Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Yarn merchants seek KCCI’s help in bringing down duties, taxes

Yarn merchants

KARACHI: The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has sought the cooperation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in convincing the government for reducing the duties and taxes and abolish anti-dumping duty on polyester yarn, which is the main raw material for the textile industry and the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), a … Read more

FPCCI holds training session for using Amazon platform

FPCCI

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has conducted an awareness session to train business entrepreneurs to sell their products through Amazon’s platform, a statement said on Wednesday. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo welcomed the gathering of e-commerce trainers and practitioners at the Federation House to educate and train the … Read more

Global Village announces opening dates for Season 26; bidding process for kiosks opened

Global Village

DUBAI: Global Village continues its preparations ahead of Season 26, working hard to lay the foundations and finalise plans for another season of fun, memories, and success. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment has announced that its gates will reopen to the world on … Read more

Merchants slammed for not accepting debit, credit cards

Merchants slammed for not accepting debit, credit cards

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has voiced concerns over the reluctance of the businessmen, owning the retail outlets and superstores, in accepting debit or credit cards, a statement said on Friday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver said that some of the merchants accept cards selectively and are charging 2 per cent on … Read more

PM directs to take inexorable steps for uplift of SMEs

PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday instructed the concerned authorities for the accomplishment of the targets set for the uplift of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). According to the details, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on SMEs. He said that country’s all economic indicators were on a positive … Read more