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SBP allows free dollar import for two months
Karachi: After 10 years, the State Bank has once again allowed the exchange companies to bring in US dollars directly…
LCCI urges PFA to draw SOPs for food businesses
Lahore : The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has urged the Punjab Food Authority to draw Standard Operating Procedures…
UK ramping up efforts to support Pakistan’s economic development
Islamabad: British Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne has said Britain is ramping up efforts to support economic development,…
Cellular firms ‘fleecing users, evading taxes’
Islamabad: Cellular companies were overcharging their subscribers and possibly evading taxes, the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication…
Cotton prices fall on improved supply
Karachi: Higher arrivals of phutti (seed cotton) in Punjab pushed lint prices further lower on Thursday. However, rain and flood…
World Bank forecasts rise in oil prices
Washington: The World Bank has nudged up its 2015 forecast for crude oil prices from $53 per barrel in April…
Ogra completes quorum after two years
Islamabad: Facing legal and regulatory challenges in the petroleum sector, the government on Thursday inducted member finance in the Oil…
Gas tariff hike summary not moved, NA committee told
Islamabad: Amid renewed efforts to open up security-hit areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal region for petroleum exploration, the ministry…
$2.2 billion C/A deficit despite record remittances
Karachi: The country’s current account deficit remained $2.2 billion despite higher dollar inflows and low oil prices during 2014-15, the…