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FDI increases by 47pc in July-Oct
Foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 47 per cent in the first four months of this fiscal year, mainly because…
Stabilization of prices of essentials a priority of the govt.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday laid emphasis on expediting the process of executive magistracy system, enabling the civil administration to…
ADB announces interim assistance plan
While the Asian Development Bank is yet to finalise its Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Pakistan for 2014-18, it has…
Tharparkar’s dry spell stretches on for 3rd straight year
The dry spell in Sindh’s Tharparkar district — which has been ongoing over the last three years (2012-2014) — continues…
Growers’ concerns over lower paddy prices
Like every year, paddy growers are forced to sell their produce at very low prices in the absence of a…
Need to review rationale for wheat pricing
The government has earlier this month, taken two important measures to provide much-awaited relief to wheat growers from the rising…
Cotton crisis in India
A major crisis is brewing in the cotton sector in India, with a bumper harvest coinciding with a drastic cut…
Bank investments show upwards trend
The government managed to raise Rs285.773bn from the auction of Treasury bills of various tenors on November 12. Like the…
FMCG companies make huge profits
With consumerism thriving, stock prices of listed consumer goods companies have provided investors a juicy return of 42pc in 2014-to-date,…