PM directs for resolving sugar industry issues
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday directed Ministry of Commerce to work with the Sugar Advisory Board to come up with...
Underutilisation of PGPC’s LNG terminal may cost govt $40m in 2019
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan LNG Terminal Limited (PLTL) has said that the gas consumers would have to pay an additional amount of approximately $40 million...
‘Uzbekistan desires utilisation of Karachi, Gwadar ports’
Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umarzakov has expressed his country's desire to utilise Karachi and Gwadar ports.
According to a statement issued by...
ECC approves multi-billion package to boost agriculture, support farmers
Package includes subsidy on fertilizers, cotton seed and white fly pesticides; reduced bank markup on agri loans; sales tax subsidy on local tractors
Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $309m to $9480m
Foreign exchange reserves held by SBP decreased by $309 million to $9,480 million due to external debt and other official payments, SBP noted.
Roughly fifty-percent of Pakistan’s $24.2 billion exports went to six countries in FY18
The United States remained the top destination for Pakistani exports fetching $3.9 billion receipts during the just concluded FY18
Caretaker government proposes minibudget
Cut in expenditure, additional regulatory duties on the cards
Market Daily: PSX makes a comeback, KSE 100 gains 836.45 points
-- Market bounced twice from 39,500 points
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a huge turn on Wednesday and recovered the losses...
In Iran, economic worries grow as new US sanctions loom
TEHRAN: Iran’s currency plummeted to a record low on Monday, a week before the United States restores sanctions lifted under the unraveling nuclear...
Govt urged to clear the air surrounding Shabbar Zaidi’s appointment
ISLAMABAD:Â Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Wednesday urged the government to take strong measures to reduce tax gap in order...
SECP launches investor awareness video series
ISLAMABAD:Â The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched its first investor awareness video series, based on seven themes: capital market,...
Financial constraints hindering development in KP
PESHAWAR:Â Work on several important developmental projects has come to a halt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the provincial government had failed to...
CPEC Authority launches internship programme for youth
ISLAMABAD:Â China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday announced the launch of a three-month internship aimed...
E-commerce can create 2m jobs, add $40bn to GDP in two years: RCCI
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Saboor Malik on Tuesday said that e-commerce has a potential for creating two...
KKH-II Expressway Project on track, attains 55 percent completion stage
KKH Phase-II is one among dozens of early harvest projects of the game-changing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province as the Expressway plays a linchpin role in connecting Gwadar Port to the Chinese city of Kashgar