Economist says no need for panic over China’s slow growth
BEIJING: Chinas growth is poised to decelerate this quarter and the road ahead will be bumpy. But dont panic, says the most accura…
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Worrying cash surplus
THE Shahbaz Sharif government will try to persuade the centre to cut down the cash surplus target for Punjab for the current fisca…
Worthless surpluses
PAKISTAN is sitting on a stockpile of surplus in three major commodities thanks to years of tilted agricultural and export policie…
Fresh move to stop water theft in Punjab
THE Punjab government moves, yet again, to deal with the perennial problem of irrigation water theft and improve its income from t…
Punjab main beneficiary of youth business loan scheme
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Ministers Youth Business Loan scheme appears to be losing steam, mainly because of hitches at the National Ba…
India set to seal major power deal in Bangladesh, beating China
NEW DELHI: A state-run Indian firm is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangladesh, beating out a C…
Govt sells Rs186bn T-bills to banks
THE government raised Rs186.457bn from the auction of treasury bills of various tenors on Feb 17, lower than its target of Rs250bn…
‘LNG a game changer for economy’
RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Sunday said gas prices would be reduced after the arrival of Qatari lique…
Rupee turns in mixed performance
THE rupee showed mixed sentiments against the dollar and euro in the local currency market last week. While it continued to weaken…
Pakistan property market basks in Dubai slowdown
KARACHI: A flow of money from a slowing Dubai property market to Pakistan has pushed up prices, as much as double in some areas. P…
