Pakistan
Finance
More international consumer-facing players are likely to opt for franchising as a mode of expansion in Pakistan over the coming years. Through such an expansion method, companies will...
2012-01-30Finance
The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has said that it would not rule out purchasing another mobile operator to boost the outlook of its mobile operation Ufone ahead of a 3G...
2011-11-02Finance
With real GDP in Pakistan forecast to grow by an average annual rate of 3.2% to 2015, domestic demand for oil and gas is due to increase significantly.
2011-08-17Finance
State-run gas producer Pakistan Petroleum (PPL) plans to raise US$70mn through the sale of a 2.5% stake in the company.
2011-07-26Finance
Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar has said China is to take over operation of the strategically positioned port of Gwadar. The announcement has yet to be confirmed by Beijing,...
2011-05-26Finance
Nokia, the world's largest mobile handset manufacturer, is teaming up with software leader Microsoft to jointly develop a new global mobile ecosystem that will sideline Nokia's proprietary...
2011-02-11Finance
In a surprise, 11th-hour move, Turkey's Çukurova Holdings has tabled an offer to buy 29.9% of Zain Group for US$7.89bn. While the offer is smaller in scale than the US$12bn offered...
2011-01-14Finance
Following the rejection of competing offers, BP has picked a buyer for most of its upstream Pakistani assets, as the company continues to make progress on its asset-divestment programme....
2010-12-17
