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Pakistan’s economy to grow 5.1pc in 2015: ESCAP
Islamabad: The United Nations latest report on the economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific has feared that Pakistan’s economy…
IFC launches lighting programme
Islamabad: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday launched the ‘Lighting Pakistan’ programme to help the government provide safe, affordable,…
Institutional interest helps KSE gain 188 points
Karachi: Bulls dominated the stock market on Thursday as the KSE-100 index added 188.29 points (0.57pc) to close at 33,103.73.…
Karachi Law and order situation hits the bourse
The Karachi bus carnage attack on the Ismaili community left investors in a panicky state. Despite opening on a positive…
Yields on T-bills cut by up to 44bps
Karachi: The cut-off yields on treasury bills (T-bills) have been slashed again by up to 44 basis points (bps) reflecting…
Projects worth Rs538bn approved
Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved Rs538.5 billion worth of 10 development projects…
Stocks falter again despite foreign buying
Karachi: After a strong start on Wednesday, the stocks relapsed and the KSE-100 index closed with a loss of 108.36…
SBP surprises currency dealers with 1pc margin
Karachi: The State Bank has allowed exchange companies to charge up to one per cent as spread between buying and…
Dealers charging premium for new motorbike
Karachi: Some dealers are charging “premium or on money” on spot sale of newly launched locally assembled Japanese bike as…