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...
Pakistan’s import from China drops 6.8pc in nine months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s imports involving goods and services from China witnessed a decrease of 6.84 per cent during the first three quarters of...
COVID-19 economic impact can reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The global economy could suffer between $5.8 trillion and $8.8 trillion in losses—equivalent to 6.4% to 9.7% of global gross...
Traders reject partial movement of transit goods at Torkham border
PESHAWAR: The number of transit vehicles to cross Torkham border has increased from 100 to 150 per day, the border management officials...
Zhejiang Export Commodity online fair will promote Pak-China trade
BEIJING: The five-day "Zhejiang Export Commodity Online Fair 2020’ that will be held from May12-16 will promote Pakistan’s hardware and electromechanical products, said...
Horticulturists urge govt to extend date of mango exports
ISLAMABAD: As the climatic change and the coronavirus lockdown have severely affected the mango crops and it is likely to get matured after...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to form working group on trade
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday disclosed that a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan and Uzbekistan...
Sindh govt urged to reopen textile value chain
KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA)-Sindh/Balochistan Chairman Zahid Mazhar has demanded the Sindh government to immediately allow the entire textile value...
Trade deficit shrinks 25pc in 3QFY20
ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit reduced by 25.68 per cent in the first three quarters of the current financial year as compared...
Corona crisis an opportunity to follow ‘Make in Pakistan’ policy: Razak
Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said that the current global situation arising...
KP traders demand complete opening of Torkham border
PESHAWAR: The government's decision to open Torkham border "only for 100 trade vehicles a day" has irked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa traders, who...
Mango exports likely to drop this year due to coronavirus
KARACHI: As the mango exports from Pakistan are expected to kick off with a delay and in apparently less quantity due to the...
Seafood exports surge 8pc to $317m in 3QFY20
ISLAMABAD: The export of fish and fish preparations increased by 7.97 per cent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal...