Women entrepreneurs to unconditionally support PTI
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) founder President Samina Fazilon Sunday said women have pinned high hopes on the incoming...
Tractor production increases 15.44pc, reaches 67,371 units
ISLAMABAD: The domestic production of tractors during the first eleven months of the financial year 2017-18 registered over 36.61 per cent growth...
Basmati rice worth $540.231m exported
ISLAMABAD: About 520,759 metric tons of basmati rice worth $540.231 million were exported during the period from July-June, 2017-18 as against the...
Capital markets key avenue for attracting foreign inflows: Dr Shamshad Akhtar
ISLAMABAD: Strengthening of the capital market is critical for augmenting domestic resource mobilisation to support the growing financing requirements of the country,...
Balloki Power Plant starts operations
Balloki Power Plant can add up to 1,230 megawatts to the national grid, the equivalent power needed to supply up to 2.5 million Pakistani homes.
SECP operations neglected as management fails to see eye to eye
ISLAMABAD: Alleged tussles between the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ‘junior’ chairman and senior commissioners are reportedly damaging the operations of the...
Handling of economic challenges to guide investors’ sentiments next week
LAHORE: Experts believe the relief rally is to be fizzled out gradually over the upcoming week following the shift of focus on key...
PLL’s inefficiencies cause losses to the tune of Rs.1.8b
ISLAMABAD: The country has faced a loss of approximately Rs1.8 billion in two months (May and July 2018) as Pakistan Liquefied Natural Gas Limited...
Rupee stronger against the dollar
Market Analyst Hammad Malik told Profit, “I think Rs125 is a fair price against the greenback and it will likely revolve around it.”
Caretaker government proposes minibudget
Cut in expenditure, additional regulatory duties on the cards
Pakistanis working and buying assets in UAE out of tax amnesty scope
The scheme is only applicable only to Pakistani residents obliged to register under the country’s law and pay tax on the purchase of foreign assets
Previous govt gave go-ahead to $1.6b incentives for oil refinery in Hub
Parco executives said a $5 billion investment would yield monetary benefits to the tune of $84 billion in shape of foreign currency savings on imports, a contribution of petroleum levy/sales tax and share in profit for the Pakistani government
Global foreign investment flows tumble on Trump’s tax reform, OECD says
OECD's study revealed global foreign direct investment outflows tumbled 44 percent to $136 billion in the first quarter of this year, from $242 billion in the previous quarter
China sanctions $2b loan for Pakistan to stem decline in forex reserves
The sources shared $1 billion had already been received in the SBP’s accounts and would be shown in the reserves data to be released next Thursday (August 2nd)
ACCA wins bid to develop public sector finance professionals in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on Friday announced that it has been awarded a high-level project to develop a Professional Accreditation Programme...