Thursday, May, 23, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Business suffers Rs5bn loss
KARACHI, Sept 19: Trade and industry suffered a loss of Rs5 billion on Wednesday following closure of markets, commercial centres…
Oil import bill rises
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Pakistan’s import bill of oil and eatables posted a growth of 3.58…
Trade agreements with India today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Pakistan and India will formally sign three crucial agreements on Thursday to give a fillip to economic…
Pak-Tunisia commision meets
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Pak-Tunisia Joint Commission started its eighth session here on Wednesday to devise concrete roadmap for future…
Textile exports fall 1.5pc to $2.164bn
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell marginally by 1.50 per cent to $2.164 billion in the first…
Govt, ILO to sign accord
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The International Labor Organisation will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the government and other stakeholders on…
Guidelines for LNG import
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is expected to approve guidelines for the import of…
Conversion rates
KARACHI: The following are September 20, State Bank conversion rates for foreign currency deposits, dollar bearer certificates, foreign currency bearer…
Stocks extend gains on gas discovery
KARACHI, Sept 19: Stocks ended higher on Wednesday led by the heavyweight Oil and Gas Development Company following news reports…
Cotton prices slip on cautious buying
KARACHI, Sept 19: Cotton prices fell on Wednesday as millers hesitated buying on concerns about the quality of the crop…
Palm oil inches up
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19: Malaysian palm oil futures on Wednesday staged a modest rebound from the previous session’s 1-month low,…
Company News
KARACHI, Sept 19: Dell Pakistan on Wednesday announced new solutions that continue to advance its Fluid Data architecture to help…
Asian markets rise
HONG KONG, Sept 19: Asian markets rose on Wednesday after Japan’s central bank said it would boost an asset-buying scheme…
Poultry rates
KARACHI, Sept 19: The following are Thursday’s maximum poultry rates issued by the Pakistan Poultry Association:
EGGS (wholesale) per 30…
Asia-Pacific home to most millionaires
SINGAPORE, Sept 19: Asia-Pacific has overtaken North America as home to the most millionaires for the first time, boosted by…
State farm subsidies at record low: OECD
PARIS, Sept 19: Government subsidies for farmers in OECD countries have fallen by half over 40 years, reaching the lowest…
Iraq oil growth slowing
PARIS, Sept 19: The International Energy Agency’s top economist warned in an interview with AFP that any unexpected slowdown in…
Lonmin miners end strike after pay raise
MARIKANA, South Africa, Sept 19: Lonmin platinum mine workers, in South Africa on Tuesday ended their strike in return for…
