Trump tariffs and trade wars EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s return to the White House could not have come at a worse time for the Eurozone, just ... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:32am
World How Trump’s second administration affects business: Musk, tariffs and more Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American... Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:47pm
Print July FCA: KE allowed Rs3/unit tariff hike ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased KE’s tariff by Rs 3 per unit under... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:39am
Opinion Net metering: Balancing the scales—V To achieve a win-win solution for all stakeholders—solar users, non-solar consumers, utility companies, and the... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:26am
BR Research Solar gains, grid pains The standard for policymaking is to establish clearly defined short, medium, and long-term goals. Unfortunately,... Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:49am
Business & Finance US firms brace for more tariffs as election approaches WASHINGTON: From holding back investments to considering moving abroad, businesses in the United States are bracing... Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am
Editorials Disarray in the energy sector EDITORIAL: In yet another indicator of the mess that is the country’s energy sector, power regulator Nepra has... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:16am
Opinion The power struggle: navigating Pakistan’s energy crisis Energy crisis, rising tariffs, IPPs, capacity payments! These words appear in Pakistani newspapers daily,... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:01am
World China appeals WTO ruling over its retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: China has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling faulting it over tariffs it has imposed on billions... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:37pm
World WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US imports GENEVA: World Trade Organization experts ruled Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions worth of US... Published 16 Aug, 2023 08:59pm
Print Nepra hints at revising cold storages’ tariff ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday hinted at revising tariff of cold... Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:54am
Print New solar power plants: Tariffs to be indexed annually: ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided that tariff of new solar power... Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:33am
BR Research Power FPA – no waiver The August Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) relief now turns out to be a deferment and not a waiver. This comes less than... Published 12 Sep, 2022 08:27am
Opinion Big businesses must rise to the occasion Pakistan has two primary and permanent bases of power, no matter which political party may control the reigns. Power... Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am
World US looking to reconfigure China tariffs in ‘coming weeks’: Yellen WASHINGTON: The United States is considering lifting some of the punitive Trump-era tariffs imposed on China in an... Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:06pm
World US suspending solar panel tariffs on four Asian nations, not China WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday will suspend tariffs for two years on solar panel imports from Cambodia,... Published 06 Jun, 2022 08:04pm
Business & Finance Raw materials, finished goods’ tariffs: FBR to remove anomalies from federal tax laws ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will remove anomalies from the federal tax laws, specifically... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Business & Finance Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space and... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Markets US temporarily suspends tariffs on Ukraine steel imports WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday suspended for one year the tariffs imposed on Ukrainian steel imports in a... Published 09 May, 2022 09:59pm
World US reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods set to end in July WASHINGTON: American tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports are due to expire in July, but... Updated 04 May, 2022 10:24am
Print FCA for Feb 2022: CPPA-G, KE seek tariff rise ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) and K-Electric (KE) have sought increase of Rs 5 per... Updated 21 Mar, 2022 09:42am
Business & Finance US eases Trump-era tariffs on Japanese steel WASHINGTON: The United States will ease tariffs on steel imported from Japan, officials announced Monday, in the... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
World WTO lets China impose tariffs on US in Obama-era case BRUSSELS: The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorised China on Wednesday to impose $645 million of compensatory... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
World Whisky for visas: India, UK start post-Brexit trade talks NEW DELHI: Britain and India began hammering out a post-Brexit trade deal on Thursday, with London seeking a cut in... Published 13 Jan, 2022 05:04pm
Print Fuel Component Adjustment: CPPA-G seeks Rs4.33 hike in Discos’ tariffs for Nov ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought an increase of Rs 4.33 per unit in... Updated 20 Dec, 2021 10:17am
Business & Finance Govt to increase power tariffs on 'gradual basis’, says Tarin Tariff hike is major part of the IMF's talks with Pakistan that is seeking a successful review of the Extended Fund Facility Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:01pm
Business & Finance China presses US to cancel tariffs in test of bilateral engagement WASHINGTON: China said on Saturday it pressed the United States to eliminate tariffs in talks between the... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
World Chinese imports: German chancellor candidate urges higher tariffs FRANKFURT: Germany's Green Party's chancellor candidate said the European Union should impose tougher barriers for... Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am
Business & Finance Grant of exemption to tribal areas: Large steel producers lodge protest with Tarin ISLAMABAD: The biggest challenge now faced by the documented sectors of tariff areas of Pakistan vis-a-vis tribal... Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am
US suspends tariffs on UK, India, EU nations in digital tax dispute: USTR Biden's administration is pushing for a 15 percent global minimum corporate tax that aims to resolve the issue of corporations sheltering profits in low-tax nations. Published 02 Jun, 2021 08:28pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points