KP unveils Rs100.750 million package for sugarcane growers
Traditional cultivation techniques of this crop are laborious, costly and water exhaustive and per hectare yield of sugarcane of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is low compared to other provinces of the country
UN cuts 2019 growth forecast to below 4% for Pakistan
UN said changes in trade policy can greatly decrease the rising trade costs across the region, facilitate the access to foreign inputs to exporters and enable the participation in global value chains (GVCs)
AGP recommends special audit of PIA’s offshore subsidiaries
'National exchequer is facing losses worth billions due to offshore registration of PIA subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands'
ISLAMABAD:Â The Auditor General of...
Bakhtiar calls for investor-friendly regulations in Gwadar
'Gwadar will be a green, clean and environment-friendly city'
Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday called for the provision...
IMC stresses need for localisation in auto sector
Indus Motor CEO urges govt to facilitate local manufacturers so as to secure foreign exchange and generate employment opportunitiesÂ
ISLAMABAD:Â Indus Motor Company...
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...
IMF cuts global growth outlook, cites trade war and weak Europe
The IMF also cut its 2019 growth forecast for developing countries to 4.5 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from the previous projection and a slowdown from 4.7 percent in 2018
FM Qureshi, Chinese envoy discuss CPEC progress
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing called on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
During the...
Careem asked to employ returning expats in transport service
CEO Junaid Iqbal stresses the need to formulate e-laws so that all forms of online businesses could be regulated
ISLAMABAD:Â Special Assistant to...
‘Govt taking all possible measures to facilitate private sector’
President urges industrial sector to use modern technology in order to enhance its capacity and quality
ISLAMABAD:Â President Dr Arif Alvi said on Monday...
Govt releases Rs233bn for development under PSDP
Rs86.5bn released for federal ministries, Rs111bn for corporations, and Rs25.6bn for special areas
ISLAMABAD:Â The federal government has released Rs233.4 billion against the...
PSX closes in green as index gains 237 points
KARACHI:Â Bulls of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) strengthened their dominance on Monday, as the indices opted upward trajectory right from the from...
China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018
Relations with the US deteriorated sharply last year after President Donald Trump hit roughly half of Chinese imports with new tariffs
China's...
Eve-of-Davos survey shows people place trust in companies over governments
The annual Edelman Trust Barometer shows only one in five people believe the economic, political and social system is working for them, while nearly 60 percent think trade conflicts are hurting their companies and putting their jobs at risk
Attock Cement concludes civil, mechanical and electrical work on Iraq project
In May 2013, Attock Cement had announced plans to invest $25 million in a new grinding plant in Basra, Iraq