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NBP’s 9-month earnings jump up to Rs12.1 billion
The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) posted profit-after-tax of Rs12.1 billion in the nine months (January-September) of this calendar year,…
OGDCL profit plummets over 15% to Rs28.3bn in first quarter
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited’s (OGDCL) after-tax profit for the first quarter of this fiscal year dropped 15.7…
Ease of doing business in Pakistan nosedives”: World bank report
Pakistan is ranked 128th out of the 189 countries surveyed for the latest World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ annual report, a…
ECC approves incentives for LNG users.
The government yesterday approved incentives for use of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and allowed 570,000 tonnes of urea import.…
‘Islamic bond market set to grow worldwide’
Investments in Islamic bonds known as “sukuk” are set to grow worldwide as financial centres vie to tap an increasing…
Karachi Stock exchange dips slightly on volatile trading
Stocks rally was halted on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index finished on a minor decline of 13.34 points at 30,225.62,…
ECC may increase margins for OMCs, petroleum dealers
Amid continuing slide in oil prices, the government is today expected to increase the commissions of marketing companies and petroleum…
Dar unveils 14-point economic roadmap
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday a 14-point ‘future roadmap’ aimed at achieving over seven per cent growth by…
Robust growth in e-banking
According to the annual payment system review for 2013-14, issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday, country’s…