Govt urged to launch micro-credit schemes for small farmers
ISLAMABAD:Â Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Ahmed Hassan Moughal said on Saturday that despite being an agricultural country, Pakistan remained...
India Inc grows impatient as economy dips and Modi is distracted
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in May with a sweeping majority, Indian stock markets jumped to all-time highs as investors...
Second CPEC phase to enhance Pak-China B2B relations: envoy
ISLAMABAD:Â Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing said on Friday that his country was striving to enhance business-to-business (B2B) relationship between the Chinese and Pakistani...
NAB not to pursue income, sales tax cases against business community
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has announced that the bureau will not pursue cases pertaining to income tax...
Export of raw cotton increases 99.6pc in JulyÂ
ISLAMABAD: The export of raw cotton from the country in the first month of the current financial year (July FY20) witnessed an...
KSE-100 drops 534 points amid FATF confusions
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was surrounded by dark clouds on the last trading session of the week, as investor sentiments...
FATF to examine Pakistan’s progress in Oct
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will examine Pakistan’s progress on its existing action plan during its plenary meeting that would be...
MoF rebuffs Indian media reports of FATF blacklisting Pakistan
The Ministry of Finance has rejected Indian media reports about Pakistan being blacklisted by the Asia Pacific Group (APG) — the regional...
SBP reserves fall $26m to 8.23bn
ISLAMABAD:Â The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell by $26 million to $8.238 billion, the data released...
Auto industry plunges into deep crisis
'An increase in advance customs duty on all raw materials and imposition of up to 7.5pc FED proving deadly for the...
Textile exports increase 3.12pc in July
ISLAMABAD:Â The textile exports from the country witnessed an increase of 3.12pc during the first month of the current financial year (July-FY20) as...
SMEDA to set up 1,000 stitching units
SIALKOT: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has decided to establish 1,000 stitching units in industrial cities of the country,...
Zong becomes first telco to conduct successful 5G trials in Pakistan
China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), popularly known as Zong, has successfully conducted 5G trials in Pakistan, a press release issued by the company...
PM urges Chinese company to set up waste-to-energy plant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to providing all possible facilities to the investors in undertaking profitable business ventures in...
Bulls continue to rule PSX; index gains another 911 points
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to attract investors once again on Thursday after three consecutive positive sessions.
The indices witnessed a good...