IT exports: PM voices dissatisfaction ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established... Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:02am
Markets APTMA says textile exports may fall below $1bn a month from Jan 2023 In letter addressed to PM Shehbaz, association says sector operating at capacity utilisation of less than 50% Updated 23 Dec, 2022 07:42pm
Markets Pakistan’s REER index falls to 98.8 in November Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) saw a significant decrease in November, as it clocked in at 98.8... Published 21 Dec, 2022 04:48pm
Business & Finance July-Nov services sector deficit falls over 50pc to $865m YoY KARACHI: Services sector is presenting an improved picture with some 50 percent decline in the trade deficit during... Updated 21 Dec, 2022 10:14am
Business & Finance Consignments, LCs: Useful meeting with SBP governor held: minister KARACHI: Federal Minister of Commerce, Syed Naveed Qamar Monday held a meeting with State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmad... Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:13am
Business & Finance EU lifts ban on one more Pak seafood company KARACHI: The European Commission has lifted ban on one more Pakistan’s seafood company to permit its export into... Updated 20 Dec, 2022 10:30am
Markets India’s Nov soymeal exports jump to 21-month high MUMBAI: India’s soymeal exports in November jumped 308% from a month earlier to the highest level in 21-months, as a... Published 19 Dec, 2022 02:47pm
Business & Finance PUKBC has enabled exporters to access Scottish market: FPCCI KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has said... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:31am
Business & Finance July-Nov textile group exports fall around 5pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around five percent during the first five months... Published 17 Dec, 2022 06:45am
Business & Finance KCCI concerned at woeful state of economy KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while expressing deep... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Cherries: MoC acquires market access to China ISLAMABAD: In a recent major development, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has acquired market access for Pakistani... Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:56am
Editorials Economy: a mess PDM govt is making worse? EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy is trapped in a vicious loop. There are three faultlines; and all of them are... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:27am
Print PM, Dar, others take stock of economic situation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government would fulfil its current programme with... Updated 15 Dec, 2022 09:55am
Business & Finance FPCCI chief says concerned at state of economy ISLAMABAD: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said... Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:02am
Business & Finance Everyone concerned over economic, financial crisis: UBG KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has said that the country’s economic and... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Pakistan Facing massive economic headwinds, companies in Pakistan struggle to keep operations going Facing energy shortages and an overall decline in demand, companies in Pakistan are either announcing shutdown of... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 07:35pm
Opinion Oily matters – I Pakistan’s oil imports are the biggest drain on foreign exchange. Current year’s oil import bill has been... Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:10am
Editorials Textile exports left to wither EDITORIAL: It increasingly appears as if nothing is going right in Pakistan. At the time when every dollar inflow... Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Is default in prospect? The economy is closing in external payment ‘implied default’ situation. This means that with SBP’s (State Bank of... Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:13am
Business & Finance Smeda, APTMA agree to set up 1,000 stitching units to increase exports LAHORE: The Small & Medium Enterprises Authority (Smeda) and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA)... Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov trade deficit shrinks 30.14pc to $14.406bn YoY Deficit widens 23.59 per cent on a month-on-month basis to stand at $2.876 billion in November 2022 when compared to $2.327 billion in October 2022 Updated 02 Dec, 2022 11:21am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER rises to 17-month high at 100.4 in October Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) saw a significant increase in October, as it clocked in at 100.4... Updated 01 Dec, 2022 12:03am
Business & Finance Need stressed to promote Pakistan-Vietnam bilateral trade KARACHI: Head of Vietnam Trade Mission, Nguyen Thi Diep Ha, while showing keen interest in promoting bilateral trade... Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am
Opinion There’s a need for belt-tightening measures To market participants’ surprise, SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has increased the policy rate by one percent (100... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:18am
Business & Finance All export-related issues: IOCO cheif offers to form body with APTMA for solving problems LAHORE: Input Output Coefficient Organisation (IOCO) of Federal Board of Revenue has offered to constitute a joint... Published 25 Nov, 2022 07:14am
Markets Pakistan's current account deficit clocks in at $567mn in October Increases 56% on month-on-month basis Deficit for July-October period, however, is nearly 47% lower on year-on-year basis Updated 21 Nov, 2022 10:37pm
Opinion Adding to pressure on PKR Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan seems to have stated the obvious. In other words, he has said... Published 19 Nov, 2022 06:42am
Print All international airports: FBR to strictly monitor Afghan transit cargoes ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to strictly monitor the Afghan transit cargoes arriving at... Updated 18 Nov, 2022 09:24am
Business & Finance Sanjrani calls for efforts to boost exports to Canada ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that Canada is a very important market for Pakistan and... Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:03am
Opinion Economic developments and business confidence We have a mixed bag of economic developments. The foreign trade data for October shows encouraging signs. The ... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am