Mapping the economics of imported coal-fired power plants Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has rejected the power generation tariff petition of Jamshoro... Updated 24 May, 2023 07:02am
Business & Finance Budget proposals: KCCI for adopting ‘novel’ approaches to economic challenge KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) firmly believes that that out-of-the-box solutions... Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am
Opinion Slump in industrial production There is no end to the bad news on the on-going performance of the economy of Pakistan. Now we have been informed by... Updated 23 May, 2023 06:36am
Print Rs67bn loss caused thru misuse of subsidised RLNG for EoUs ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Audit Petroleum and Natural Resources has found shortcomings in supply of... Updated 23 May, 2023 08:52am
Print ECC approves Rs1.146bn through TSG for trade missions ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs.1.146 billion through technical... Updated 22 May, 2023 09:07am
Print July-April: Textile group exports dip 14pc to $13.7bn YoY Textile group exports witnessed a decline of 29.11 percent in April 2023 on a year-on-year basis Updated 21 May, 2023 03:24pm
Print Jul-Apr ITeS export remittances down 3pc to $2.133bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances declined by three percent during the... Updated 18 May, 2023 09:32am
Print Second consecutive month: Pakistan posts $18m current account surplus in April KARACHI: For the second consecutive month, Pakistan has posted a current account surplus in April 2023 mainly due to... Updated 17 May, 2023 09:52am
Business & Finance ‘Trade with regional states play a key role in boosting exports’ LAHORE: The President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday emphasized that trade with... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
Print SBP’s FE circular No. 02 of 2023 ‘unfair’: TMA KARACHI: Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan Thursday called the State Banks’s circular to mark lien on the... Updated 12 May, 2023 09:01am
Print Revision in GST returns due to FBR FASTER glitches: Refusing exporters’ requests tantamount to maladministration: FTO ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has committed a serious nature of maladministration by refusing... Updated 09 May, 2023 09:13am
Business & Finance Preferential trade with Turkiye: Exporters urged to explore new opportunities LAHORE: The Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis urged Pak exporters for fully exploring the... Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am
Opinion Decline in our exports There are two major factors behind the decline of the dollar value of our textile exports. The first is a drop in ... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Business & Finance HC meets FPCCI president: Pakistan-South Africa Joint Business Council to be set up soon KARACHI: South African High Commissioner in Pakistan, Mthuthuzeli Madikiza has extended his full support in... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Exports, not loans, constitute solution Textile exports for April, 2023 clocked in at $1.24 billion, a staggering $500 million less than the previous... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Editorials Trade deficit down, inflation up EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) noted a narrowing of the trade deficit to 23.71 billion dollars... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Print July-April FY23: Trade deficit declines 39.62pc to $23.71bn YoY Country’s exports during July-April (2022-23) were recorded at $ 23.174 billion against the exports of $ 26.247 billion in July-April of 2021-22 Updated 03 May, 2023 12:01pm
Pakistan Plan to open ‘Cutlery Art Village’ announced LAHORE: A delegation of Pakistan Cutlery Association Wazirabad met with Provincial Minister of Industries and... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Business & Finance Export facilitation scheme to boost exports: FBR collector KARACHI: Collector of FBR Collectorate of Customs Export Shafiq Ahmed Latki said that the government has introduced... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 06:34am
Print Manufacturers-cum-exporters: EFS users seek clearance of goods by customs LAHORE: The users of the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) have approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeking... Updated 26 Apr, 2023 08:42am
Editorials Why country’s exports are declining? EDITORIAL: Export data for July-March 2023 released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) as opposed to... Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance EFS modules: exporters seekuser-friendly changes LAHORE: Exporters have sought changes to the modules of Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) to make them user-friendly... Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am
Print New procedure for clearance of export cargoes implemented KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Exports (CCE) has implemented a new procedure for the clearance of export cargoes... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 09:00am
Opinion Future at stake: deindustrialization—I Following the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) revolution of the 1990s, the international economy... Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:58am
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
Print Textile industry to be backed for achieving export-led growth: Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Tuesday said the government is committed to providing maximum support to the... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:55am
Markets Iraq, Kurdish region sign accord to resume oil exports BAGHDAD: Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan autonomous region signed an accord Tuesday to allow Kurdish oil... Published 04 Apr, 2023 05:44pm
Print Jul-Mar trade deficit shrinks 35.51pc to $22.9bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 35.51 percent to $22.9 billion during the first nine months... Updated 04 Apr, 2023 08:44am
Print If not effected, up to 9pc of amount to be marked as lien: SBP asks exporters to bring in delayed proceeds by 30th KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday asked exporters to bring delayed export proceeds to Pakistan by... Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance KATI welcomes SBP for removing CMR condition on imported goods KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Faraz-ur-Rehman has welcomed the State Bank’s... Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees