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Mixed trend in essential items’ prices before Ramazan

KARACHI: Prices of essential commodities are showing a mixed trend a week before Ramazan unlike the same period of last year when most items had shot...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Gold scales new peak of Rs308,000 per tola

Gold scales new peak of Rs308,000 per tola

KARACHI: The 10-gram and one-tola gold rates on Wednesday hit an all-time high of Rs264,060 and Rs308,000, showing a jump of Rs3,258 and Rs3,800,...

21.02.2025 20

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Cut in interest rate jacks up auto financing

Cut in interest rate jacks up auto financing

KARACHI: The downward trend in the interest rates has pushed up auto financing to Rs241.6 billion in January from Rs235.45bn in December 2024, data...

20.02.2025 30

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Retailers make profit despite drop in wholesale rates

Retailers make profit despite drop in wholesale rates

KARACHI: As Ramazan approaches in less than 15 days, the drop in international prices has led to lower rates for some varieties of pulses in both...

17.02.2025 40

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Tomato prices crash ahead of Ramazan

KARACHI: Just two weeks ahead of Ramazan, tomato prices have crashed due to a bumper crop leading to an oversupply, offering relief to consumers...

16.02.2025 30

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Relief on hold for the auto sector

THE cut in the interest rate to 12 per cent from 22pc in June 2024 is reviving auto financing at a snail’s pace as either the monthly instalments...

11.02.2025 20

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Gold sets new record as per tola rate goes above Rs300,000

Gold sets new record as per tola rate goes above Rs300,000

KARACHI: In continuation of a record-setting spree, the local one-tola gold bar price crossed the benchmark of Rs300,000 on Friday for the first time...

09.02.2025 20

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Gold scales new peak, nears Rs300,000 per tola

Gold scales new peak, nears Rs300,000 per tola

KARACHI: The price of one tola of gold reached closer to Rs300,000 on the back of all-time high international prices due to the looming uncertainty...

07.02.2025 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

The case for local production

As the local bus assemblers have already been struggling hard to revive their sales amid ongoing imports of new buses, the Sindh government has...

04.02.2025 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Gold loses shine for buyers as prices continue to rise

KARACHI: Gold continued to record on Saturday with prices of 10 grams and one tola, reaching another historic high. The rising price has also made the...

03.02.2025 40

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Industry says single-digit rate will revive economy

KARACHI: Business leaders vehemently opposed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to reduce the interest rate by 100 basis points to 12 per...

29.01.2025 40

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Import of vehicles, parts for local assembly rises

KARACHI: The overall import bills for vehicles and their spare parts have surged simultaneously of late. The stakeholders are, however, divided on the...

27.01.2025 30

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Industry leaders seek major cut in interest rate

KARACHI: Trade and industry leaders appear divided on a possible cut in the interest rate on Monday as some believe that the State Bank of Pakistan...

26.01.2025 20

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Govt vows consistency to transform economy

KARACHI: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has assured the foreign investors of consistency in the policies to make Uraan Pakistan...

25.01.2025 40

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Auto financing turns positive with uptick in December

KARACHI: The auto financing slightly rose to Rs235.454 billion in December 2024 from Rs234.6bn in the preceding month. Auto financing turned negative...

20.01.2025 20

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Auto sales surge 54pc in July-December

KARACHI: Despite the absence of sales numbers by Saazgar Engineering Works Ltd, the entire auto sector, barring the tractor segment, showed robust...

16.01.2025 30

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Barriers impeding regional export: Ishaq Dar

KARACHI: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that trade barriers are significant impediments to regional growth, as South...

12.01.2025 30

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FPCCI plans Bangladesh trip to boost trade

KARACHI: With bilateral trade below $1 billion, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) is leading an exporters’...

09.01.2025 20

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Demand for costly dried fruit, nuts surges

KARACHI: While already struggling under high food inflation and utility bills, consumers face another challenging experience of paying exorbitant...

06.01.2025 10

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Businesses see Uraan’s execution a real test

KARACHI: Businessmen from all strata have welcomed the Uraan Pakistan initiative as a roadmap for reform and transformation, but cautioned that...

04.01.2025 6

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Industry offers divergent views on economic performance in 2024

KARACHI: Representatives of trade and industry appear to be div­ided over the country’s economic in­­dicators during 2024 as some belie­­ve that...

03.01.2025 10

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Difference in market, official rate of flour, other food items exposes govt failure in Karachi

KARACHI: The commissioner of Karachi has reduced the prices of various varieties of flour but retailers, instead of implementing the new rates, are...

01.01.2025 4

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Auto companies, bolstered by positive market response, double down on electric vehicles

Stakeholders in the auto sector, who introduced both locally assembled and imported pure electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)...

31.12.2024 8

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‘Low inflation’ claims fall flat as citizens feel the pinch

MOHAMMAD Altaf is not convinced by the government’s claim that inflation is declining; the daily wage labourer insists that a mere decline in flour...

