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Nepra approves Rs2.83 per unit hike in FCA for May power bills

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday authorised ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDiscos) to levy a Rs2.83 per...

yesterday 10

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Dawn.com

Batteries with renewables can cut power costs: study

KARACHI: Battery energy storage systems (BESS), in combination with solar and wind power, can bring down electricity prices to as low as 6-8 cents...

yesterday 20

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Low oil imports trim trade gap with Middle East

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with the Middle East narrowed 28.18 per cent to $9.521 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Engro looking to go global, says Samad Dawood

KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest conglomerate, Engro Corp, is looking to expand into new markets, including the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa,...

yesterday 10

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Reuters

Economic Coordination Committee approves 400,000 tonnes increase in wheat procurement target

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved 400,000 tonnes of additional wheat procurement by the...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Ex-PM Kakar denies blaming provinces for wheat import

QUETTA: As the wheat import scandal refuses to die down, former caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has said he never blamed the provinces...

yesterday 10

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Saleem Shahid

Saudi Crown Prince MBS expected to arrive within days to seal investment deals

• Dar terms talks with Saudi investors’ delegation ‘elaborate’ • FM explains did not sanction wheat import as ECC head, reiterates Islamabad...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Baqir Sajjad Syed

Chinese investment crucial for province: Balochistan Econ­omic Forum president

QUETTA: Balochistan Econ­omic Forum President Sardar Shoukat Aziz Popalzai has said that the province has a wider scope of socioeconomic...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Saleem Shahid

Urea sales hit three-year low

KARACHI: Urea sales hit a three-year low, plunging 49 per cent month-on-month to 328,000 tonnes in April and 33pc year-on-year. Sherman Research...

yesterday 10

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Citi Pharma sets up joint venture with Chinese firm

KARACHI: Citi Pharma Ltd (CPL) has entered into a joint venture with Hangzhou Newsea Technology Co Ltd, a renowned player in the Chinese...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan signs issuing bank pact with IFC

KARACHI: Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Ltd (DIBPL) has signed an issuing bank agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Stocks drift lower on profit-taking

KARACHI: Amid consolidation of overnight gains, the stock market on Tuesday turned in a subdued performance as the KSE-100 index inched lower in...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Muhammad Kashif

PM orders action over ‘ineffective’ track, trace system

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif on Tuesday ordered stern action against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials, including its...

yesterday 10

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Syed Irfan Raza

Can’t be dictated: FM Dar rules out US reservations on Pak-Iran gas pipeline

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the country could not be dictated and would consider only its own interests in...

yesterday 20

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Dawn.com

Engro, Dawood Hercules Corporation okay restructuring plan

KARACHI: The boards of Dawood Hercules Corporation Ltd (DH Corp) and Engro Corporation Ltd (Engro Corp) have, in principle, approved a proposal to...

previous day 30

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Power division seeks Rs130bn for subsidy

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has sought immediate disbursement of about Rs130 billion on account of subsidy payments against K-Electric and Azad...

previous day 30

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Exports of services rise in March

ISLAMABAD: Services exports grew for the second consecutive month, posting a rise of 6.77 per cent year-on-year in March after contraction for the...

previous day 30

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Saudi optimism lifts PSX to new peak

KARACHI: Growing optimism about likely major business deals during the visit of a high-powered Saudi trade delegation lifted the benchmark KSE 100-...

previous day 10

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Muhammad Kashif

‘PTCL’s buyout of Telenor to stifle competition’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has observed that the takeover of Telenor Pakistan by the Pakistan Teleco­mmunication...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

PPP forms body to engage govt on privatisation

ISLAMABAD: Just days after publicly opposing the government’s plan for privatising loss-making public enterprises, PPP Chairman Bilawal...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

Syed Irfan Raza

SIFC advised to focus on investment climate

KARACHI: As Pakistan pursues various options to attract investment, especially foreign direct investment (FDI), the Pakistan Business Council (PBC)...

previous day 30

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

GB raises record Rs3bn in July-March

GILGIT: For the first time, the Gilgit-Baltistan Finance Department collected a record Rs3 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal...

previous day 60

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Jamil Nagri

Mass SIM blocking not feasible, warn telcos

ISLAMABAD: The telecom companies have collectively forwarded their concerns to the Ministry of IT that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) decision...

previous day 30

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Kalbe Ali

Emirates’ CEO kicks off mega travel, tourism exhibition in Dubai

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of flag carrier Emirates, has kicked off the mega travel...

previous day 10

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Dawn.com

Probe panel discusses wheat import scandal

CHINIOT: Farmers thresh wheat crop in their field at Jhang Road, on Sunday.—APP ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of an inquiry committee, headed by...

