PSMA seeks permission to export ‘expensively produced’ sugar ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has approached the Commerce Ministry to seek permission for... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:50am
Print Foreign investment: Ministry under pressure to open up insurance sector SECP Chairman Akif Saeed says that draft Insurance Ordinance had been shared with the Ministry of Commerce Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:53am
Print Speedy localisation of solar panels: MoC asks Chinese firm to consider forming JV ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has advised a Chinese company, M/s Sinotec Solar (Pvt) Ltd, to consider forming a... Updated 11 Mar, 2024 09:37am
Print ECC asks MoC to review EFS in consultation with FBR ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Commerce Ministry to review Export... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 11:02am
Print Govt hints at lifting trade with Saudi Arabia up to $20bn ISLAMABAD: Observing that the current trade volume falls short of expectations, Caretaker Federal Minister for... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:52am
Print Sindh, Balochistan: MoC seeks MoF’s support for recovery of urea subsidy share ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has sought the Finance Ministry’s support to recover 50pc share of cost of imported... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:35am
Business & Finance MoC takes major step to help protect local industry ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has decided to impose or enhance Regulatory Duty (RD) on three items to protect... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Business & Finance Purchase of engineering goods: PSEs asked to prefer local firms ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry (MoC) has urged Public Sector Entities (PSEs) to give preference to domestic companies... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:33am
Print Meeting with trade officials lined up: MoC ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation with Iran and in this regard a... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:10am
Print Exporters likely to get DLTL worth Rs37.306bn Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries Dr Gohar Ejaz chairs a review meeting Updated 28 Dec, 2023 10:13am
Print Urea subsidy sharing: ECC may approve TSG for MoC today ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve Thursday (Dec 28) technical... Updated 28 Dec, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Resolution of issues: Turkish cos receive positive response from govt depts ISLAMABAD: Turkish companies operating in Pakistan have reportedly received a positive response from different... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Print Govt mulling slapping carbon tax on exports to EU ISLAMABAD: The government is mulling imposing carbon tax on exports to the European Union (EU) to deal with Carbon... Updated 16 Oct, 2023 08:45am
Pakistan MoC asked to probe why ‘spoiled’ meat was exported to UAE ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has directed Commerce Ministry to probe factors which led to export... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance Export growth: towel makers come up with proposals KARACHI: Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) Syed Usman Ali has submitted... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:41am
Print Ministry begins interviews for positions of trade officers ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has started interviewing applicants for positions of trade and investment officers in... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 08:56am
Print ‘Pakistan Land Port Authority’: ‘Final’ approval blocked by minister ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar is said to have blocked final approval of Pakistan Land Port... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:49am
Print Barter trade instrument: MoC says it has gotten ‘blanket’ approval from cabinet ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday that it has obtained “blanket” approval from the Federal Cabinet for... Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:43am
Print ECC for reviewing timber, wood import policy ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministries of Commerce and National... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Print Govt agencies allowed to import pharma raw material ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to amend the Import Policy Order... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:16am
Print Subsidy availed under ZRI scheme: Finance Division proposes industries’ forensic audit ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has proposed forensic audit of industries which availed subsidy under Zero Rated... Updated 18 May, 2023 09:34am
Business & Finance EPO 2022 modified: Angoor Adda included as customs station ISLAMABAD: The government has modified Export Policy Order (EPO) 2022 to include Angoor Adda as customs station,... Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am
Print MoC shares its financial woes with Senate panel Says budget and foreign exchange availability from SBP have choked its efforts for improvement Updated 08 Apr, 2023 01:49pm
Business & Finance Industry intimated: No non-budgeted subsidy on sugar export: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has conveyed to the country’s sugar industry that no non-budgeted subsidy... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
Pakistan TDAP organises ‘Her Hunar’ exhibition ISLAMABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organized Her Hunar exhibition at Pak-China Friendship... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am
Print MoC adds 9 projects to PSDP ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has included nine projects to Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2023-24, of... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:55am
Print SBP issues mechanism for quota-based sugar export ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued instructions to the Authorised Dealers (ADs) for export of... Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:01am
Print Import of used tractors: ECC asks MoC, SBP to rethink ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has directed Commerce Ministry and State Bank of... Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:23am
Print Mills to get quotas for sugar export on basis of installed capacity ISLAMABAD: The government is to allocate sugar quota to mills for exports on the basis of their installed capacity... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:49am
Print List of locally-manufactured goods: FBR allows release of goods/items ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed its Collectorates to release goods/items indicated in the list... Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:28am