Commerce Minister attends Commonwealth Forum in England 

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile, Mohammad Pervaiz Malik is an on official visit the to UK from 16th to 18th...

ICCI calls for withdrawal of hike in commercial gas prices

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sheikh Amir Waheed has called upon the government to withdraw the hike in...

Belgium trade expo will be a targeted expo: RCCI VC

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) Regional Coordination Committee Vice Chairman Muhammad Khurshid Barlas said that the trade expo taking...

FPCCI welcomes improved exports, remittances

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday welcomed the improvement in exports and remittances terming it...

APWC demands govt to check price hikes, raise wages and pensions of workers

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Workers Confederation (APWC) has demanded of the federal and provincial government to check the rising prices of essential...

Bank Al Habib declares pre-tax profit of Rs3.40 billion

The Board of Directors of Bank AL Habib Limited announced the financial results of the bank for the three months period ended...

Textile Division proposes to extend Prime Minister Package for 2018-19

ISLAMABAD: The Textile Division has proposed to extend the Prime Minister's Rs180 billion package to the next fiscal year 2018-19. Sources revealed that the Textile...

Bankers meet Miftah Ismail, share budget proposals for banking sector

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Bankers Association had a meeting with the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail here...

OICCI urges govt to reduce cooperate tax to 25pc in fiscal year 2018-19

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has urged the government to reduce cooperate tax to 25 per cent in the...

PM chairs ECC meeting, accord approvals for power sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here at the Prime...

Cabinet approves budget strategy paper for FY 2018-19, 2020-21

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Tuesday approved the Budget Strategy Paper for financial years 2018-19 to 2020-21 after holding discussions at length and...

Pakistan’s circular debt surpasses Rs935 billion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s circular debt volume has surpassed Rs935 billion during the PML-N led government since it came into power following 2013 general...

ECNEC clears Diamer Bhasha dam, poverty alleviation projects

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under the chair of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved various energy,...

Market Daily: KSE 100 recovers as results season starts

LAHORE: Indices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a turn for the better as investor sentiment was positively fueled by speculations...

FDI up 4.4pc, generating greater investment in the nine months FY2017/18

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounted to almost $2.1 billion, up 4.4 per cent or $89.1 million from a year ago in the...