Govt will require to reduce borrowings from central bank, implement VAT under IMF programme: Report

According to official sources, the IMF will demand to attain a primary balance of budget into surplus, which is presently seeing a huge deficit

Asad Umar says striving hard to bring Paypal to Pakistan

Finance minister says apart from inviting PayPal, he is working on another online payment system, AliPay. PESHAWAR: Finance Minister Asad Umar said...

PepsiCo mulls investing $1bn in Pakistan

PepsiCo plans to invest in a potato unit in Multan and the company wants Prime Minister Imran Khan to inaugurate it ISLAMABAD: PepsiCo...

Jazz failed to build Veon into the WeChat of Pakistan. That’s why it will succeed

CEO Aamir Ibrahim’s willingness to abandon his failures and invest in his successes suggests a strong path forward for the company

Amazon does not have a Pakistan presence. These Pakistani entrepreneurs are selling on it anyway

The global e-commerce giant has ignored Pakistan, but many enterprising individuals and companies have found ways to use the platform to their advantage by getting around the legal hurdles

Two startups willing to bet that more Pakistanis will buy their groceries online

Hum Mart and Mandi Express have both set up online stores that serve the Karachi market, but both are going about their business in a very different way

Social impact or pursuit of profit? Some entrepreneurs pick both

The stories of four entrepreneurs who are making a social impact through their commercially thriving endeavours

Zameen.com’s parent company now has $100 million more to invest

DUBAI: Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) has raised $100 million in a Series D funding led by KCK Group and eight other...

Pakistan ranked 131st freest economy, receives freedom score of 55: Report

According to the report, the country’s overall score has risen by 0.6 points, with increased scores for judicial effectiveness and property rights outmatching declines in monetary freedom and fiscal health

SMEs urged to get listed with PSX

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the Pakistan Stock Exchange, organised an awareness programme to educate potential investors...

S&P downgrades Pakistan’s rating to B-, says recovery to take longer

S&P cautions fiscal and external imbalances will remain elevated despite securing financial aid from bilateral partners

General Tyres to set up $300m Faisalabad plant

CEO urges FBR to ensure that no tyre is sold in the market without proper documentation KARACHI: General Tyre and Rubber Company of...

Pakistan recorded non-resident equity flows of +$14 million in January: IIF

January exhibited a rebound in net non-resident portfolio flows to emerging markets and IIF estimates that EM securities attracted $51.1 billion of foreign capital in January, the highest level in twelve months

Edotco planning to invest $250 million in Pakistan over next five years

Chairman Edotco Group said the company wanted to become a partner in Digital Pakistan Programme

Pakistan inflation soars to 7.19% in January year-on-year

Rising liquefied natural gas and electricity prices, as well as a spike in tomatoes, garlic and medicine, were the main reason behind the January month-on-month inflation rise