Pakistan Textile City to wind up following ECC approval
A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) chaired by  Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has ordered the winding up of Pakistan Textile...
Only 6 out of 723 startups in Pakistan raised funds beyond $500,000
Planet N in collaboration with Karandaaz Pakistan and LUMS organized a workshop on 24th Jan 2017, chalking out a roadmap for the...
Pakistan climbs upto 68th position on World bank LPI
In the wake of recent development in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, the World Bank, in its latest...
Food & Oil imports hike by 14.38pc
The import bill of food and oil rose 14.38 pc YoY to $9.258 billion in the first seven months of the current...
Ogra defies ministry orders; sets LPG price at Rs910/cylinder
Defying  petroleum ministry recommended prices of Rs1,100 per 11.8kg LPG cylinder, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday set LPG...
Dar, Priti for enhanced bilateral ties between Pakistan, UK
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has called upon Priti Patel MP, Secretary of State for International Development, UK, along with members of her...
Finance Minister assures adotption of best int’l practices for data collection
Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting with a World Bank team led by Country Director, Patchamuthu Illangovan and senior...
PSX soon-to-be listed with 20pc stake open to public
Shahzad Chamdia, chairman of the stock market’s divestment committee has informed that the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is in the process of...
FIA unearths fake broker working with Zafar Moti and Adam Securities
KARACHI: The Corporate Crime Circle (CCC) of Federal Investigation Agency has unearthed a fake broker's (Wamiq Yousaf) fraud of Rs 51.365 million.Wamiq...
ECC allocates $25m for National Disaster Risk Management Fund
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved $ 25 million for National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).
The ECC...
Fiscal deficit clock keeps ticking: ECC grants tax exemption to SSGC on Matiari-Lahore transmission line project
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a proposal exempting the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), of 12.5% withholding tax on...
A third brokerage house scam unfolds as SECP tightens scrutiny
As a  joint inspection team continues to monitor the operations of brokerage firms, a third scam has been unfolded within a couple...
NBP declares Rs 22.8bn PAT in 2016 up by 18%
The meeting of board of directors of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was held today at NBP Head Office Karachi and it...
Belarusian region proposes to export dairy to Pakistan
Belarusian region Brest Oblast is keen in building trade ties with Pakistan through the export of its dairy products to Pakistan, it...
Eurozone economy seen running at near 6-year high
Economic growth in the 19-country eurozone accelerated in February to reach the strongest pace in nearly six years, a closely watched survey...