97,000 and going – another historic day in PSX

KARACHI (WS News) – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) crossed another milestone on Thursday when it surpassed 97,000 mark amid positive economic...

Bracing for Trump tariffs, China’s Xi makes diplomatic push at global summits

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (WS News) – In his first global meetings since Donald Trump was reelected to lead the US, Chinese...

Oil prices edge up on geopolitical tensions; higher-than-expected US inventories cap gains

SINGAPORE (WS News) – Oil prices rose marginally on Thursday as geopolitical concerns over escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine countered...

Sri Lanka expects IMF staff level agreement on Friday to release further bailout funds

COLOMBO (WS News) – Sri Lanka expects the IMF to announce a staff level agreement on its third review of the...

Sri Lanka’s inflation rate drops to minus 0.7% in October

(WS News) – Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation reached minus 0.7% year-on-year in October after easing to minus 0.2% in September,...

Pakistan’s gold imports increase by 19.82pc to 10.6mn dollars in four months

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – The imports of gold increased by 19.82 percent during the first four months of the current fiscal...

PM Shehbaz announces Rs5m cash award for FBR officer to foil tax fraud attempt

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced Rs5m cash award for a senior FBR officer in recognition of...

Khurram Schehzad appointed financial reforms adviser to FinMin Aurangzeb

LAHORE (WS News) – Investment banker Khurram Schehzad made adviser to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on financial reforms. A notification issued...

Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down

TOKYO (WS News) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while US bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs...

Oil prices gain on supply outages, caution over Russia-Ukraine war

TOKYO (WS News) – Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s rally driven by a halt in production...