SBP maintains policy rate at 7pc
The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to maintain the policy rate at 7 per cent for the next two months, the...
Pakistan ranks top 10 in business environment: report
BEIJING: Pakistan has been ranked one of the world’s top 10 economies with the most improved business environment due to taking measures...
PSX set to launch 90-day DFCs
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday will introduce a new eligibility criteria for the trading of futures and communicated the launch of...
ECC to approve 5-year trade framework
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2020-25.
Earlier, the economic decision-making body had...
Kamyab Pakistan to be launched this month
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Saturday said The government has decided to give Rs1.6 trillion to Kamyab Pakistan...
ECC approves massive rise in essential items’ prices
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday gave approval to increase Ghee, Flour and Sugar prices.
The meeting of...
Pakistan moves to bring cryptocurrency boom out of the dark
ISLAMABAD: Once a week Ghulam Ahmed, 38, takes time out from his cryptocurrency consulting business to log into a WhatsApp group with...
Pakistan, Uzbek trade connectivity to open up new avenues of region’s prosperity: PM
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan’s connectivity with Uzbekistan in trade and bilateral spheres would open up new avenues...
New land grab law soon: Imran
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government was considering introducing a new legislation to target landgrabbers to ensure strict action against...
Remittances soar to all-time high in FY21
LAHORE: Remittances sent home by Pakistanis working overseas exceeded $2 billion in June for a record 13th month in a row, registering...
Pakistan included in Asian Growth Cubs ETF listed on NYSE
KARACHI: Dawn Global launched the Asian Growth Clubs Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June...
South Punjab set to get its first Amazon facility
Pakistan Post is set to inaugurate south Punjab’s first Amazon Fulfilment and Facilitation Centre (AFFC) in Multan after Eidul Azha. The facility...
$650bn SDR allocation to be completed by August-end: IMF MD
WASHINGTON: Welcoming the executive board’s backing for a new $650 billion special drawing rights (SDRs) allocation, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund...
Pakistan, Afghanistan extend APTTA for another six months
ISLAMABAD: With differences over revised draft of transit trade agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan remaining unaddressed even after the passage of months,...
Govt removes FED, ACD, reduces ST on small cars
ISLAMABAD: As new measures to facilitate the auto sector even before the forthcoming auto policy, the government has introduced multiple incentives to...