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Business leaders urge govt to focus on imports substitution and exports promotion
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Conference on Revival of Economy. Prominent business leaders from across...
OGRA drops gas bomb: Tariff hiked up to 74pc from July 2022
ISLAMABAD: Amid biting inflation and shrinking purchasing power, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has dropped a gas bomb...
Over 18pc surplus witnessed in Pak-Bangladesh trade: SBP
KARACHI: Pakistan’s goods and services trade with Bangladesh witnessed a surplus of 18.64 percent during first five months of current...
DG Valuation revises customs values of Green Tea vide VR No 1723/2023
KARACHI: Directorate-General Customs Valuation, Director Fayyaz Rasool Maken has revised customs values of Green Tea under section 25-A of the...
DG Valuation determines customs values of glass tubing vide VR No 1721/2023
KARACHI: Directorate-General Customs Valuation Director Fayyaz Rasool Maken has determined customs values of glass tubing of a kind used for...
National Tariff Commission to work with LCCI for tariff rationalization
LAHORE: National Tariff Commission (NTC) Chairperson Anjum Asad Amin and President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)...
Govt likely to appoint new SBP deputy governor
KARACHI: The government has decided to appoint a new deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) with deputy...
Saudi Arabia mulls increasing Pakistan deposit to $5 billion
RIYADH: Islamabad's efforts to shore up the country's forex reserves with the help of Saudi Arabia —amid a worsening currency...
WB maintains Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast at 2pc for FY23
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank in its latest report has forecast Pakistan’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow at 2.0%...
NA body pass ‘Imports, Exports (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2022”
ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on Commerce on Tuesday unanimously passed the Imports and Exports (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2022. “The Imports...
CDNS achieves Rs740b through fresh bonds by January 8
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) achieved the target of issuing Rs 740 billion in fresh bonds in...
Lahore Enforcement surpasses benchmark seizure value of Rs650m
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Lahore has surpassed benchmark seizure value of Rs. 650 million during the month of December....
LPG prices increased by Rs5 per kg
ISLAMABAD: The prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) increased by Rs5 per kg without a notification from the Oil and...
Customs values of polyester/viscose spun yarn, blends revised
KARACHI: Directorate General Customs Valuation Karachi has revised upward customs values on the import of polyester/ viscose spun yarn, blends...
FBR to charge 15pc duty on import of car making compnents
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge 15 percent customs duty on the import of components for the...
Export from North Khorasan rises 194% in 9 months on year
TEHRAN- The value of export from North Khorasan province, in the northeast of Iran, rose 194 percent in the first...
Ex. FPCCI official calls for payment of taxes with honesty
PESHAWAR: Former vice president, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Mohammad Adnan Jalil has urged on the...
Pakistan secures over $10b in pledges at Climate Resilience Conference
GENEVA: Pakistan secured over $ 10 billion pledges from the international financial institutions, donor agencies and development partners for the...
Dar reiterates commitment to complete IMF programme
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar reiterated his government’s commitment to complete the International Monetary...
Dar seeks budgetary support to cope with flood challenges
GENEVA: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar sought budgetary support to create fiscal space for the...
