FBR, ministries of communications and energy blamed for hindering exports

LAHORE: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has blamed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Ministry of Communications (MoC) and the Ministry of Energy’s Power Division for hampering the country’s exports, sources told Profit on Sunday. The commerce ministry took up its reservations at a recent meeting headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan that reviewed the ministry’s performance regarding the country’s exports, sources…

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Large Crude Inventory Build Sends Prices Tumbling

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated on Tuesday a larger than anticipated crude oil inventory build of 4.18 million barrels for the week ending January 31, compared to analyst expectations of a 2.8-million-barrel build in inventory.PauseUnmuteLoaded: 64.03%Remaining Time -2:28Picture-in-PictureFullscreen Last week saw a surprise draw in crude oil inventories of 4.27 million barrels, according to API data. The EIA’s estimates, however, were for a build…

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