Structural reforms imperative to achieve 6.7pc growth by 2023: minister
Minister says the govt envisages bringing down the consumption level from 93pc to 83pc and lifting the savings from 10pc to...
Chinese firms issue letter of intent for $2bn investment in Pakistan
PM's assistant says a heavy truck assembling plant will soon be established in the Rashakai Economic Zone
ISLAMABAD:Â The XCMG and HSS Group of...
‘FBR focusing on IT utilisation to create interface with taxpayers’
Chairman says FBR will delineate a roadmap that will define taxation principles for the next 10 years
KARACHI:Â Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
PSX turns bullish, gains 545 pointsÂ
KARACHI:Â Bulls emerged as winners at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday. The indices swung in both directions until they finally picked the...
OPEC’s Barkindo says rebound in oil investments ‘very minimal’
BAKU:Â The investments needed to ensure stability in the global oil industry are returning after a downturn, but the pace is still slow,...
Novatek close to deal with Saudi Aramco on Arctic LNG 2 project: CEO
MOSCOW: Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive of Russian gas giant Novatek, said on Sunday he had discussed the company’s Arctic LNG 2 project...
Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank go public on merger talks
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank confirmed on Sunday they were in talks about a merger, although both warned that a deal was...
Law Ministry declines provision of details of agreement between NAB and Broadsheet to Senate
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice has refused to provide details of an agreement inked between National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Broadsheet...
ICCI expresses resentment over FBR raids on business premises
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of local business community held at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Sunday under the chair of...
SCA urges govt to control price of agricultural inputs
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA), a leading farmers’ lobbying group urged the Federal Government to control the price of the...
Pakistan’s medicinal imports rise by 9.74pc
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported medicinal product worth $656.092 million during the first seven months of current fiscal year, showing growth of 9.74 per...
GDP expected to grow at an average of 5.4pc in next five years
ISLAMABAD: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow at an average of 5.4 per cent during the next five years,...
USA, UK, China top three export destinations for Pakistani products
ISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA) remained the top export destinations for Pakistani products during the first seven months of the...
3.41mn Pakistani labor moved abroad during last five years
ISLAMABAD: As many as 3.41 million people from the Pakistani workforce moved abroad for different jobs during the last five years, data...
Talks with IMF in final stage, says Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD:Â Finance Minister Asad Umar has said that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in final stages.
Talking to media, he said...