monday 70

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Pakistan aims high as Saudi investors arrive

• Minister hopes business-to-business meetings will yield investment deals; leading local companies to share proposals with Saudi peers • Two-day...

monday 80

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Syed Irfan Raza

Subsidies vs market forces

Though the Punjab government has not explicitly stated whether it will procure wheat, some indicators suggest that it may not intend to do so....

monday 20

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Dr Sobia Rose

PSX’s benchmark KSE-100 index rises to intraday high of 73,060 points

Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index rose 1.5 per cent during intraday trade on Monday, to an intraday high of 73,060.74 points. The...

monday 30

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Reuters

PSX’s benchmark KSE-100 index rises by 860 points on back of Saudi visit

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index rose by 860 points on Monday amid a visit by a Saudi investment delegation. According to the...

monday 30

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Reuters

Oil-bred trade deficit

When oil prices rise, Pakistan’s trade deficit increases. It creates a negative domino effect where high oil prices translate to higher fuel...

monday 20

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From The Newspaper

EV boom — oil vehicles on their way out?

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) energy watchdog, the International Energy Agency (IEA), is on a warpath with...

monday 20

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Syed Rashid Husain

SBP’s policy transmission — a commentary

Financial analysts of different brokerage houses begin speculating about monetary policy changes two or three weeks before their announcement....

monday 10

Dawn Business

Mohiuddin Aazim

Packaging film sector on the rise

The processed food sector in Pakistan is witnessing a significant growth in demand, spurring investment in both the food processing and packaging...

monday 10

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Nasir Jamal

Attracting investments via intellectual property protection

Bringing Pakistan’s ailing economy back on track is a gigantic task that will keep its civilian and military leadership on their toes. The thrust...

monday 30

Dawn Business

Zeeshan Jaffri

Wheat’s tricky procurement

The ongoing protests by farmers against the government’s wheat procurement policy have triggered a debate. Some question why the government...

monday 20

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Khalid Saeed Wattoo

Provinces unlikely to deliver promised Rs600bn to Centre

ISLAMABAD: While the markup and dividend earnings of the federal government from the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) more than doubled in the first...

monday 50

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Saudi Arabia considers Pakistan high priority economic opportunity, believes in its economic potential: Almubarak

Saudi government and companies consider Pakistan a high priority economic, investment and business opportunity, the Kingdom’s Deputy Investment...

monday 50

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Dawn.com

Saudi Arabia sees Pakistan as high priority opportunity, believes in its economic potential: Almubarak

Saudi government and companies consider Pakistan a high priority economic, investment and business opportunity, the Kingdom’s Deputy Investment...

monday 40

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Dawn.com

Oil and gas sector wants govt to clear Rs1.5tr dues

ISLAMABAD: The oil and gas exploration companies have warned the government that their financial default was eminent as the outstanding amount...

05.05.2024 30

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Two Japanese assemblers not in mood to cut prices

KARACHI: Two Japanese vehicle assemblers have opted to stay out of the price war triggered by a historic cut from Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd...

05.05.2024 20

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Stocks fall below 71,000 in gloomy week

KARACHI: The status quo in the SBP policy rate against the market expectation of a cut disappointed investors who resorted to profit-selling,...

05.05.2024 20

Dawn Business

Muhammad Kashif

Pressure mounts on SBP for rate cut

KARACHI: Pressure is mounting on the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to call an emergency meeting and review the current interest rate amid a drop in...

05.05.2024 20

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

IMF mission expected in Pakistan this month to discuss new loan deal

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission is expected to visit Pakistan this month to discuss a new programme, the lender confirmed on...

05.05.2024 20

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Reuters

Punjab industries minister for boosting trade with South Korea

LAHORE: Punjab Industries Minister Shafay Hussain says Pakistan has trade cooperation with South Korea, but there is a need to increase bilateral...

04.05.2024 40

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

World food prices up in April for second month: FAO

PARIS: The United Nations food agency’s world price index rose for a second consecutive month in April as higher meat prices and small increases...

04.05.2024 60

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Reuters

Weekly inflation slows to 24.4pc

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), recorded a year-on-year increase of 24.37 per cent in the week ending...

04.05.2024 60

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

FBR uncovers Rs756bn sales tax scam

• PM directs AGP, finance minister to strategise optimal recovery • Over 100 FIRs filed against culprits • April tax collection falls short by...

04.05.2024 10

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

K-Electric seeks Rs3.84 per unit base tariff hike for seven years

• Nepra admits petition for hearing, asks stakeholders for their views within seven days ISLAMABAD: Based on the Rs392 billion investment plan it...

04.05.2024 30

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

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