Top taxpayers: Pakistan Honour Card Scheme to be announced ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will announce the “Pakistan Honour Card Scheme” for the top taxpayers... Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:42am
Business & Finance Prior to March 21st: FBR issues all refund claims of exporters ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued all sales tax refund claims of exporters which were created... Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am
Print Export Facilitation Scheme 2021: FBR imposes certain conditions on new exporters ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed certain conditions on new exporters for acquisition of... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 02:21pm
Business & Finance Siddiqsons Group chairman receives 4th ‘highest taxpayer award’ KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presented awards to 65 leading exporters and compliant taxpayers in a ... Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am
Business & Finance TDAP facilitates visit of Chinese delegation to Pakistan KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is proud to announce the successful facilitation of the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Print Textile exporters blame govt for ‘economic disaster’ KARACHI: The interim rule has again drawn severe criticism for “intruding” into the economic matters that left the... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 08:42am
Business & Finance Grievances of exporters: FBR directed to liaise with SBP ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to liaise with the State... Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am
Business & Finance Facilitating exporters: FTO suggests FBR to declare RPOs as exchangeable payment instruments ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has strongly recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to declare... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Print ‘Hurdles’ to copper ingots’ export to China: Exporters move SIFC against FBR ISLAMABAD: Exporters have approached the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) against the Federal Board of... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:08am
Markets Heat along the Red Sea: Pakistan’s exporters fret over shipments to EU, US Freight charges more than double as Houthis threat forces ships to take longer route Published 18 Jan, 2024 08:30am
Print Negative list: FBR excludes many items ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded a number of items from the negative list and allowed... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:41am
Print Notices to fish exporters: FTO directs FBR to initiate proceedings against taxmen ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to initiate proceedings... Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:04pm
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 Ministry announces improvement in BoP ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments... Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am
Print Non-inclusion of actual freight charges: Country incurring $1.5m monthly loss in meat exports to UAE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is reportedly bearing a loss of $1.5 million per month due to non-inclusion of actual freight... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:48am
Print Hike in gas tariffs: Exporters in deep trouble: TMAP KARACHI: Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan called an extraordinary general meeting on Saturday (Nov 11),... Updated 14 Nov, 2023 08:52am
Print Trade snags will be removed, Kenyan HC tells rice exporters KARACHI: High Commissioner of Kenya Nyambura Kamau Wednesday assured rice exporters of removing the bottlenecks in... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 10:19am
Business & Finance TDAP, SBP organise awareness session for exporters KARACHI: TDAP organised an awareness session for the exporters in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan at... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance Hike in gas tariffs to trigger industry’s closure: VATEA KARACHI: Textile makers-cum-exporters on Monday called the ECC’s proposed hike in the gas tariffs unjust and unwise,... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Business & Finance Towel exporters demand payment of sales tax refunds KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, the Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has voiced... Updated 25 Oct, 2023 08:47am
Opinion Export sector: prohibitive energy costs If the economy is to be stabilized, exports can no longer afford to pay for the energy sector’s failures and... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Import compression: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 42% to $5.29bn in 3MFY24 Balance stood at $9.16bn in same period of previous year Updated 02 Oct, 2023 06:19pm
Business & Finance Meeting with ministers sought: RLNG/gas supply and pricing need clarity: APTMA ISLAMABAD: While expressing concerns about the continuation of cross-subsidy, the All Pakistan Textile Mills... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance TDAP organises NETP at Gilgit chamber of commerce GILGIT: TDAP successfully organized four successful sessions of National Exporters Training Program (NETP) at Gilgit... Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am
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
Business & Finance Pakistan, South Africa: Al Baraka Bank holds webinar to connect exporters to importers KARACHI: Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited hosted the first of its kind webinar on the launch of Al Baraka Group... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Business & Finance High interest rates adversely affecting exports, other economic activities: TMA KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has raised... Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Exporters of copper ingots facing problems ISLAMABAD: The exporters of copper ingots to China are facing problems due to indecision on the part of FBR in... Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am
Opinion How to galvanise our exports If we can start from an economic policy perspective, policymakers are asking the wrong question: how to increase... Updated 09 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Print All-time high rice exports likely KARACHI: The country’s rice export fell sharply, ie, 14 percent during the last fiscal year (FY23) due to lower crop... Updated 04 Aug, 2023 09:33am
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