Monal restaurant’s owner becomes first entrepreneur to receive ‘Pride of Performance’ award
ISLAMABAD:Â Owner of Islamabad's Monal restaurant, Luqman Ali Afzal, became the first Pakistani to be awarded a Pride of Performance award for 'entrepreneurship', according to...
Indus Motor’s profit drops 13pc in FY19
The Board of Directors of Indus Motor Company (IMC) met on Tuesday to review the company's financial and operating performance for the year ended...
Govt to introduce fixed tax regime for small traders: minister
'CNIC condition will be mandatory for business-to-business transactions and the govt will not reverse this decision at any cost'
ISLAMABAD:Â There was a misperception among...
Pakistan Post to open 125,000 franchises countrywide: Murad
ISLAMABAD: Up to 125,000 franchises of Pakistan Post would be built across the country this year as a part of a development programme, said...
Telenor Bank investigates loan fraud
--14 people, including Telenor Bank employees, have been involved in the scam in the Telenor Microfinance Bank
--With a recent equity injection of PKR 11...
Asad Umar vows more incentives for investors in next budget
Minister lauds Singaporean businessmen for taking a keen interest in Pakistani market, assures them of complete support
ISLAMABAD:Â Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Thursday...
China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs
China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday, the latest salvo in an...
Railways to float int’l tender for Royal Palm Country Club
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways is planning to float
an international tender to run the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club on
commercial lines and lease...
Turkey’s ADO Group to invest in Pakistan’s real estate, construction industry
LAHORE: Turkish business giant ADO Group will invest in Pakistan’s construction and real estate industry, said Shafiq Akbar, Chairman of the Imarat Group of...
Indian coffee tycoon VG Siddhartha’s body found floating in river
MANGALURU/BENGALURU: Authorities in Karnataka recovered the body of coffee baron VG Siddhartha floating in a river on Wednesday, two days after his disappearance sparked...
Yuan overtakes dollar to become most-used currency in China’s cross-border transactions
The yuan became the most widely-used currency for cross-border transactions in China in March, overtaking the dollar for the first time, official data showed,...
Govt urged to give clear policy on dollar
LAHORE:Â The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has sought a clear policy statement from the government on the price of the dollar, as...
FPCCI expresses concern over decline in foreign investments
'Foreign investors are reluctant to invest in Pakistan due to economic uncertainty, infrastructural backwardness and other bureaucratic hurdles'
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions face privacy concerns, political backlash
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK:Â Facebook Inc has announced ambitious plans to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital...
SECP registered 1,323 companies in May
ISLAMABAD:Â In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,323 new companies, according to a statement issued on Thursday.
As compared to the...
