Govt striving for development of country: Rana Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government was effectively working for the...
Japan on the road to cryptocurrency licensing
TOKYO: Four years after popular Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, the case still casts a shadow over...
Electric fan production rises 14.91pc during first seven months this year
ISLAMABAD: Production of electric fans in the country increased by 14.91 per cent during the first seven months (July-Jan) of the year...
Tobacco, cement, cotton production increases from last year
ISLAMABAD: Cement production in the country, witnessed a growth of 12.13 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, as...
Zero duty on 75pc tariff lines for China to harm local industry: PIAF
KARACHI: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF), as a major stakeholder, has opposed the government's plan to offer zero duty...
Worsening balance of trade and exchange rate damaging economy
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders on Sunday said the exchange rate erosion has become the order of the day which is...
Pakistan not ready to reap full benefits of CPEC
LAHORE:Â The commander of Lahore corps Lieutenant General Aamer Riaz, stressed the need to remodel institutions in order to get the maximum benefits...
China’s manufacturing sector posts stronger than expected growth in March
BEIJING: Growth in China’s manufacturing sector picked up more than expected in March as authorities lifted winter pollution restrictions and steel mills...
China chides about protectionism, will close door to development opportunities
BEIJING: China wants to share its development opportunities with other countries, but protectionism will mean closing the door into China, the country’s...
Chabahar port not a direct competitor of CPEC: Kamal Kharazi
KARACHI: An ex-foreign minister of Iran Kamal Kharazi on Friday said the notions of Chabahar port being in direct competition with China-Pakistan...
Pakistan, India can take trade to $30bn if relations normalised: Indian HC
LAHORE: Calling for removing non-tariff barriers between Pakistan and India, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Friday said both the countries need...
Government striving to enhance exports : Secretary Commerce
LAHORE: Federal Secretary of Commerce Younus Dagha has said that high cost of doing business, issues of market access and exchange rate...
SBP’s monetary policy committee maintains interest rate at 6pc
KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 6...
SDPI budget proposals 2018-19: Govt urged to pursue simplification of tariff regime
ISLAMABAD: As the government has decided to announce the budget on April 27, it has been urged to simplify tariff regimes and reduce...
Telecom service providers are development partners of govt: minister
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that the telecommunication service providers are development partners of the provincial government...