PM Imran to approve long-term textile policy after Davos trip
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will approve the country's long-term textile policy upon his return from Davos, sources in the Ministry of Commerce...
UK’s Javid aims to double UK growth after Brexit
LONDON: Finance Minister Sajid Javid is aiming to roughly double Britain’s underlying rate of economic growth after it leaves the European Union,...
Pakistani exporters irked as Indonesia delays import quota
ISLAMABAD: As Indonesia delays the issuance of import quota for Pakistan, exporters have expressed concern over the unequal trade relationship between the two...
‘Digital economy’: FBR reduces sales tax on imported mobile phones
ISLAMABAD: The tax department has reduced sales tax on imported mobile phones from Rs1,320 to Rs200 per set.
According to documents available with...
Rouble soars, stocks hit record highs after Russia gets new PM
MOSCOW: The rouble soared on Friday, at one point gaining more than 0.5% versus the dollar on the day, and Russia's MOEX...
Textile exports register 4pc growth in first half FY20
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile and clothing exports increased four per cent to $6.90 billion during the first half of the current financial year (FY20),...
China’s economic growth hits 30-year low amid trade war with US
China's economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades.
Official figures show that the world's second-largest economy expanded by...
Pakistan Tobacco Company appoints Usman Zahur as CEO
Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PTC) has recently announced the appointment of Usman Zahur as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to...
Subsidised rice crop tool scheme may end era of bone-breaking plantation
LAHORE: The family of Allah Ditta in Mahmoodkot neighborhood of Atahra Hazari, Jhang, is longing to be lucky enough to win a rice...
Global Champions League Dubai: AIM’s national pitch competition to be held in Lahore
LAHORE: To participate in the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2020 Global Champions League in Dubai, the national pitch competition will be organised...
Big industry contracts 5.9pc in five months
Economists term constant increase in cost of energy, raw material and working capital as reason behind decline in LSM production
Govt aims to reduce fiscal deficit to 4pc, Senate told
Hammad Azhar says over $10bn debt retrieved in one year
Foreign investment in T-bills crosses $2.2bn
KARACHI: T-bills worth $536 million were bought by foriegn investors during the latest auction, it was learnt on Friday.
According to the State...
Wheat flour prices go unabated across the country
LAHORE: With apparently no breakthrough in inflation getting unbridled with each passing day, the citizens have received another shock as wheat flour...
KSE-100 gains 102 points amid volatile trading
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another volatile trading session on Friday, as the indices swayed both ways before...