28.12.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Auto loans turn negative after two-month spike

KARACHI: After two months of improvement, auto financing dipped to Rs234.6bn in November from Rs236bn in October, according to the State Bank of...

26.12.2024 5

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Branded ghee, oil makers raise prices by up to Rs100

KARACHI: The branded ghee and cooking product manufacturers have raised prices despite a bearish trend in palm oil import costs. A retailer said...

21.12.2024 10

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Trade, industry insist on single-digit policy rate

KARACHI: Barring foreign investors and multinational companies (MNCs), the State Bank’s decision to cut the interest rate by 200bps to 13pc on...

18.12.2024 6

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Electric vehicle transition — in with the new?

Even as the draft of the New Energy Vehicle Policy (NEVP) 2025-2030 predicts a 30 per cent share of new electric vehicles by 2030, 90pc by 2040,...

17.12.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Auto sales stay high this year despite monthly drop

KARACHI: Despite a month-on-month sales drop in November, car sales during 5MFY24 clocked in at 38,534 units, rising 50 per cent from 25,746 units...

12.12.2024 6

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

BYD gambles on Pakistan’s EV market

Despite security concerns for Chinese nationals in Pakistan, investment from China in the automobile sector has picked up recently. All eyes are...

09.12.2024 20

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Political stability must for economic revival, say KCCI leaders

KARACHI: Amid a record stock market rally, receding food inflation, low current account deficit and improving foreign investment, trade and...

28.11.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Auto financing increases on low rates

KARACHI: Auto finan­cing increased for the second consecutive month by 3.7 per cent month-on-month to Rs236 billion in October compared to...

27.11.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Liberal imports to hurt local assembly of EVs

KARACHI: The draft of the National Electric Vehicle Policy (NEVP) 2025-30, which includes substantial tax breaks for imports, aims to transform the...

15.11.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Minimum retail price at import stage to make ‘cuppa’ costlier

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) decision to fix the minimum retail price (MRP) of tea at Rs1,200 per kg for levying sales tax would...

13.11.2024 4

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Automobile sales surge 112pc in October

KARACHI: Amid a continuous downturn in demand for tractors, the sales of cars, LCVs, pickups and vans clocked in at 13,108 units in October, up by...

12.11.2024 5

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Five-day working week hurting economy, business leaders tell PM

KARACHI: Business leaders have raised concerns about the impact of the five-day workweek observed by the government departments, the State Bank of...

10.11.2024 3

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Gold prices plunge

KARACHI: The local gold prices on Thursday witnessed a drastic fall of Rs4,630 per 10-gram and Rs5,400 per tola on Thursday, as international...

08.11.2024 3

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Businesses eye better trade ties under Trump

KARACHI: Businessmen are initially delighted over Donald Trump’s win in the US election, hoping that Pakistan is likely to benefit in case the US...

07.11.2024 4

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Businesses term rate cut inadequate

KARACHI: Businessmen on Monday appeared unsatisfied with the 250 basis points cut in interest rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), terming the...

05.11.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

New wave of electric cars ‘targets elite’

KARACHI: The launch of expensive hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) back-to-back by old and new entrants suggests that the...

03.11.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Imported onions, tomatoes hit market amid shortage

KARACHI: Iranian and Afghan onions and tomatoes have entered local markets as domestic supply shortages push demand higher. Traders are charging...

30.10.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

IMC profit surges amid plant shutdowns

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Ltd (IMC) on Monday announced the temporary suspension of production activities from Oct 29-31 due to a parts...

29.10.2024 3

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

MNCs essential good sales see mixed trend amid boycott

KARACHI: The manufacturers of essential foreign items in Pakistan have not experienced significant declines, unlike foreign soft drink, mineral...

27.10.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Flour, ghee, cooking oil prices rise

KARACHI: Despite government assertions of a downward inflationary trend, the prices of essential kitchen items like flour, ghee, and cooking oil...

24.10.2024 10

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Gold hits record Rs281,000 per tola

KARACHI: The 10-gram and one-tola gold rates (24kt) on Saturday conti­n­­­ued to post new records as they surged to Rs241,598 and Rs281,800,...

20.10.2024 8

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Falling rates revive auto loans after 27 months

KARACHI: After 27 months, auto financing showed a positive trend as easing interest rates revived demand for car loans in September. As per data...

19.10.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Assemblers plan rolling out EVs, plug-in hybrids

KARACHI: In contrast to the introduction of the eagerly awaited locally assembled petrol-driven 660cc Suzuki Every Saturday after the...

13.10.2024 4

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Industries struggle as energy costs soar

KARACHI: Despite hopes of economic recovery following the IMF’s $7 billion bailout package, several industrial sectors are either shutting down...

06.10.2024 7

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Provincial export levies must go: Pakistan Business Council

KARACHI: After the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposed a two per cent infrastructure cess last month, industries face another challenge as the...

05.10.2024 5

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Consumers in Pakistan still buying decades old car models with fresh price tags

While electric vehicles (EVs) have already made deeper inroads in various countries, consumers in Pakistan are still using around four decades old...

30.09.2024 5

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