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SECP simplifies right shares issuance process

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced amendments to the Com­panies (Further Issue of Shares) Regula­tions 2020, simplifying the right issuance process with single, standardised disclosure and reporting requirements applicable for all right issues regardless of the issue size. Under the new amendments, the issuers will have to solicit comments from b

Free Trade Agreement likely in Iran president’s visit to Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Iranian Ambassador Dr Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Thursday that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is likely to be finalised in the upcoming visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan. Addressing the business community during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), the Iranian envoy said the FTA would increase mutual trade and several bilateral economi

SSGCL accuses ‘front men’ of creating LPG shortages

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) on Thursday accused ‘front men’ of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market operators of making complaints before the government institutions to block state-owned entities’ retail business for creating shortages and black marketing the product for personal gains. “Most of the complainants are self-proclaimed stakeholders and they themselves do not

Dollar falls to five-month low against rupee

KARACHI: The formation of a new government and positive signals from the International Monetary Fund have brought down the dollar to a five-month low against the rupee, reflecting a growing confidence in the stability of the exchange rate. For the last three months the exchange rate remained stable at close to Rs 280 in the interbank market. In fact, the rupee has kept rising inch by inch again

Shares at PSX plunge 700 points ahead of IMF team’s impending visit for final review

For the second consecutive session this week, shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday traded in the red as bears dragged the benchmark index down sharply by 753 points. The KSE-100 index contracted by 753.26 points, or 1.16 per cent, to stand at 64,048.44 from the previous close of 64,801.70. It had reached a low of 63,856.51 during the session. Shahbaz Ashraf, chief investm