Pakistan’s trade surplus with US contracts 12.16pc in eleven months: SBP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's goods and services trade surplus with the United State (US) fell 12.16 per cent during the first eleven months (July...
IT, ITeS export remittances surge 20.75pc to $1.11bn in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call center services surged to $1.11...
KP traders to protest imposition of ‘SOPs violation fine’
'More than 4,000 traders in Peshawar will be at risk of losing millions if the administration continues to seal business centres'
Pak-Afghan Ghulam Khan border crossing reopens for trade
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan-Afghanistan Ghulam Khan border crossing in North Waziristan reopened on Monday after remaining closed for three months.
The transportation of goods vehicles...
KP traders irked by ‘mismanagement’ at Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: Despite the federal government's permission to open Pak-Afghan border crossings at Torkham and Chaman, Afghan transit trade and export vehicles aren't...
Business community calls for business friendly policies at the Torkham border
PESHAWAR:The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has urged the government to review its policies related to the Torkham border in...
Manufacturing, services report negative growth while agriculture thrives
ISLAMABAD: Due to the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturing and service sector have reported a negative growth of -5.6 percent...
Govt considering fixed Rs20 per litre GST on petroleum products
As oil prices decline in the international market, the government in a bid to protect its revenues is considering setting the General...
Exporters set to capitalise on PPE export market
ISLAMABAD: The exporters of textiles and Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) have welcomed the government’s decision of allowing exports of all PPE items,...
ECC ignored advice of Petroleum Division on preempting supply shortage of petroleum products
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Senate is to blame for the current shortage of petroleum products as it rejected a...
Japan lifts ban on animal casing imports from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Following recent successes in the removal of restrictions from the import of rose petals and easing of inspection regime for mangoes...
Foreign investors pull $26 billion out of Asian markets
WASHINGTON: Amidst the global economic recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, foreign investors have pulled out an estimated US$26 billion (Rs4,176 billion)...
FPCCI official seeks urgent consultancy for mango growers across country
KARACHI: Ahmad Jawad, Secretary General for Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI)'s Businessman panel has urged provincial agriculture departments...
Markets be allowed to open for seven days, traders ask govt
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) on Sunday demanded the opening of markets seven days a week for full hours to avoid...
Exports up 12.7pc to Rs2.88tr in 10MFY20
ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country, in rupee term, increased by 12.71 per cent during the first 10 months of the current...