UAE offers Pakistan access to its labour market database
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered Pakistan access to its labour market database, which would help boost export of Pakistani...
China’s GDP growth grinds to near 30-year low as tariffs hit production
BEIJING: China's third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected and to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising US...
FATF gives Pakistan until February to act against terror financing
The FinanÂcial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday formally announced that Pakistan will remain on its grey list till February 2020.
As the...
29 benami properties unearthed in Peshawar
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unearthed as many as 29 undeclared (benami) properties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a private media...
SBP reserves increase $56m to stand at $7.8bn
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank increased 0.72pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State...
Foreign investment surges 137pc in 1Q FY20
Total foreign investment into the country jumped by 137pc, or $512 million, in the first three months of the financial year 2019-20,...
Govt to establish Customs Authority to curb smuggling
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has decided to establish a Customs Authority, besides developing a pool to collect data and information regarding smuggling and similar...
SC takes FBR to task over tax collection
The Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) performance was questioned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SBP) during a hearing on Thursday.
Justice Gulzar...
IMF, World Bank see Brexit deal boosting global growth outlook
WASHINGTON: World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday that clarity over Britain’s exit from the European Union would strengthen the outlook...
Exporters urged to tap China’s gemstone market
LAHORE:Â Pakistan-China Joint Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Zarak Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan has the potential to export quality...
IMF team stresses ‘simpler taxation system’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A technical mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which previously held meetings with the officials of Federal Board of Revenue...
MCB profits surge 14pc to Rs16.29bn
The Board of Directors of MCB Bank Limited met under the Chairmanship of Mian Mohammad Mansha on Thursday to review the performance...
CDWP approves nine projects worth Rs40bn
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved nine projects worth Rs40 billion and recommended two projects worth Rs55.5 billion to the...
China hopes for phased trade pact with US as early as possible
BEIJING:Â China hopes to reach a phased agreement in a protracted trade dispute with the United States and cancel tariffs as soon as...
Bears return as KSE-100 sheds 382 pointsÂ
KARACHI:Â Optimistic sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) proved to be short-lived as the indices dragged the index below the 34,000 mark...