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...
SBP revises FE-25 Export Loans Policy
The existing foreign exchange regulations allow authorised dealers (banks) to use foreign currency deposits for extending foreign currency trade loan facility to...
$1.315b borrowed in foreign loans in July-April 2016-17
In order for the government to maintain foreign currency reserves at a historic high, the federal government has borrowed $1.315b from foreign...
Senate suggests Rs 480b circular debt probe be handed over to NAB, FIA
A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee of Finance that had been engaged in reviewing the soaring Rs480b circular debt has highlighted...
Dar directs FBR to soften the approach to taxpayers
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has directed the tax mandarins to lessen the harassment of taxpayers during the raids and advised maximum facilitation...
FBR likely to introduce 3rd tier taxation for cigarettes
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reportedly approved the draft to introduce 3rd taxation tier for Pakistan’s tobacco industry. FBR is hoping...
Chinese investors show interest for investment in Pakistan
A Chinese delegation led by Fang Song Bin, Chairman, Shenzhen Domhke Group Co Ltd visited the Board of Investment (BoI) and met...
Federal govt to reduce share of provinces under NFC award
The federal government is likely to slash the revenue shares of the provinces under National Finance Commission (NFC) award following Federal Board...