ISLAMABAD: The UK-Pakistan Business Council has said that the export industry badly needs uninterrupted supply of gas to meet shipment dates of export orders. Talking to a delegation of exporters led by Majid Yousaf in Lahore, UK-Pakistan Business Council chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq said that the federal government, in the larger national interests, must devise … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), led by its president Muhammad Shakeel Munir, called on Minister for Planning Asad Umar and discussed with him the establishment of new Islamabad Industrial Zone project. Welcoming the newly-elected ICCI delegation, Asad Umar said that the existing industrial areas in Islamabad had exhausted … Read more
KARACHI: The UAE government is providing all facilities and support to Pakistani entrepreneurs and business owners to explore opportunities in the Emirate, a senior UAE minister said. “We are prepared to provide full assistance to the Pakistani businesses in enabling more Pakistani entrepreneurs and businessmen to explore the opportunities available in the UAE market,” Dr. … Read more
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another strong term today with the benchmark index, KSE-100 gaining 294 points or 0.62% to breach the level of 48,000 points after four years. Over the period of the last two weeks, the PSX has witnessed an impressive increase in the volume of shares trading and the contribution of investors. … Read more
Kuwait has officially reestablished family and business visas for Pakistanis after a nearly decade-long pause, due to a productive meeting between the Minister of Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, and the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City. The Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait, Syed Sajjad Haider, was also present at the meeting. … Read more
Pakistan has moved up in the Trading across Border Index, said the Federal Board of Revenue on Tuesday. According to the Spokesperson of FBR, the country improved its rankings in the Trading across Border Index by 31 positions. Pakistan ascended from the 142th to the 111th. FBR Spokesperson in its tweet said that, “In a … Read more
Pakistan for the first time in history has become an entrant among the top 5 countries with the most investments, a World Bank report said Tuesday. According to the recent report by the World Bank, in the first half of 2020, the energy sector outpaced the transport sector, attracting US$15.1 billion across 73 projects. This … Read more
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has added Rs11.610 trillion in debt in the first 15 months of its government. PTI government took the overall debt of the country to Rs34.241 trillion, revealed the Debt Policy Statement 2019 issued by the Ministry of Finance. The report states that the total public debt reached Rs 34.241 trillion … Read more
