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Bears at KSE: index dips 177.88 points
It was a gloomy start to the week with the KSE-100 index showing a loss of 177.88 points or 0.56…
NEPRA cuts power tariff by Rs0.47
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday welcomed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (Nepra) decision to cut down the electricity…
Decline in FFBL profits
Depressed primary margins on di-ammonium phosphate because of higher phosacid prices and incomplete gas infrastructure development cess on urea to…
Rationale of sugar exports
Strong carryover-stocks plus estimates of surplus production this year have led the government to allow limited export of sugar. But…
Super Asia: A profile
When Mian Mohammad Din from Gujranwala made Pakistan’s first local washing machine almost 40 years ago, he didn’t have the…
Pakistan’s increasing water deficit
The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources says the country, once having surplus water, now has a water deficit.…
Managing business without taking hefty bank loans
A CONGLOMERATE of nine industrial units, the Pakistan Fruit Juice Company (Pvt) Ltd is engaged in manufacturing various food and…
Protectionism vs rent-seeking
In view of trade surpluses, the federal government has levied a duty on wheat and sugar imports to protect farmers…
Bank deposits go down
A sharp reduction of over 100 basis points was noted for Pakistan Investment Bonds of all tenures during the auction…