canadian High Commissioner launches CPACT Pakistan chapterKarachi: Canadian High Commissioner H.E. Perry Calderwood has formally inaugurated Pakistan's chapter of Canada Pakistan Affiliated Chamber of Trade (CPACT) in a bid to boost bilateral trade between t...
Highly Demanded Cars of April-May 2018 — CarFirst PredictsLAHORE: CarFirst - Pakistan's leading used-car trading platform has released the top cars demands. CarFirst gathered internal data for March 2018 to derive the market trends of the highly demanded car...
SECP registers 1,125 new companies in March 2018ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,125 new companies in March 2018, raising the number of registered companies to 84,783. As compared to the correspondin...
Cotton price remains stable amid demand for better gradesKARACHI: The cotton price stayed firm during the trading session at cotton market. Around 3,000 bales changed hands. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate remained unchanged at Rs 7,500 per m...
Yellow metal price remains under correctionKARACHI: Gold-Futures speculations and insignificant buying by leading buyers kept metal prices under technical correction while buyers in international and domestic market made cautious deals on Futu...
Dollar edge shigher in value versus rupeeKARACHI: The greenback increased value against the rupee in the interbank and shed value in open market. The greenback closed at Rs 115.50 for buying and Rs 115.70 for selling, gaining 10 paisas. The...