Businessmen asked to cash in on opportunities in Africa

Malawi consul proposes direct linkages, cites potential for significantly higher profits KARACHI: Highlighting Africa as one of the world’s most promising untapped trade frontiers, Malawi Honorary Consul in Karachi Abdullah Zaki has urged Pakistan’s business community to shift focus beyond traditional export destinations and capitalise on the immense commercial opportunities available in Malawi and the…

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CCP clears Treet Ltd’s rights issue in Loads Ltd

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved Treet Corporation Limited’s proposal to subscribe to additional ordinary shares of Loads Limited through a rights issue, according to a statement issued on Tuesday. Treet Corporation submitted a pre-merger application under Section 11 of the Competition Act, 2010, seeking approval for the transaction. Treet Corporation is…

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China issues ‘backdoor’ security alert over Anthropic’s Claude Code

A cybersecurity platform operated by China’s industry ministry warned on Wednesday that ​it had identified a serious security “backdoor” risk ‌in Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code. US-based Claude Code is an AI agent capable of generating, debugging and reviewing code based on user prompts. China’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), in a statement posted on…

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Govt mulls IFRS exemption for energy SOEs

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to exempt state-owned energy companies from adopting international financial reporting standards (IFRS) whose implementation without settling circular debt will result in potential Rs500 billion credit losses and erosion of equity and market capitalisation of these firms. A special committee has proposed to the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to…

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SMEs an industry-wide priority

Aurangzeb welcomed the continued scaling up of risk-sharing and partial guarantee schemes, particularly for SMEs and small farmers, to mobilise private capital. photo:file KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday announced the formation of a dedicated SME Finance Task Force to expand access to credit for small and medium enterprises,…

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Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

Kyiv’s ‘mid-strike’ drones, flown via Starlink, can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told ​Reuters. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that…

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