Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PM Shehbaz directs level playing field for industries

PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned to provide a level playing field for local industries and incorporate the proposals of industrial and trade bodies into the upcoming federal budget. The prime minister, chairing a review meeting on the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) here, said that increasing the country’s exports to boost national … Read more

EFS major goal is to increase exports

EFS

KARACHI: The major goal of the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) is to increase exports. The EFS is a policy that provides finance to exporters. Exporters of manufacturing items, particularly exporters of value-added goods, can access these funding options through banks. The State Bank of Pakistan has raised the markup on credit facilities from 5.5 percent … Read more

SBP digitalises process for export finance scheme

sbp

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has digitalised the process for obtaining refinance by banks under the Export Finance Scheme (EFS), a statement said. The SBP on Wednesday said it had digitalised the process of obtaining refinance by the banks under the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) for both conventional and Shariah-compliant versions. Digitalisation of … Read more

FBR rolls out module for online EFS in WeBOC System

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has successfully developed and rolled out a new module in WeBOC system for online Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) authorisation application, a statement said on Wednesday. The exporters can avail this facility after getting registered in the WeBOC System. In this regard, a new feature has been added in … Read more