One-window operation urged to avoid unnecessary delays in CPEC execution
ISLAMABAD:Â The government remains optimistic about CPEC amidst provincial and regional concerns of tax exemptions to a Chinese company and lack of clarity...
China, Belt and Road countries’ trade volume amounted to $1.1 trillion last year
BEIJING: Last year, trade volume between China and countries along the Belt and Road amounted to $1.1 trillion, up 14.8 per cent...
CPEC instrumental for economic prosperity in the region: Masood Khan
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan Monday said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was instrumental in the economic prosperity of...
PCJCCI identifies potential sectors for Pak-China joint ventures
LAHORE: Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has identified seven high potential sectors for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan...
CDWP approves 34 projects worth Rs365.492 billion
ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved 34 projects worth Rs365.492 billion out of which five projects worth Rs333.179 billion were...
Inclusive policies for home-based workers, gender equality stressed
LAHORE: “Women entrepreneurship is the way to economic success. Home-based workers (HBWs) are the key to the economic growth but they go...
IMF overblows external account concerns?
Interview: Najam Ali, CEO, Next Capital
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came up with a dire warning for our policymakers last week:...
Nestle chairman praises CEO, calls him ‘a man of action’
SAO PAULO: Nestle SA’s chairman gave a vote of confidence to the Chief Executive Mark Schneider 14 months into his tenure at...
Govt to hire professionals to solve governance issues in power sector
ISLAMABAD:Â In order to address governance problems in ten power distribution companies (DISCOs), the government has decided to hire sound and experienced professionals...
CPEC to make Pakistan industrial hub in South Asia: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan would soon become an industrial hub in South Asia,...
Brent crude touches two-week highs, as oil prices rise
NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock...
Dawood Hercules concludes divestment of 15.7 percent stake in HUBCO
LAHORE: In a notification sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange by Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited on Friday revealed divestment of its 15.7...
Tug of war intensifies between PSX management and stockbrokers
ISLAMABAD: The tug of war between Pakistan Stock Exchange’s management and the stockbrokers is seeing no end over the upcoming elections of...
Pakistan’s foreign exchange position stable: spokesman finance division
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division Spokesman has said that the foreign exchange position of Pakistan is stable and the news titled "Pakistan's net...
IMF’s concerns about the economy are correct, Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD:Â Speaking to media at the Ministry of Finance, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affair Division Miftah Ismail...