Better trade facilitation to reduce trade costs in Asia by up to 9pc annually: ADB
ISLAMABAD
Improved trade facilitation - the simplification, modernisation, and harmonisation of export and import processes - can reduce trade costs by up to...
PM directs forming policy framework to ensure food security
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to work on a policy framework for...
JS Bank, Zameen.com partner to fill home financing gap
KARACHI
JS Bank Limited and Zameen.com have signed a MoU to offer Zameen.com customers a mortgage finance facility.
This partnership shall enable JS Bank...
Market daily: bulls take the lead as stocks rise
LAHORE
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading with bulls showing their power. After an initial dip, the market recovered, though participation remained low....
Country’s CPI surges to 3.4pc in August 2017: PBS
KARACHI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation surged to 3.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in August 2017 as compared to an...
Punjab fails to move an inch on its growth strategy
Lahore: The Punjab government could not move an inch on its growth strategy approved in March 2015, the implementation documents available with...
Service sector trade deficit increased by 42pc during July
Islamabad: Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed Pakistan’s service trade deficit had shot up by 42pc during the...
Pakistan’s budget deficit reaches new record of Rs1.864 trillion
Islamabad: A local newspaper has reported that the overall budget deficit has touched a new peak of Rs1.864 trillion for financial year...
Telecom equipment and mobile phone imports surge by 54pc in July
Islamabad: According to a report in a local newspaper, it has been observed that the tax incentives offered to the telecom sector...
Balochistan govt considering out of court settlement proposal for Reko Diq
Islamabad: An out of court settlement for the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project has been proposed to the Balochistan government...
Value addition, enhanced value supply chain priority of TDAP
ISLAMABAD
The priorities of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) were the value addition and enhancement of value supply chain for the promotion...
PRGMEA urges revision of textile policy
SIALKOT
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Central Chairman Ijaz Khokhar said the formulation of sector wise policies is the only...
DRAP to conduct market inspection to check spurious drugs sale
Islamabad: Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) along with provinces and security agencies will conduct a market inspection throughout the country to...
PSX suffered worst monthly decline since May 2010
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured its worst month of trading in seven years as continuing political and economic uncertainty plagued...
Corporate tax discouraging investment, industrial expansion says: FPCCI
Islamabad: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Monday said the corporate tax is discouraging investment and industrial expansion, therefore, it...