Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, supported by a softer dollar and a United States plan to restock petroleum reserves, but gains were capped by uncertainty over the impact of rising Covid-19 cases in top oil importer China. Brent crude futures were up 24 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $80.04 a barrel at 0402 GMT, adding to a 76-cent gain in the previous session. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) cr
Pakistan is trying to narrow gaps with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over revenue collection projection for the next seven months (December-June) in a bid to end the uncertainty that has stemmed from the delay in the 9th review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, Dawn learnt from official sources on Monday. The fund officials estimate a shortfall of Rs422 billion in FY23, whi
Share prices oscillated within a narrow range on Wednesday before closing on a slightly higher level on the back of unfavourable economic sentiments and political instability. Arif Habib Ltd said investors remained on the sidelines even though the exploration and production sector caught the limelight on expectations about a gas price hike. Buying interest in selected blue-chip stocks helped
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed the coalition government’s resolve to complete the current $7bn Extended Fund Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pakistan entered a $6bn IMF programme in 2019, which was increased to $7bn earlier this year. The programme’s ninth review is currently pending with remote talks being held between IMF officials and the
The business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to relax visa policies and remove hurdles to the promotion of bilateral trade. Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) senior vice-president Shahid Hussain told a meeting on the chamber’s premises that business communities of both Pakistan and Afghanistan required hassle-free visas to travel to their