Czech minister calls for increased bilateral trade with Pakistan
KARACHI: Czech Republic's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivan Jancarek has said that the global economic, environmental, and financial changes have caused...
Revisions in aid to Pakistan unlikely to shake its finances: Moody’s
LAHORE: International rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has maintained that Trump administration’s revision of US military aid is highly unlikely to...
FPCCI skeptical about FTA-II with China, fears economic downfall
ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has termed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) –II accord with China as harmful...
MoIT to boost IT products and services under ‘Digital Pakistan’ policy
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is making an all-out effort to facilitate IT companies to multiply their exports.
Ministry of IT is...
Digital finance can boost Pakistan GDP growth up to 7pc by 2025
ISLAMABAD: ACCA Pakistan hosted the Pakistan Leadership Conversation (PLC) 2018 in Islamabad on March 21, 2018. This will be followed by events in Karachi...
China provided Rs121 bn debt to Pakistan in first eight months
ISLAMABAD: China has given Rs121 billion debt to Pakistan in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2017-18, it has been...
PIA privatisation reaches Phase-II
ISLAMABAD: Massive liabilities worth Rs324 billion has become a major headache for stakeholders inolved in the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In...
FBR, NTC sign MoU for electronic exchange of information
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Tariff Commission (NTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the exchange of...
Market Daily: PSX rallies up as rupee devalues
LAHORE: The KSE 100 index extended its rally from Tuesday’s session on the back of the depreciated rupee after the central bank...
Govt keen to see Pakistan as emerging hub of economic activity: Rana Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan said that the government is keen to see Pakistan as an emerging...
FBR meets PSO leadership, discuss tax compliance and revenue generation
ISLAMABAD: As part of the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR's) taxpayers outreach programme aimed at acknowledging the contribution of taxpayers and offering them...
Dollar trading at Rs116 in open, Rs115.5 in interbank markets
KARACHI: The US dollar stands at Rs116 in the open market and at Rs115.50 in the interbank market, Forex Association President Malik Bosan...
LCCI urges SBP to control rapid surge in price of US dollar, fears economic havoc
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to control the rapid...
ICCI urges FBR to stop harassment of builders and developers
ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICC), Sheikh Amir Waheed has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop...
CRE organises workshop on emerging issues, challenges, opportunities in rural economy
ISLAMABAD: The first workshop on the theme: “Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Economy of Pakistan” was organised by the Centre...