6 pc GDP growth possible, says Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD:Â The development drive and the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year will focus on generating 6pc growth in gross domestic product...
Pakistan, Hong Kong for promoting bilateral trade ties
Pakistan and Hong Kong have agreed to further promote bilateral economic and trade relations.
 The agreement came at a meeting between Prime Minister...
APCC proposes development plan of over Rs 2t
ISLAMABAD: The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Wednesday completed drafting a development programme worth Rs2.158t for the upcoming year. This represents...
Upcoming budget to support exports
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan said on Tuesday the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will be...
CPEC most transparent project of Pakistan, says Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the most transparent project of Pakistan.
In an interview, he...
Pakistan is open for business, says PM Nawaz
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is highly attractive destination for investment that no global player can afford to miss.
He...
Franklin Templeton Investments will continue to treat Pakistan as frontier market
The executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, Mark Mobius is of the view that even though Pakistan has been upgraded to...
British firm, IJARA ink JV agreement to improve healthcare
Kingsman Pharma Ltd, a company incorporated in the UK, and IJARA Capital Partners Ltd, on Tuesday, formed a partnership to improve the...
Overseas chamber urges abolition of super tax
by AMER SIAL
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has demanded that the super tax should be abolished, corporate and...
Morgan Stanley upgrades Pakistan to emerging market status
*Six Pakistan stocks in MSCI EM with lower than expected 0.10pc weight
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) on Tuesday upgraded the Pakistan...
Upcoming budget to focus on achieving 6% GDP growth: Ishaq Dar
Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said the development drive and the federal budget for the coming fiscal year would focus on...
China, Pakistan agree to modernize 1,600-kilometer railway link
China and Pakistan have agreed to jointly upgrade the 1,600-kilometer railway linking southern and northern Pakistan as part of a move to push...
Pakistan upgraded to MSCI Emerging Markets status
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange was upgraded to Morgan Standley Capital International Emerging Markets status on Tuesday (today).
The PSX observed a bullish...
Pak-China signs MoUs to make Gwadar world class modern port city
Pakistan and China signed various agreements and memorandums of understanding on making Gwadar a world class modern port city and on leveraging...
Govt considering abolishing GST on fertilisers in budget FY17-18
After finding the process too cumbersome to provide subsidy on fertiliser to growers, the government is considering a major tax proposal to...