Current account deficit shrinks 36pc YoY in Jan
KARACHI: The current account deficit for January 2020 clocked in at $555 million as opposed to $865 million in January 2019, signifying a...
Punjab bags £36m funding for women empowerment
LAHORE: In order to ensure economic empowerment of women, the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) would provide up to £36 million...
PSA, SECP discuss implementation of new broker regime
KARACHI: The representatives of PSX Stock Brokers Association (PSA) on Tuesday met with the management of the Securities and Exchange Commission of...
Fertilizer industry may face PM’s wrath over urea prices
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has shown annoyance over a delay in the uniform reduction in urea prices by the fertilizer industry...
Bureaucracy not following PM’s directives on business facilitation: FPCCI
'Unless the interest rate is back below 10pc, economic activities will remain stagnant'
PSX announces 14 market participants for Exchange-Traded Funds
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced 14 market participants for the upcoming Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF).
These include Bank Alfalah, Bank Al-Habib,...
Netherlands assures support to Pakistan at FATF
ISLAMABAD: Netherlands has reaffirmed support to Pakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan Willem Wouter Plomp extended...
Land allocation in process for $10b Saudi Aramco refinery in Gwadar
KARACHI: Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Director-General Shahzeb Khan Kakar has said that upcoming oil city project in Gwadar will host a multibillion-dollar...
LTC fails to procure 1,500 new buses
LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has failed to procure 1,500 buses for public transport due to the non-availability of funds.
Sources in the...
Gwadar being developed as ‘smart port city’
KARACHI: Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Director General Shahzeb Khan Kakar said on Monday that Gwadar’s development was moving in the right direction...
Shortage of reefer containers hampering horticulture exports: PFVA
Govt urged to take notice of jump in freight charges
Farhan Shafi likely to appointed as PMDC managing director
ISLAMABAD:The federal cabinet is likely to approve the appointment of Farhan Shafi as the managing director (MD) of Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation...
Punjab requests Centre to ban onion, red chilli exports
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has requested the federal government to impose a ban on the export of onions and red chillies.
According to...
No prior actions needed for IMF’s $452 million third tranche: Finance Ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Monday described as misleading and factually incorrect a news item published in a section of the press...
115 containers cleared without paying duties and taxes
ISLAMABAD: As many 115 containers have allegedly been cleared from the Torkham Customs Station without payment of duties and taxes, Pakistan Today...