TDAP-industry relationship to boost trade sector
LAHORE: The government is committed to facilitating trade and help generate a greater pace of economic development in the country.
All trade-related issues of...
Miftah meets IMF, WB, ADB reps in Washington, discuss economic outlook
ISLAMABAD: Visiting Pakistan delegation led by Dr Miftah Ismail, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs participated in the IMF /...
Fuel prices expected to rise by Rs5 per litre next month
ISLAMABAD: Oil prices are expected to increase by Rs5 for the next month as a result of the swelling crude oil prices in...
China’s construction giant inks MoU to build Gwadar’s first luxury golf community
ISLAMABAD: Empire Properties, the Pakistan registered trustees of leading International Developers CPIC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Civil Engineering...
FBR suspends notices issued to builders, developers
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Director General Broadening of Tax Base (BTB) Tanveer Malik, on the request of Association of Builders and...
SBP injects Rs155 billion into market
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday injected Rs155 billion into the market for one day, as reverse repo purchase...
Pakistan among top 5 countries in infrastructure investment worldwide
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has become one of top five countries across the globe in Private Infrastructure Investment (PPI) during the year 2017 as...
ICCI, MCI discuss setting up Metropolitan Commerce Unit
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad's Mayor, Sheikh Anser Aziz visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICC) and discussed the possibilities of setting up...
Three mega LNG-based power plants fail to produce electricity: ICST
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Thursday said three mega LNG-based power plants have failed to produce electricity despite repeated...
PSQCA committed to raising quality standards in Pakistan: Dr Barkat
KARACHI: The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) as a national standards body, is committed to play its multidimensional role of...
Engro Fertilizers’ ‘Aam Aadmi Nahin’ recognised at PAS Awards 2018
ISLAMABAD: Engro Fertilizer’s campaign “Aam Aadmi Nahin” has recently been recognised at the PAS Awards 2018, an initiative of Pakistan Advertisers Society,...
Foreign reserves shrink by another $94.3mn
LAHORE: Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $94.3 million to $17,545.5 million during the week ended...
British trade minister assures Pakistan greater market access post-Brexit
ISLAMABAD: British Minister of State for Trade Policy Greg Hands has assured to work with Pakistan to promote it as a safe destination...
Massive demand for Pak cement in South Asian, African markets
KARACHI: The export of cement to India and Vietnam is viable through land routes since there is a huge demand for Pakistani cement...
Current account deficit expands by 50 pc
KARACHI: The current account deficit in the first nine months of 2017-18 has amounted to $12 billion, up 50.5 per cent from...