Board of Investment chairman calls for enhanced Japanese investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State and Board of Investment Chairman Naeem Y Zamindar, who is visiting Japan, addressed a special meeting of the...

Board of Investment’s one window operation a pretence, claims leading economist

KARACHI: If you are a foreign investor looking for business opportunities in Pakistan, all you need to do is approach the Board...

Bitcoin struggles to stay above $10,000

NEW YORK: The cryptocurrency fell below the psychologically key level of $10,000 on Thursday, failing the latest attempt to recover from a...

Computerisation of 223 National Savings centres completed to facilitate investors

ISLAMABAD: National Savings has completed the automation and computerisation of its 223 centres to facilitate investors and ensure more effectiveness in execution...

FPCCI appoints Muhammad Kamran Saleem as Takaful Standing Committee Chairman

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has appointed Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (PQTG) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and...

No across the board withdrawals in NSS

ISLAMABAD: National Savings in a press release here on Thursday clarified that there have been no across the board withdrawals in National Savings...

FDI decreases 2.9pc

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2017-18 amounted to $1.48 billion, down 2.9 per cent or $44...

Diplomats stress improving Pakistan’s perception to attract FDI

KARACHI: Foreign investors are keen to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan but the negative perception, excessive paperwork and red-tapism are hindering Foreign Direct...

Unintended outcome as food festival ends up attracting real estate investors

LAHORE: The recently held Coca-Cola Food and Music Festival – Coke Fest at Lake City Golf and Country club has surprisingly helped push...

NAB recovers looted money from Double Shah, Elite Housing Scheme

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would concentrate on eliminating corruption from the country without caring about status or position, NAB Chairman Justice Javed...

7th NFC Award fails to give any policy in devolution of fiscal resources: IMF report

ISLAMABAD: The 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award has become redundant as it has failed to give any policy in terms of devolution...

Investment scenario in Punjab improving fast: LCCI president

LAHORE: Investment scenario in Punjab province is improving fast as a large number of foreign investors have very recently signed agreements with the...

Should you put Dalda in your portfolio?

On the surface, Dalda Foods looks like the kind of company that has characteristics investors would salivate over: the owner of a...

JMC sketches roadmap for Saudi-Pak cooperation

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), after holding detailed deliberations for two days, drew a roadmap for future cooperation between the...

Revised real estate valuation rates to boost revenue collection: FBR

ISLAMABAD: According to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the recent adjustment of real estate valuation rates in selected areas of some major...