Cement exports drop 14pc in first quarter FY20
ISLAMABAD: The export of cement during the first quarter of the current financial year (FY20) witnessed a decline of 13.94pc as compared...
Pakistan jumps 28 places in WB’s Ease of Doing Business Index
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has jumped up 28 places on the World Bank's (WB) Ease of Doing Business Index, besides securing a place among the...
German companies invited to invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood on Wednesday invited the German investors to invest in the export-oriented industries so...
Imran calls for inclusion of provinces in establishment of SEZs
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday all the initiatives to set up special economic zones (SEZs) would be spearheaded by the...
Pakistan committed to achieving all FATF targets by next year: minister
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar said on Wednesday that Pakistan was committed to completing all the points in the action plan...
PM says COAS met businessmen ‘after his permission’
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa had met the businessmen after his permission.
Speaking to...
As PM hails economic team, large-scale manufacturing continues to shrink
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that his "economic team has turned around the national economy", the large-scale manufacturing (LSM) in...
NEPRA jacks up power tariff by Rs1.66 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified Rs1.66 per unit increase in the electricity price on account of monthly fuel...
‘Govt’s reforms to strengthen economy, boost investors’ confidence’
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development & Reform Minister for Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has said that the incumbent government's recent reform measures will strengthen the...
FBR proposes imposition of turnover tax in SEZs
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed the imposition of a turnover tax on those investing in Special Economic Zones (SEZs),...
EU urges Pakistan to produce competitive products
Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara has said that the EU and Pakistan could launch joint ventures in various...
Rs2.5bn allocated for M-3 Industrial City
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) has allocated Rs2.5 billion for the development projects of M-3 Industrial City.
A spokesman...
Egyptian companies lauded for investing in Pakistan’s economy
ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Zubair Gilani said on Tuesday that Islamabad welcomed the interest shown by Egyptian companies to invest $1...
Govt mulls reducing sales tax from 17pc to 12pc, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: A Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) official on Tuesday informed the Senate's Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry that the government...
‘Conspirators’ unhappy with Pakistan’s economic progress: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that those who "cannot see Pakistan strengthening economically are busy conspiring" against the country.
Presiding over...