PARC becomes ‘white elephant’?

Ministry of National Food Security and Research declines additional funds worth Rs1.32 billion for PARC

Australia rejects India’s request seeking GI tag for basmati rice

Unlike the case in EU, Pakistan did not contest India's application in Australia

Pakistan’s exports surge 9% in 8MFY2023-24

Textile group experiences a slight decrease of 0.65% in exports in eight months

Exports plummet by 10% in nine months 

Trade deficit contracted by 35.5%, tipping $22.9 b during the first nine months of FY23 

Differences over devaluation surfaced in fiscal policy board meeting

Finance Minister asks SBP to develop information sharing mechanism on major decisions, meanwhile, government expects improvement in economy after January 2019

As trade deficit declines, export growth disappoints

Growth in imports has stalled, but the rise in exports has failed to deliver tangible results and should be a cause of concern for the government
Chemicals industry

Science ministry eyes $1.3bn export target for chemical products

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is preparing itself for the promotion of research and development in the country specifically...

MOIT&T urges SBP to make regulations more favourable

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOIT&T) along with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and in conjunction with the...

Steel industry demands policy change for exports

According to sources in the industry, some of the leading steel manufacturers have received queries from some Middle Eastern countries regarding imports

USA, China remain top export destinations for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA) remained the top export destination for Pakistani products during the first seven months of the...

Exports up 27.4pc YoY in September: Razzak Dawood

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood announced on Monday that exports grew by 27.4% to $2.41 billion in...

Exports register 13.6pc growth in February: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday said a 13.61 per cent surge...
Global trade

CAD surplus continues in April amid decreased imports

Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday revealed that Pakistan's current account recorded a surplus for the second...

Cement exports plunge 7.48pc in 1HFY20

ISLAMABAD: The export of cement recorded 7.48 per cent decline during the first half of the current financial year as compared to...

Computer services have fueled ICT exports in recent years: SBP

The central bank said the country’s informal exports were higher than its formal exports and projections by industry experts put the total size of its ICT exports at $2.5 billion