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CDA looks for foreign investors for hotel plots in Islamabad

The city managers on Thursday decided to involve Pakistan’s missions abroad and embassies to attract investors for the auction of plots for two five-star hotels next month. A meeting, which was chaired by CDA Chief Muhammad Ali Randhawa, decided to approach the federal government to engage Pakistani missions and embassies to attract investors to make the auction of two five-star hotel plots suc

Opec+ shifts meeting to Dec 5, could delay output hike

Opec+ is discussing postponing its oil output hike due to start in January for the first quarter of 2025, Opec+ sources told Reuters on Thursday, and will hold further talks on this and other options ahead of its delayed policy meeting on Dec 5. Issues that need to be addressed include an output hike for the UAE agreed in June this year that’s scheduled to start in January 2025, two of the sour

ADB to help Pakistan, three nations in climate-smart urban development

The Asian Deve­lop­ment Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance to Pakistan and three other regional countries in advancing climate-smart urban development. The ADB assistance to Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Uzbekistan will be provided in climate-informed urban development planning, identifying climate change investments, and exploring innovative climate financing solutions for scali

Carpet makers seek cut in customs duties

The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) has called for reduction in customs duties as the levies are “adversely impacting the sector’s ability to survive”. A PCMEA delegation, led by Abdul Malik, presented the demands at a meeting with Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Thursday, according to a press release. The delegation apprised the minister about the hurdles

Petrol, diesel prices may stay mostly unchanged

The prices of major petroleum products are estimated to remain mostly unchanged for the next fortnight ending December 15 owing to a negligible change in international prices and a minor gain in the exchange rate. Informed sources said the average prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) had slightly increased in the international market in the last fortnight. Import premium on both petrol