FPCCI establishes research center to promote trade and business on September 9, 2021President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Nasser Hayat Magoon on Wednesday said that the federation has established a state of the art research center in its capital office for the promotion of trade and business activities across the country. He said that in this research center the services of highly […]
Tarin for dealing with volatile energy prices in international markets on September 9, 2021Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday urged to adopt forward planning for dealing with the volatile energy prices in international markets and also to provide low cost energy to industrial and domestic sides. He was holding a meeting with the Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar and Special Assistant to the […]
PSX loses 38.95 points to close at 46,918 points on September 7, 2021The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 38.95 points on Monday, with a negative change of 0.08 per cent, closing at 46,918.52 points against 46,957.47 points on the previous working day. A total of 417,852,908 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 464,978,937 shares the previous day whereas […]
Asian markets mostly up as weak US data soothes taper worries on September 7, 2021Asian markets mostly rose on Monday after a big miss on US jobs creation last month fuelled optimism that the Federal Reserve will hold fire on tapering its massive financial support programme, while Tokyo extended last week’s rally on hopes for more economic stimulus. Closely watching the data on Friday showed that about a third […]
BTC, ETH inch up; ADA’s losing streak continues on September 6, 2021The cryptocurrency market remained mixed on Sunday, with the market cap shedding 0.2 percent to reach $2.37 trillion as of 1100 hours GMT. The price of bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, gained 0.29 percent to reach $50,038. With this increase in price, the market capitalisation of the biggest cryptocurrency reached $941 billion. Likewise, ethereum (ETH) […]
Over 42,000 youth open business through YES of Kamyab Jawan Programme: Dar on September 4, 2021Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Friday said that over 42,000 youth have been opened their own business through the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). The government has accelerated the efforts to provide maximum employment to the youth under the KJP. In a […]
Pakistan earns $500m from travel services exports during FY2020-21 on September 3, 2021Pakistan earned $500.158 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the fiscal year 2020-21. This shows an increase of 2.10 percent as compared to $489.850 million. The same services were provided during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said. During the period under review, the personal […]
Shipping Activity at Port Qasim on September 2, 2021Two ships, Seago Istanbul and Maersk Detroit carrying Containers took berths at Container Terminal of Port Qasim (KPT) on Tuesday. Meanwhile four more ships, Caribbean-I, Sloman Hera, Blue Pride and Gasloc Shanghai Carrying 3,300 tonnes chemicals, 12,000 tonnes palm oil, 63,397 tonnes furnace oil and 64,735 tonnes natural gas also arrived at outer anchorage of […]
PSX rises again, gains 54 points to close at 47,419 points on September 1, 2021The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with a bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 54.04 points, with a positive change of 0.11 per cent, closing at 47,419.74 points against 47,365.70 points on the last working day. A total of 378,832,096 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 382,645,112 […]
Bitcoin nears $48,000 level as cryptos make gains on September 1, 2021The cryptocurrency market turned bullish on Tuesday, with the market capitalisation gaining 2.2 percent to reach $2.2 trillion as of 1220 hours GMT. The price of bitcoin (BTC) gained 0.65 percent to reach $47,982. With this increase in price, the market capitalisation of the biggest cryptocurrency reached $902.1 billion. Likewise, ethereum (ETH) price jumped 8.33 […]