Second phase of Pak-China FTA to be signed by mid-March
ISLAMABAD: Second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China would be signed by the mid of coming March to...
Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform releases funds for development projects
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform Spokesman Asim Khan has highlighted that the ministry has released fund for development projects during...
Regulatory duty on steel, increased cost of production burdening auto industry
KARACHI: Increased input costs are putting immense pressure on the local auto industry, while Regulatory Duty (RD) on steel is playing a...
Current Account deficit widens by 48pc
KARACHI: The current account deficit in the first seven months of 2017-18 amounted to $ 9.1 billion, up 48.1 per cent from...
Fiscal deficit widens to 2.2pc in first six months
ISLAMABAD: The debt-ridden government of Pakistan spent Rs 796.3 billion, which is 2.2 per cent of the nation’s GDP, more than it...
Government to sell PIA’s minority share of 49pc by April 15
ISLAMABAD: While the opposition parties are concerned about the mode of government in privatisation of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) just ahead of...
Govt aiming for pro-investment, pro-business budget, ADB told
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue and Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan said the government is aiming for a...
LPG prices to reduce by Rs15 next month: Irfan Khokhhar
LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Chairman Irfan Khokhhar on Sunday...
Pak-Russia bilateral trade shows 33pc increase
PESHAWAR: The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Russia has shown an increase of 33 per cent during the last one year, but...
All parties should develop consensus on Economic Roadmap: Rana Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of the State for Finance and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan has stressed that all political parties should develop...
OGDCL net sales revenue increases by 18pc to Rs95.960bn
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) net sales revenue increased by 18 per cent to Rs95.960 billion compared to Rs81.081...
Khushhali Microfinance Bank posts 40pc increase in pre-tax profits
KARACHI: Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited (KMBL) posted its financial results for the year 2017 on February 14, 2018, in Islamabad, posting appreciable...
FBR overlooks tax case against Grand Hyatt allottees
ISLAMABAD: The high ups of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have overlooked a tax case against the buyers of Grand Hyatt apartments,...
Market Daily: Indices succumb to late selling, shed 54.43 points
LAHORE: As the international anti-money laundering watchdog moves close to putting Pakistan on the global grey list, investors thought it wise to...
Government realises need to devolve education, health to districts: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has maintained that the government while devising an action plan for the implementation...