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Let’s analyze the impact of the Federal Budget 2018-19 announced a couple of weeks ago by the couple-of-week old Finance…
As was expected, the budget for FY 2018-19 turned out to be ‘people centric’ as this is the election year…
Addressing the post budget press conference, the Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail said, “We have no intention to go…
Pakistan has witnessed improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. It…
From LNG to coal, livestock to stationery, every sector and every type of business enterprise has been showered with exemptions…
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The recent decision of the US President Donald John Trump to pull its country out of the nuclear deal signed…
As the military assistance from the US been reduced, Pakistan has raised its defense spending for the year 2018-19 by…
Balochistan is the poorest province but it has huge potential in trade and commerce by virtue of its strategic location.…
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Pakistan: Salient features of the Budget 2018-19 The total outlay of budget 2018-19 is Rs 5,932.5 billion. This size is…
Business community predicts that Global Asset Markets would not be as productive or as calm in the year 2018 as…
The educators proclaimed that education sector is one of the main sectors in the world which empowers and creates ability…
Pakistan stocks bearish again After a positive finish on Thursday, the KSE-100 turned bearish once again, falling 261 points as…
Market Review The benchmark index maintained a negative momentum throughout the week settling down at 43,595pts, a decrease of 2.1%WoW,…
Stocks slide continued, extend losses below 44,000 level Summary Post budget sessions saw PSX dropping 1,005 points. The trend continued…
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Dubai gold prices slip slightly. is it the right time to buy? Gold prices slipped in range-bound trading on Friday…
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Pak urges to focus on EU, not just China Pakistan, while focusing on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), should also…
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After investment in energy and transport sector under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China is now making headways in the e-commerce…
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Since the signing of China-Pakistan free trade agreement in 2007 and the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2013,…
Trade volume between China and Pakistan, which stood at $4 billion in 2008, peaked to $15.6 billion in 2016-17. Pakistan’s…
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Learning Chinese language is not tough if one can focus on it with dedication believe many youngsters in Pakistan. Some…
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Market Review The outgoing week closed at 44,537pts, down by 2.2%WoW where FY19 budget failed to excite market participants despite…
Post-Budget sessions bring bearish spell back in PSX Summary The 6th budget presented by the PML-N government was considered as…
Sentiments remain lackluster over weak gdp outlook, political uncertainty Despite announcement of populist budgetary measures and persistent increase in international…
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Government of Pakistan needs to watch out as CPEC-related debt soars Pakistan has made progress, which is evident from its…
Baltic index falls on broad retreat The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk…
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Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…