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BB Energy keen to supply LNG, petroleum products to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The BB Energy, an independent energy trading company here on Thursday expressed interest to develop a strategic business relationship...
World Bank rejects rumours of delay in loan approval for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports that the World Bank has delayed approval of loans worth $1.1 billion for Pakistan, the multilateral donor...
UAE rolls over $2 billion to Pakistan: Ishaq Dar
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has rolled over their deposit of $2 billion with the State...
FDI shrinks by 59pc to $461m in first six months of FY 2023
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) shrank by 59% to $461 million in the first six months of the current...
ICCI calls for focusing on real estate sector to revive economy
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to focus on...
Multan Customs foils bid to smuggle skimmed milk near Sher Shah
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of foreign origin skimmed milk...
Pakistan to export cement worth $360m to USA first time
ISLAMABAD: While tapping the market of United State of America (USA) for the first time a Pakistani firm has received...
Pakistan remains a lower-middle income country, warns UN report
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has warned that Pakistan remains a lower-middle income country and will continue to be vulnerable...
Demurrage, detention charges cause huge outflow of dollars: Chief Collector Yaqoob Mako
KARACHI: Chief Collector, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement South, Muhammad Yaqoob Mako has said that a huge sum of dollars are...
FBR establishes new office for appeals in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has created a new office of Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals-V), Islamabad, to expedite...
SBP issues fresh directives for encashment of withdrawn prize bonds
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced an extension in the date to redeem withdrawn prize bonds of Rs7,500,...
Pakistan-Russia intergovernmental commission meeting begins to promote cooperation
ISLAMABAD: The 8th meeting of the Pakistani-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation commenced here on Wednesday....
Govt appoints Ashraf Wathra as NBP BoD chairman
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday approved the appointment of former State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra...
President seeks comments from FTO, FBR on releasing GMO imported soybean
LAHORE: President's Secretariat has sought written comments from the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and the...
Multan Enforcement impounds four NPC vehicles near Sher Shah Toll Plaza
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO) impounded four non-customs Paid (NPC) luxury vehicles worth millions of rupees...
RCCI Int’l Chambers Summit 2023 ends on a high note
RAWALPINDI: A joint press conference of the representatives of different chambers of industry and commerce of the country on the...
SBP Governor says ‘import LCs being opened at interbank rate’
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said that the import letter of credit (LCs) for...
Pakistan’s current account deficit narrows 78pc to $400m
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit — the gap between the country’s higher foreign expenditure and low income — in the...
President Alvi directs FBR to avoid ‘futile’ litigation
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has confirmed the key recommendations of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) to the Federal Board of...
ECC approves import of up-to five-year old tractors under Kissan package
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) has approved import of up-to five-year old tractors under the Kissan...
