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Oil prices rise as Arab states cut ties with Qatar
Oil rose on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia and other Arab states cut ties with Qatar, driving up prices on concerns over...
China to invest $50b to develop Indus River Cascade
ISLAMABAD: In a major development that may attract $50 billion Chinese investment to Pakistan, Islamabad is expected to sign an MoU...
Pakistan Development Fund: Billions in hand, none in the works
ISLAMABAD: It has now been three years since the government parked the $1.5-billion Saudi gift in a defunct entity called...
When buildings rise, the real losers are the people
KARACHI: When approvals were handed out for high-rise buildings in Karachi, a lot of departments minted money. The real losers were...
Chinese firms eye Pakistan amid Beijing's 'Silk Road' splurge
Chinese companies are in talks to snap up more businesses and land in Pakistan after sealing two major deals in recent months, a sign...
Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams shampoos
LONDON/JAKARTA: Some of the world's biggest consumer groups are making halal face creams and shampoos for Indonesia ahead of a new...

Oil prices rise as Arab states cut ties with... Oil rose on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia and other Arab states cut...	China to invest $50b to develop Indus River... ISLAMABAD: In a major development that may attract $50 billion Chinese investment to...
Pakistan Development Fund: Billions in hand, none... ISLAMABAD: It has now been three years since the government parked the $1.5-billion...	When buildings rise, the real losers are the... KARACHI: When approvals were handed out for high-rise buildings in Karachi, a lot of...
Chinese firms eye Pakistan amid Beijing's 'Silk... Chinese companies are in talks to snap up more businesses and land in Pakistan after...	Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face... LONDON/JAKARTA: Some of the world's biggest consumer groups are making halal face...
Confusion over capital gains tax fate hitting... GUJRAT: The ambiguity over the fate of the Capital Gain Tax (CGT) imposed by the...	Asian factories struggle Brexit throws up new... SYDNEY: China's factories flatlined in June as exports shrank and jobs were cut, a...
Worrying cash surplus THE Shahbaz Sharif government will try to persuade the centre to cut down the cash...	Barbs fly in Sindh PA over sales tax legislation KARACHI: The Sindh Sales Tax on Services (Amendment) Bill, 2015, on Monday revived...
Will Pakistan economy survive the maturity of... Despite improvement in the country's security situation and the economy growing at...	Struggling exports in a squeezed space PAKISTAN’S export sector has been sliding for a few years now amid global economic...
Cheaper LNG only solution to energy woes ISLAMABAD: The import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) appears to be a game-changer...	Rupee report: Rupee stays firm vs dollar CALM prevailed in the local currency market last week. The rupee/dollar parity...
Legal issues hamper plan to revive KP cooperative... PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s plan announced in 2011 to revive the...	Analysis: Economy: where are the borrowers? A RATHER embarrassing state of affairs is developing in the economy as interest...
Economics of self-respect THE prime minister’s visit to the US in October had all the trappings of recent...	Making Pakistan trade policy relevant THE commerce ministry has a minimal role in the formulation and implementation of...
Rupee weakens, officials divided on repercussions KARACHI: After almost one-and-a-half year, the Pakistan government on Monday allowed...	Rupee report: Rupee stable against dollar, euro THE rupee remained largely stable against both the dollar and the euro in the local...
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