China’s parliament takes up new foreign investment law
The bill will ban the illegal transfer of technology and 'illegal government interference' in foreign businesses, a key point in Washington's...
Turkey shares strategic economic plan with Pakistan
The purpose of Pak-Turkey economic framework is to enhance the volume of bilateral trade by five times
ISLAMABAD:Â The Turkish government has presented...
Pharmaceutical exports increase 2.7pc in seven months FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â Pharmaceutical products worth $122.181 million were exported during the first seven months of the current financial year as compared the exports of...
Danish envoy lauds govt for introducing investor-friendly policies
ISLAMABAD: The government has taken various steps to promote ease of doing business by facilitating foreign investors through various incentives, including rationalization of tax...
Opportunity for Pakistan as US withdraws duty-free benefits from India
'Around 2,000 Indian products were enjoying duty-free status before the US' announcement'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ready to avail the opportunity that emerged...
PSX ends 274 points lower amid lacklustre trading
KARACHI:Â Negativity prevailed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again on Thursday as indices kept shedding gains and volumes remained low. Foreign...
Trump scraps trade privilege for India; Delhi plays down impact
'India has implemented a wide array of trade barriers that create serious negative effects on United States commerce'
WASHINGTON:Â US President Donald Trump...
China to slash taxes, boost lending to prop up slowing economy
BEIJING: China sought to shore up its slowing economy through billions of dollars in planned tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with economic...
PSX fails to sustain gains, ends 61 points lower amid geopolitical tensions
KARACHI:Â Breaking the trend from the previous session, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the day negative. The indices that traded in green in...
Domestic cement despatches fall 19pc in Feb
The cement sector posted a double-digit decline of 19.05pc in the month of February compared with the corresponding month last year.
According to...
Exporters urged to tap Russian market
'Apart from oil and gas, Russia is meeting over 95pc of its needs through imports'
ISLAMABAD:Â A delegation of Pakistani entrepreneurs working in Moscow...
Pakistan keen to enhance economic ties with Uzbekistan
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday expressed Pakistan's keenness to further strengthen its bilateral relations with Uzbekistan in diverse areas, including...
Nishat Group explores business avenues with Rungis MarketÂ
JV between the two companies will help facilitate all stakeholders in Pakistan's agriculture sector, especially the small farmers
Nishat Group Chairman Mian...
PM terms trade, investment ‘an important pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy’
'After overcoming the most difficult challenge of stabilising the economy during the first six months, our focus is now on economic...
Bullish sentiments prevail as KSE-100 gains 210 points
KARACHI:Â Positive sentiments surrounded the bourse on the first trading session of the week, as the indices that opened red changed their path...