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...
Arif Habib provides budgetary suggestions
With Budget 2017-2018 right around the corner, the topic is a much-discussed one among the stakeholders of the business and finance sectors.
In...
Lamsal invites business community to gain from investment opportunities in Nepal
Nepal's Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms Sewa Lamsal Adhikari said here on Monday that Pakistan and Nepal had a tremendous potential in areas...
APTMA urges Sindh to resolve transporters’ issues
APTMA Senior Vice Chairman Zahid Mazhar urged the government of Sindh to use their good offices to resolve the issue which flared...
Direct investment surges by 12.7pc in July-April 2016-17
The Oil and Gas, Power sectors and Construction Industries supported total foreign investment of the country, which increased by 105 per cent...
Senate unanimously approves the draft Companies Bill, 2017
The Senate on Monday unanimously approved the draft Companies Bill, 2017. Earlier, on February 6, 2017, the National Assembly had passed it,...
Rice exporters’ delegation signs MoU with Jeddah Chamber
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and JCCI signed a MoU for long-term institutional collaboration between the two organisations.
Vice Chairman Jeddah Chamber...
CPEC could change the dynamics of Pakistan’s economy
As Pakistan’s ties keep on strengthening with China in the wake of Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to experts this is beginning...