26.5m tons of wheat expected to be produced during crop season 2017-18
Islamabad: Â About 26.5 million tons of wheat will be produced during the crop season 2017-18 to fulfill the domestic requirements of country...
Power, food and construction sectors attracted FDI during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Food, power, construction, electronics, oil and gas exploration, financial business and communication were the main recipient sectors of foreign direct investment...
Telecom imports declined 0.38pc during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Pakistan imported telecom products worth $1,355,891 million during the fiscal year 2016-17, showing a nominal decline of 0.38 percent when compared...
Business community welcomes PM’s removal of Ishaq Dar from ECC, other committees as head
ISLAMABAD
The business community, which was reportedly perturbed over the attitude of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has welcomed Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s...
FPCCI trade delegation visits Qatar
ISLAMABAD
A delegation from the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) visited Doha, Qatar on Aug 13, 2017, under the...
Over $1.355bn telecom products imported in FY2016-17: PBS
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan imported telecom products worth $ 1,355,891 million during the fiscal year 2016-17, showing a nominal decline of 0.38 per cent when...
APBF expresses concern over effects of current political conflict on economy
KARACHI
The ‘All Pakistan Business Forum’ (APBF) has expressed its concerns over the possible negative economic impact of the current political conflict if...
Import of crude, petrol, jet fuel witnesses increase during July 2017
ISLAMABAD
Import of crude oil, petrol and jet fuel have witnessed an upward trend while the import of furnace oil and diesel has...
Low investor confidence: KSE-100 falls to 43,000pts level
Red overshadows THE Trade Screen
LAHORE
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading after the long weekend with weak sentiments. Low investor confidence was...
Finance Division spokesman declines news reports on WB’s loan rejection
ISLAMABAD
A section of the press on August 11, 2017, carried a news report titled, ‘WB links loans to liberal foreign exchange policy’...
Indonesia to lift ban on import of Pakistani Mango
ISLAMABAD
In an unprecedented diplomacy by commerce ministry officials, Indonesia has agreed to lift the ban on import of Pakistani Mango as well...
PARC trains 100,000 farmers in last 4 years
ISLAMABAD
The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has trained about 100,000 farmers of rice, wheat, maize and sugarcane crops across the country during...
Pak-Turkey Business Opportunities Conference, awards night held in Istanbul
ISLAMABAD
Leading businessmen from Pakistan and Turkey participated in the "Pakistan-Turkey Business Opportunities Conference" organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry...
Fall of over $5bn in exports damaged economy, bankrupted exporters: FPCI
ISLAMABAD
The businessmen panel of the FPCCI on Saturday said that exports have registered a fall of over five billion dollars in the...
Govt to ensure minimum interference in business affairs: PM
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that his government will make minimum interference in business affairs to provide a conducive environment...