DCL; the B.O.D likely to Sell 51%
share of company to Foreign Party:
At a meeting
of the board of Directors (“Board”) of Dewan Cement Limited (“the company”)
held on November 24,2016, the Board was informed by Dewan Muhammad Yousuf
Farooqui that while he is exploring the
possibility of selling 51% shares of the company currently held by him and his
associates to a Foreign Party for which , Next Capital Limited has been engaged
as financial advisor (Subject to consent of the lender s steering committee),
the Company should also in parallel, explore the possibility of sale of the
north plant located at Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (“North Plant”) and in this
regard , also engage Next Capital Limited
as advisor of the company.
PIA arranges financing facility of
$130 million:
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
has arranged a financing facility of $130
million (Rs13.65 billion) to meet day-to-day expenditures and improve the standard of services to
passengers, according to a handout issued Thursday. “The facility will
be by PIA for its general working capital requirements and improvement in
passenger services,” spokesman for the national carrier said. The lenders
include Credit Suisse Singapore Office,
United Bank Limited and National Bank of Pakistan. The agreement to this
effect was recently signed in Dubai. “The facility reflects the confidence and
trust of the international financing institutions in the operations of PIA,” he
added.
240 shipments of LNG: government sees
strong interest in giant tender
Pakistan LNG Ltd has received strong
interest in its tender to buy as many as 240 shipments of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) from suppliers hungry to sell gas in an oversupplied market, a senior
official told Reuters on Thursday. The emergence of Pakistan as a large-scale
buyer is a welcome boost in the market for the super cooled gas as demand slows
in traditional big buyers like Japan."The response is beyond what we
thought," the executive said, speaking in an interview on the sidelines of
an LNG conference in Tokyo. Gilani didn't identify any of the bidding
suppliers. The company launched its tender to purchase a combined 240 shipments
of liquefied natural gas (LNG), The mid-term tender covers a period of five
years and calls for 60 shipments, while the long-term tender is for 15 years
and 180 cargoes, according to information presented in the tender documents
released on the company's website earlier this month.
Placement of funds: SECP puts maximum
cap on AMCs:
The Securities and Exchange Commission
of Pakistan (SECP) has put a maximum cap on Asset Management Companies (AMCs)
for placement of funds, on behalf of each eligible collective investment scheme
(CIS), with all microfinance banks, non-bank finance companies and Modarabas.
In this regard, the SECP has issued direction No 37 of 2016-Maximum Cap on
Placement/Deposit with MFBs/NBFCs and Modarabas here on Thursday. According to
the SECP, the commission hereby directs that an Asset Management Company (AMC)
on behalf of each eligible collective investment scheme (CIS) shall not place
funds (including TDR, PLS saving deposit, COD, COM, COI, money market
placements and other clean placements of funds) of more than 25% of net assets
of that CIS with all microfinance banks, non-bank finance companies and
Modarabas. Provided that the above restrictions will not be applicable on
sector specific fund and aggressive income fund, the SECP maintained. The
direction shall come into force with immediate effect. However, in case of a
CIS which is currently not in compliance with the aforementioned restriction
shall ensure compliance within ninety (90) days of the issuance of the SECP
direction or until the maturity of existing TDRs/ Fixed Deposit/Placements,
whichever is later, the SECP added.
Tariff raised for Matiari-Lahore
transmission line:
After repeated requests by the
government, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on
Thursday allowed a 4.25% increase in the wheeling tariff to a Chinese firm for
the construction of a critical 878-km Matiari-Lahore transmission line at a
cost of $2.1 billion. The power regulator allowed about four paisa per unit
increase in the tariff for the transmission line, allowing higher payloads in
the first 10 years on at least three components and on one element for 15
years. Thus, the 25-year levelised tariff for the project was jacked up from
about 71 paisa per unit to more than 74 paisa per unit.
Large-scale manufacturing grew 2.2pc
in first quarter:
Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) grew
2.2 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year on an annual
basis, figures issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on
Thursday. In September alone, LSM grew 1.9pc over the corresponding month of
the last year. With lower-than-expected LSM growth, the government is likely to
revise downward the gross domestic product growth target for the current fiscal
year. LSM data provided by the Ministry of Industries and Production for 36
items showed growth of 1.04pc during the quarter under review. Similarly, data
provided by the provincial bureaus of statistics for 65 items showed growth of
1.28pc over the same period.
Reserves down $230m:
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign
exchange reserves amounted to $23.8 billion on November 18, down $230 million
(0.95 per cent) from a week ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on
Thursday.According to a statement released by the central bank, the decrease in
reserves was mainly due to payments on account of external debt servicing.
SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased 0.94pc week-on-week to
$18.8bn. Net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks amounted to
$5bn on Nov 18, registering a nominal decrease over the preceding week.
CCP says IT ministry encroaching upon
its jurisdiction:
The Competition Commission of Pakistan
(CCP) has accused the Ministry of Information Technology of encroaching upon
its jurisdiction by taking over the role of assessing the competition behaviour
in the telecommunication sector. In a strong-worded policy note the antitrust watchdog
sent to the federal government on November 10, the CCP has warned that any such
attempt will be seen as ‘negation of roles’ assigned in the Constitution of
Pakistan.
Dollar hits Rs107 on unchecked gold
smuggling:
The local currency is once again losing
position, with the rupee shedding at least Re1 against dollar just in one week
mainly due to gold smuggling from Dubai, eating up around $5 million daily,
forex industry experts said on Thursday. Around 125kg of gold is being smuggled
to different big cities of the country from UAE through Dubai flights and to
fulfill such a huge demand almost $5 million is being pulled out from Pakistan
open market, claimed Forex Association of Pakistan Chairman Malik Bostan. While
Talking to The Nation, he said that his association has conveyed to the State
Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for interference to stabilise the local currency. He
said that presently around $4-5 million dollar is supplied to local market on
daily basis which is enough for local market but following significant cut in
gold rates in global market, the demand of gold has increased sharply.
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