ISLAMABAD: The 6th edition of Islamabad Business Summit concluded in the capital on Friday with multiple sessions, addresses, and panel discussions. Nutshell Conferences Group and Martin Dow Group in a strategic partnership with Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Unity Foods Limited organised the summit with a theme of ‘The Big Rethink’. The second day witnessed 4 sessions,…
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ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission has nominated its senior Consultant (Energy) Salman Amin to facilitate Power Division as part of team to develop bidding documents for engagements of transaction advisor for acquisition of power Distribution Companies (Discos) to provinces, well informed sources told Business Recorder. Privatisation Commission had requested that the scope and outcome envisaged for this transaction may be defined by Power…
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Govt tries to manage balance of payments crisis amid record inflation KARACHI: Pakistan has passed a special order to allow barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia for certain goods, including petroleum and natural gas, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Left with barely enough foreign exchange reserves to cover one month’s imports, Pakistan’s government is desperately trying to…
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power on Friday again accused the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) of “tailoring” prequalification criteria and tender documents of $700 million 765-KV double circuit Dasu transmission line in connivance with the beneficial companies and World Bank representative. Senator Saifullah Abro, the committee Chairman also hinted that he would write a letter to World…
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On May 24, the annual SNEC officially kicked off in Shanghai. As the “record-holder” of the highest efficiency in the solar industry, LONGi globally releases Hi-MO 7, a new product based on HPDC technology. The product maintains the standard M10 module size, with a mass production power of 580 W and a conversion efficiency of 22.5%. It is an ultra-high-value…
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Growatt, a world-renowned provider of distributed energy solutions, has concluded its successful participation at the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai. The company’s achievements were highlighted by its receipt of the Top Brand PV 2023 award from EUPD Research, along with the showcase of an impressive array of cutting-edge energy solutions. Top Brand PV Awards The Top Brand PV 2023…
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pak-istan’s inflation rate soared to a new all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023, making it the highest in the region.This remarkable level has not been witnessed in the nation since the commencement of comparable records in 1957. The inflationary surge, which escalated from the previous month’s rate of 36.4 percent, can largely be attributed to an unprecedented…
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday lowered the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 15.88 percent or Rs37/kg for domestic and commercial consumers for June 2023 over the previous month. The decision comes after Saudi Aramco significantly reduced the prices of propane and butane, which Islamabad imports for local consumption. The revised price for a kilogram of LPG in June…
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KARACHI: Pakistan shipped 90,000 tons of fuel oil in May 2023 to reduce a huge stock built up over the last several months amid low demand in the country, industry sources told The News on Thursday. Fuel oil exports reached 250,000 tons in the last three months (March to May), according to the sources, who foresee more exports in the…
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KARACHI: The month of May witnessed a staggering 40 percent decline in oil sales compared to the same period last year, as the country grapples with an economic slowdown and a surge in the volume of Iranian smuggled petroleum products flooding the market, industry data showed on Thursday. According to sales figures of oil marketing companies, the sale of petroleum…
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