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SBP issues NOCs for establishing five digital banks
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued no-objection-certificates (NOCs) to five applicants for establishing digital banks in the country. The...
Number of Customs Collectorates raised to 35
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 25 officials of the Pakistan Customs Service (BS 18-20),...
World Bank to finance two 245 MW hydropower projects in KP
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will provide financial assistance for the construction work on two hydropower projects of 245 megawatts in...
PM Shehbaz invites UAE entrepreneurs to explore opportunities in Pakistan
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Shehbbaz Sharif invited the entrepreneurs from the Abu Dhabi state of the United Aab Emirates (UAE)...
Motorbike, three-wheeler sales decline by 33pc during 1HFY23
ISLAMABAD: The sale of motorbikes and three-wheelers witnessed a decrease of 33.09 per cent during the first half of the...
MCCI holds awareness session for promotion of trade through Pakistan Single Window
MULTAN: Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has organized an awareness session regarding promotion of trade through Pakistan Single...
FBR transfers 25 PCS officers of BS-18-20 to different stations
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notification for transfers and postings of following officers of Pakistan Customs Service...
Rank wearing ceremony held at Customs I&I Lahore
LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I), Lahore held a special ceremony to bestow the rank of Assistant Collector...
Customs ASO seizes smuggled goods and vehicle worth Rs30m
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Anti-Smuggling Organization has seized huge quantity of smuggled goods from a Mazda truck. Sources told...
Multan Enforcement generates Rs63.42m through auction of vehicles & goods
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Multan has earned Rs63.42 million through public auction of confiscated goods and vehicles lying at...
Food supply at risk as banks reluctant to open LCs
KARACHI: Despite the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) directives about import facilitation, the banks remain hesitant in opening letters of...
Pakistan’s remittances fall 19pc to $2b in December 2022
KARACHI: Overseas workers' remittances flowing into Pakistan dropped 19% in December to $2 billion from $2.52 billion in the same...
Poultry prices drop as govt releases feed consignments
ISLAMABAD: While the poultry crisis has begun to subside after the government released genetically modified soybean and canola seeds that...
UAE to lend Pakistan $1b, agrees to roll over existing $2b loan
ABU DHABI: The UAE has agreed to roll over Pakistan's $2-billion existing loan and said it will provide additional $1...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to finance oil derivatives worth $1b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday signed an agreement to finance oil derivatives worth $1...
Germany to provide Euro 28 million support to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and Germany signed two framework agreements amounting to Euro 28 million focusing on socio-economic uplift...
Karachi I&I impounds smuggled goods, vehicles worth Rs44m
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has seized smuggled Iranian Petrol, NCP/tampered vehicles and other goods worth more...
Traders protest outside SBP against non-clearance of containers
KARACHI: Traders of Karachi came out on the streets and protested outside the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday...
SBP-held reserves plummet below $4.5b to lowest level since Feb 2014
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank forex reserves have plunged to lowest level since February 2014 after a decline of 22.11 percent,...
SECP registers 2,374 new companies in December 2022
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,374 new companies in December 2022. The total number of...
