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Stock index drops ahead of monetary policy
KARACHI: Stocks turned weak yesterday as trading activity dragged along with investors awaiting the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monetary…
KASB Bank placed under six-month moratorium
The State Bank yesterday put a six-month moratorium on KASB Bank, allowing only small depositors to withdraw their money. The…
The PM’s China visit
The prime minister’s recent visit to China meant a lot of agreements and contracts between the two sides. The bulk…
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…