Analysis: What contributes to PSO impressive earnings?

Analysis: What contributes to PSO impressive earnings?

KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) earnings impressively surged by 63.32 percent during fiscal year 2010-2011 as its reported profit after taxation reached Rs 14.779 billion.

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