Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 165,153 tonnes of cargo comprising 96,126 tonnes of import cargo and 69,027... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Two-wheeler industry witnesses record exports LAHORE: Despite disruptions in production processes, supply chain constraints and cost crises, the engineering ... Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Export processing zone in North Waziristan: plan given final touches PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (BoIT) has given final touches to the plan of... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Markets Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 86,198 tonnes of cargo comprising 49,417 tonnes of import cargo and 36,781... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan ‘Export emergency’ needed to ease ongoing crisis: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the government is pursuing a... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Business & Finance Banks stop remitting freight: Export cargoes may come to halt: ACCAP KARACHI: Air cargo agents have warned the government that all export cargoes by air could come to a halt as foreign... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Markets Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 78,492 tonnes of cargo comprising 65,989 tonnes of import cargo and 12,503... Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print $5bn rise in current target: PM seeks new export enhancement plan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of Commerce, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), ... Updated 25 Dec, 2022 04:02pm
Business & Finance China’s November imports, exports plunge due to Covid rules BEIJING: China’s imports and exports plunged in November to levels not seen since early 2020, official figures... Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:40pm
Business & Finance Increasing country’s exports govt’s top priority: minister LAHORE: Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that the... Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Business & Finance Business community worried over policy rate hike KARACHI: Leaders and members of the United Business Group (UBG) have expressed their serious concern over the policy... Published 29 Nov, 2022 07:00am
Markets Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 57,195 tonnes of cargo comprising 28,225 tonnes of import cargo and 28,970... Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am
Markets Activities of Karachi Port, Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 117,303 tonnes of cargo comprising 53,669 tonnes of import cargo and 63,634... Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Markets Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 232,389 tonnes of cargo comprising 132,282 tonnes of import cargo and ... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Jul-Sep textile group's exports up 3.7% year-on-year to $3.58bn Petroleum group imports 5.9% higher during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2022-23 and remained at $4.866bn Published 18 Oct, 2022 05:39pm
Markets Australia sees longer commodity boost from Russia’s Ukraine war LAUNCESTON, (Australia): Australia expects a boost to its commodity export earnings caused by Russia’s invasion of... Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am
Pakistan Trade gap narrows 20% to $2.88bn in September 2022 Deficit reduces due to sharp decrease in imports Updated 04 Oct, 2022 08:46pm
BR Research LSM contraction begins The inevitable has happened. Or better put, just starting to unfold, as the Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index ... Published 26 Sep, 2022 08:54am
Markets Saudi Arabia’s July crude oil exports rise to over 2-year peak Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia’s July crude oil exports gained for a second-straight month to their highest in more... Published 19 Sep, 2022 07:19pm
Markets Month-on-month: food, oil imports post double-digit growth in August PBS data shows these two groups constituted close to half of total imports during the previous month Updated 15 Sep, 2022 04:49pm
Markets Port Qasim activities KARACHI: A total of 08 ships were engaged at PQA berths during the last 24 hours, out of them, 02 ships, Express... Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER falls to 93.2 in July A Real Effective Exchange Rate below 100 means a country’s exports are competitive, while imports are expensive Updated 24 Aug, 2022 06:37pm
Pakistan Pakistan's current account deficit shrinks massively to $1.21bn in July Registers 45% decline month-on-month after clocking in at revised $2.2 billion in June Updated 24 Aug, 2022 12:11pm
Business & Finance Handicrafts sector needs govt support for better export volumes: PBF QUETTA: Chairman Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Balochistan Chapter, Engineer Daroo Khan Achakzai on Saturday said... Published 21 Aug, 2022 06:29am
Print SBP allows ECs to export dollar on consignment basis ECs will bring the export proceeds in their USD account maintained with banks in Pakistan within three days Updated 17 Aug, 2022 10:13am
Business & Finance Govt urged to support SMEs to reduce import-export gap LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy; SMEs have to be promoted to... Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:40am
Print IMF explains how country can realise its export potential Pakistan needs proactive policies – exchange rate flexibility, efficient allocation of resources, elimination of untargeted subsidies, and creating a conducive business environment, says Resident Representative Esther Perez Updated 07 Jul, 2022 11:11am
Business & Finance ‘Commercial counsellor’, PCJCCI team discuss trade deficit issue LAHORE: Ghulam Qadir, Commercial Counsellor of Pakistan designate to Beijing, China visited Pakistan-China Joint... Published 06 Jul, 2022 07:31am
Business & Finance Trade deficit hits record-high of $48.26bn ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 55.29 per cent during the fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.259 billion... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:37am
Business & Finance Export-oriented sectors with high potential: SMEDA identifies 5 clusters LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has identified five clusters of SMEs as the... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am