Revisions in aid to Pakistan unlikely to shake its finances: Moody’s
LAHORE: International rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has maintained that Trump administration’s revision of US military aid is highly unlikely to...
SAARC chamber urges unity for a strong business agenda in South Asia
LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CII) Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik Wednesday said South Asian countries need to work together with a...
FPCCI skeptical about FTA-II with China, fears economic downfall
ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has termed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) –II accord with China as harmful...
MoIT to boost IT products and services under ‘Digital Pakistan’ policy
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is making an all-out effort to facilitate IT companies to multiply their exports.
Ministry of IT is...
Ministers exchange heated words as PIA/PSM privatisation unfolds
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Privatisation Syed Imran Ahmed Shah took his own government with iron hands over the proposed...
21.74pc growth of food group exports in eight months
ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during the first eight months of the current financial year grew by 21.74 per cent as...
Pakistani rice exporters benefit from increased market access in Indonesia
ISLAMABAD:Â After bilateral negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce was successful in getting greater market access for its exports into the Indonesian market.
According to...
Digital finance can boost Pakistan GDP growth up to 7pc by 2025
ISLAMABAD: ACCA Pakistan hosted the Pakistan Leadership Conversation (PLC) 2018 in Islamabad on March 21, 2018. This will be followed by events in Karachi...
China provided Rs121 bn debt to Pakistan in first eight months
ISLAMABAD:Â China has given Rs121 billion debt to Pakistan in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2017-18, it has been...
PIA privatisation reaches Phase-II
ISLAMABAD: Massive liabilities worth Rs324 billion has become a major headache for stakeholders inolved in the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In...
FBR, NTC sign MoU for electronic exchange of information
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Tariff Commission (NTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the exchange of...
Market Daily: PSX rallies up as rupee devalues
LAHORE: The KSE 100 index extended its rally from Tuesday’s session on the back of the depreciated rupee after the central bank...
Govt keen to see Pakistan as emerging hub of economic activity: Rana Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan said that the government is keen to see Pakistan as an emerging...
FBR meets PSO leadership, discuss tax compliance and revenue generation
ISLAMABAD:Â As part of the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR's) taxpayers outreach programme aimed at acknowledging the contribution of taxpayers and offering them...
Banking industry profits plummet by 17pc
KARACHI: The net profit earned by the country’s banking industry in 2017 was Rs157.8 billion, down almost 17 per cent from a...