Twelve-member delegation leaves for Sydney to attend 3-day FATF moot
According to the report, a total of 4,643 dubious transactions linked to money laundering and terror financing were unearthed and blocked since 2015
NAB may initiate inquiry against appointment of SECP chairman
KARACHI: The Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Javed Iqbal Tuesday included a matter of the appointment of the Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of...
Big brands pledge to turn tide on global plastic waste
UNEP has estimated that if current pollution rates continue, there will be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050, as 8 million tonnes of bottles and waste swamp the oceans each year, killing marine life and entering the food chain
Coca-Cola, US State Department to use blockchain to combat forced labour
NEW YORK: Coca-Cola and the United States (US) State Department along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a...
Some government employees are enjoying free electricity. Should they continue to do so?
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. However, not all fires need a fire extinguisher
Government striving to enhance exports : Secretary Commerce
LAHORE: Federal Secretary of Commerce Younus Dagha has said that high cost of doing business, issues of market access and exchange rate...
Moody’s affirms Habib Bank’s B3 local-currency deposit rating; downgrades its baseline credit assessment to caa1
Limmasol: Moody's Investors Service on Monday affirmed Habib Bank Ltd. (HBL)'s B3/Not-Prime local currency deposit ratings and its Caa1/Not-Prime foreign currency deposit...
HBL granted ‘member’ status under SCO IBA Framework
KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is proud to be officially granted the status of a member bank, during the 14th council meeting of...
Is PTCL throttling one of its competitors through anticompetitive practices?
This isn’t the first time the state-owned company has done this. And this isn’t the first time they would get away with it
PIA reduces fares for int’l flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country’s flagship carrier, on Saturday slashed its fares for a limited time on international flights on the...
Hutchison Port Holdings announces $240m investment in Pakistan
'Investment will be used to build greater terminal capacity at Karachi Port'
'Hutchison Ports' total investment in Pakistan has now reached...
Consumers lose money amid falling demand for old 100-dollar bills
Moneychangers, banks exploiting situation as regulator looks the other way
Crude petroleum exports reach $5.889m in July-March 2016-17
The year-on-year exports of petroleum (crude) increased by 47.49 percent during the month of March 2017 as compared to the same month...
Pakistan, OECD to strengthen cooperation in tax, socio-economic matters
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) would further strengthen their cooperation in various areas including tax-related matters...
Exports achieve 16.5 pc growth, set to contribute 0.8 pc to GDP
ISLAMABAD: According to officials at the Ministry of Commerce, exports which had been increasing since June 2017 have continued the trend during February 2018...