Service sector exports go up by 56pc: PBS
A year on year growth of around 56pc was witnessed in Pakistan’s export of services which reached $694.99m by the end of...
PPIB says 7500MW of electricity will be added to national grid in 2017-18
The national grid is set to see an addition of 7,500 megawatts of private power projects in 2017-18 according to the Private...
Govt to recover Rs 100 billion, proposes amendments in NEPRA Act
The government's proposed amendments to the NEPRA Act will burden the unsuspecting ordinary consumers, who will be forced to pay annually an...
Cabinet approves budget paper, eyeing 6pc GDP for next fiscal
The federal cabinet Thursday approved ‘Budget Strategy Paper 2017-20’, eyeing six percent GDP growth for the year 2017-18 with a special focus...
ICAP establishes Pakistan’s first Accounting Standards Board
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has established Accounting Standards Board (ASB) which will give recommendations to corporations for accounts'...
Ecnec approves financial inclusion project worth Rs14.32b
A World Bank backed Financial Inclusion project valued Rs14.32b ($137m) has been given the go ahead in a meeting presided over by...
ICAP suggests structural changes to existing tax system
The institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has proposed structural reforms that focus on broadening the tax base and the simplifying...
Punjab board, Women Chamber look to empower female farmers
Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) and Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bahawalpur (WCCIB) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of...
Dastgir invites Qatari private sector to invest in Pakistan
The Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan invited Qatari private sector to invest in Pakistan and assist in bringing parity to trade...
Pakistan’s repayments on CPEC to peak at $5b in 2022: chief economist
Pakistan’s debt and other repayments on China’s “Belt and Road” initiative will peak at around $5 billion in 2022, but will be...
OICCI Business Confidence Index on downward trajectory
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) shared the results of its Business Confidence Index (BCI) Survey – Wave 14...
Overseas workers remit $15.6bn in July-Apr 2016-17
Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $15.596 billion in first ten months (July to April) of 2016-17, down by $448 million or 2.8 per...
Country’s exports slide by 2.29pc in July-Apr 2016-17, imports up by 19.88pc
Despite all efforts of the government, the exports of the country decreased by 2.29 per cent to $16.918 billion in July-April 2016-17,...
State-of-the-art incubation centres to be set up in all four provincial metropolises
Faced with the onslaught of zealous PTI youth, the Ministry of IT (MOIT) has directed the National ICT Research and Development Fund...
ECNEC approves Lahore-Sialkot Motorway, East Bay Expressway Gwadar
The PML-N government maintained its priority for the highways as the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved...