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Gold rises above $1,160/oz
Gold edged higher yesterday as a softer tone to the dollar helped to support prices, though continued outflows from bullion-backed…
Cotton prices come under pressure again
Cotton prices came under pressure yesterday influenced by falling world cotton prices because of higher production forecast by almost all…
Fed. minister Sikandar Bosan stresses private sector role in seed supply
Addressing the National Seed Policy Workshop, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan said that the Seed (Amendment) Bill 2014 had already been…
Remittances jump up to $6bn
Pakistan received over $6 billion as remittances in the first four months of the current fiscal year, the State Bank…
Reserves plummet to $13.267bn
The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country fell to $13.267 billion during the week ending on Nov 7…
Export of services witnesses growth spurt
Pakistan’s export of services witnessed a growth of 72.53 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year…
Pakistan to enhance trade with Afghanistan up to $5 billion
Pakistan and Afghanistan resolved yesterday to expand bilateral trade to $5 billion from the current $2.5bn in two to three…
Industrial sector exempt from electricity loadshedding till year end
On the directives of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Ministry of Water and Power on Thursday ordered all electricity distribution…
‘Global energy system under stress’:IEA
With fossil fuels set to meet most of the increased global demand for energy, the IEA warned yesterday that climate…