NCEL barred from proceeding further: Futures trading in cotton
KARACHI, Oct 31: The Ministry of Commerce has thrown a spanner in the works of the National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) —country’s first computerised futures commodity market—by asking it “not to...
Strong engg sector key to economic growth: EDB website launched
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Commerce Minister, Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday the development of engineering sector on a sound footing is a must to achieving sustained industrial and economic growth, terming...
Rs123.5bn revenue collected in July-Oct
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 : The revenue receipts fell by 1.04 per cent to Rs123.5bn during the first four months of the current financial year against the target of Rs124.8bn set for...
Fish catch worth $1.45m unloaded at KFH
KARACHI, Oct 31: Fifteen medium sized vessels have brought in a load of around 1,456 tons of fish catch at Korangi Fish Harbour (KFH) during last four months (July-Oct). The estimated...
Drawback on export of shoes cut
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has revised downward the budgetary duty drawback rates on export of various kinds of shoes....
Sri Lanka lifts ban on rice import
KARACHI, Oct 31: Sri Lanka has lifted a two-year long ban on rice import and cut duty, removing the last ditch in the way of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan....
Pak Oman performance reviewed
KARACHI, Oct 31: The 5th Board meeting of Pak Oman Investment Company was held on Wednesday, at Dubai, a press release issued by Pak Oman stated....
Refinance rate
KARACHI, Oct 31: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced to continue the 6.5 per cent per annum rate of refinance under the Export Finance Scheme for the month...
TFC
KARACHI, Oct 31: The initial public offering (IPO) of the term finance certificates of Quetta Textile Mills has been over-subscribed by 1.7 times....
Rupee shines
KARACHI, Oct 31: The rupee has gained 10 paisa against the US dollar in two days in the inter-bank market falling rising from 58.99 on Tuesday to 58.89 on Thursday....
Widespread gains on stock market
KARACHI, Oct 31: Stocks on Thursday posted fresh widespread gains as institutional traders and leading investors continued to build-up long positions on selected counters aided by perception of higher capital gains....
Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Oct 31: Six ships carrying containers, steel coils and general cargo are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Friday, according to KPT sources....
IBA alumni directory
KARACHI, Oct 31: The Alumni Directory 2002 of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi was launched on Thursday....
Wapda tender
KARACHI, OCt 31: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Thursday again offered the lowest furnace oil prices to Wapda, says a press release....
Panic buying on cotton market
KARACHI, Oct 31: Brisk trading was again witnessed on the cotton market on Thursday as spinners and mills continued to make panic buying at the falling prices....
Singapore stocks monitoring system
SINGAPORE, Oct 31: The Singapore Exchange (SGX), whose method of monitoring unusual trades has long been the subject of public curiosity, on Wednesday detailed how it goes about the business....
IIRA Board
KARACHI, Oct 31: Pakistan received a singular honour when the first shareholders meeting of Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA), held at Bahrain on October 29, where a Pakistani JCR-VIS Credit Rating...
Palm oil prices lower
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31: Malaysia’s palm oil futures extended losses on Thursday after players took profits ahead of an industry gathering and a long holiday, traders said....