PM encourages Chinese firms to explore Pakistan’s vast potential BEIJING: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday encouraged China’s corporate executives to explore... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 09:38am
Editorials Discouraging foreign investment EDITORIAL: With foreign investment the weakest link in the country’s current account, and the economy on the verge... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Business & Finance SCCI seeks facilities for investors PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) vice president Ijaz Khan Afridi said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is ... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Business & Finance SECP registers 2,477 new companies in September ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,477 new companies in September... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
Editorials Privatisation concerns EDITORIAL: The World Bank has cautioned the government of the distinct possibility of litigation in divesting/... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:34am
Pakistan Govt praised for making efforts to attract foreign investment LAHORE: Appreciating the government’s decision to activate Pakistani foreign envoys to attract foreign investment,... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Business & Finance SECP registers 2,847 new companies in Aug 2023 ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,847 new companies in the month of... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Editorials Army, not govt, has arrested the rupee slide EDITORIAL: The Pakistani rupee has appreciated significantly in the open market subsequent to the launch of a... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Editorials Task force on foreign investment EDITORIAL: Given the government’s desperation to find innovative ways of stimulating the economy, it should latch... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
Print Economic development: Minister explains criticality of STZs, SEZs ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Monday emphasized the importance of paying more focus on a... Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:45am
Business & Finance Chinese investors meet Chairman FIEDMC FAISALABAD: Chairman FIEDMC Mian Muhammad Anas Jaan, CEO Muhammad Tanveer Jabbar had a special meeting with Chinese... Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:12am
Business & Finance Cut in taxes on real estate to help attract foreign investment: ICCI ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the... Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Print New visa regime announced to make an ‘open Pakistan’ ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq said on Saturday that important decisions have been taken for an... Updated 10 Sep, 2023 09:43am
Business & Finance Meeting with LCCI delegation: President for increasing women’s participation in business sector LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday emphasized the importance of women’s empowerment and called for... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan Huawei CEO expresses interest in investment during meeting with interim PM Kakar A delegation of Huawei Pakistan, led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ethan Sun, called on caretaker Prime... Updated 06 Sep, 2023 11:38pm
Business & Finance KP prioritises sectors to attract domestic, foreign investment PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has prioritized various potential sectors including ... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Print Govt required to keep SOEs under MoF oversight: IMF KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) representative in Pakistan on Wednesday said that the reform... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 09:49am
Opinion Caretakers must ensure fiscal discipline The last official document on the state of the economy prior to the end of the tenure of the eleven-party coalition... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Editorials Continuity of policies EDITORIAL: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has pledged to continue the economic policies of the outgoing... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Print Interim govt will ensure full use of SIFC forum: Kakar Says Special Investment Facilitation Council will play its key role for the improvement of the country’s economy Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:44am
Print Economic policies: Kakar says will ensure continuity An increase in foreign investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would remain one of the key priorities of the government, adds the caretaker PM Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am
World Sri Lanka scraps $3.85bn foreign-funded oil refinery COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday it was scrapping a $3.85 billion deal to build an oil refinery... Published 15 Aug, 2023 07:15pm
Business & Finance China State Council issues guidelines in bid to increase foreign investment BEIJING: China’s State Council issued guidelines on Sunday that it said would further optimize the country’s... Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am
Business & Finance Real estate sector: ‘Commercial projects are attracting local, foreign investment’ KARACHI: Commercial real estate projects, including shopping centres and malls, are a catalyst to attract healthy... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance 2,220 new companies registered by SECP in July ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 2,220 new companies in July ... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Opinion A mission-oriented industrial policy ‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Opinion Rewiring the investment model Pakistan’s Investment to GDP ratio has remained stubbornly low compared to other emerging markets for many years.... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Editorials Another ticking timebomb EDITORIAL: If the political and economic crises weren’t bad enough, the state must now contend with a... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Improving foreign investment climate ‘After a steep drop in 2020 and a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 12 per... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:55am
Pakistan Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for... Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am