Haroon Akhtar seeks greater S. Korean investments in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue/Federal Minister Senator Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the business and investment environment in Pakistan has improved...
ICCI lauds SBP’s plan to provide Rs 400b loans to SMEs
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Thursday lauded the plan of State Bank of Pakistan to extend loans of Rs 400...
APBF urges government to take measures which would help maximize exports
Lahore: All Pakistan Business Forum on Friday requested the government to take measures which would help in reducing imports into Pakistan and maximizing exports,...
ICSID accepts Pakistan’s evidence in Reko Diq mining contract, claims AG
Attorney General of Pakistan, Ashtar Ausaf has claimed that the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has accepted Pakistan’s evidence against the...
Dollar sheds Rs1.77 in two days, slips to Rs159.28
KARACHI: Continuing with the previous day's momentum, Pakistani Rupee gained another 81 paisas against the US Dollar in the interbank on Wednesday.
According to a...
IT exports fetch $540m in six months
An increase of $20 million when compared to export figures of the same period last year
ISLAMABAD:Â The information technology (IT) and telecommunication industry of the...
ADB calls for regional cooperation to help Asia tackle cross-border challenges
ISLAMABAD: Regional cooperation is necessary to tackle a rising number of cross-border challenges in Asia and the Pacific, including infrastructure gaps, trade connectivity, financial...
Govt to facilitate exploration companies under new petroleum policy: PM
Kuwait Petroleum evinces keen interest in expanding business activities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the government was working on...
Banking spread shrinks to historic low
KARACHI: In a surprising development, the average banking spread shrank in February despite a hike in the benchmark interest rate at the tail end...
IMF’s Lagarde says market swings aren’t worrying, but wants reforms
DUBAI: Sharp swings in global financial markets in the past few days are not worrying since economic growth is strong but reforms are still...
Govt decides to reconstitute Sarmaya Pakistan Limited
ISLAMABAD:Â After the resignation of almost all private members of the Sarmaya Pakistan Limited (SPL), the government has decided to reconstitute the SPL board as...
Govt announces Rs200bn package for exporters
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has decided to announce a support package of Rs200 billion for exporters in order to enhance the country's exports, encourage local production...
Pakistan spends an average 2.1% of GDP on infrastructure: Fitch Solutions
The research agency said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will keep playing an important role in spurring infrastructure development across Asia
Senate body to consider modalities for implementing special tax relief regimes
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs is all set to consider the issues of modalities for implementation of Tax...
ICST urges abolition of tax on bank transactions in upcoming budget
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday said withholding tax on bank transaction should be abolished or reduced in the upcoming budget.
The government...
