Energy equipment distributor NetLine Ltd plans to raise funds through the stock exchange after setting up a state-of-the-art solar panel plant in Islamabad. Speaking to reporters at the company’s head office on Monday, NetLine Ltd Director Umair Zavary said the firm recently received a valuation of $4.5 million from Intermarket Securities, a Karachi-based brokerage house. Based on the indepe
The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) that runs the country’s national grid has sought approval for a Rs370 billion investment plan for system expansion and loss reduction over the next three years (2023-25). In a petition to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the transmission system operator stated that the proposed investment was required to meet the nee
Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd (PSMCL) on Monday announced to keep its production activities suspended from Jan 2-6, 2023 citing a shortage of completely-knocked down (CKD) kits. Contrary to past practice, the company said its assembly plant of two-wheelers will also remain closed during this period. In a stock filing on Monday, the company said the State Bank of Pakistan on May 20 introduced
Confirming what has been known as an open secret for months now, the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (Ecap) on Monday said that the country has been facing the large-scale outflow of US dollars to Afghanistan ever since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul last year. Addressing a presser, Ecap Chairman Malik Bostan noted that this situation had eroded Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves.
Oil prices rose to three-week highs on Tuesday as China’s latest easing of Covid-19 restrictions raised fuel demand hopes and concerns that winter storms across the United States are affecting energy production continued to buoy prices. Brent crude was up 88 cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $84.80 a barrel by 0253 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $80.44 a barrel, up 88 cents, or 1.1