Sanctity of procurement procedure EDITORIAL: It’s a shame that the M6 Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway – the last piece of the puzzle in establishing a... Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Print Challenges of inflation persist: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has said the challenges of inflation persist in the forms of supply chain... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am
Editorials SIFC making waves EDITORIAL: The apex committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), comprising the country’s... Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am
Business & Finance ‘Development Fair’ showcases BD’s uplift, its economic ties with Pakistan KARACHI: Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here arranged a weeklong “Development Fair” from 7-13 December 2023 ... Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am
Print ‘Country is not getting new inflows from abroad’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at 2.17 percent for the first quarter of the... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am
Print GDP, exports and FDI potential: ‘Overregulation, low productivity main hindrance’ KARACHI: Overregulation and low productivity are preventing Pakistan from reaching its potential for GDP growth,... Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:50am
Print Kakar underscores need for good governance, informative approach ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday said with its good governance and reformative... Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:19am
World Dining with US firms at APEC, Xi says China is ready to be a partner SAN FRANCISCO: China is ready to be a partner and friend of the United States, and there is plenty of room for... Published 16 Nov, 2023 11:13pm
Print Reko Diq assessment done by global consultants: govt ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and Secretary Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC),... Updated 15 Nov, 2023 09:48am
Pakistan Alvi stresses equitable uplift to check brain drain from developing nations LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry LCCI hosted its annual ‘Ambassadors’ Dinner’, which was... Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am
Print Investment Board Ordinance 2001: Cabinet approves draft amendment bill ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the draft amendment bill of the Investment Board Ordinance 2001 for the... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:02am
Business & Finance Foreign investment: PM calls for political stability FAISALABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday called for political stability to attract foreign investment and... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance Ex-BoI chief concerned at ‘abysmal foreign investment situation’ KARACHI: Former Chairman Board of Investment (BoI), Muhammad Azfar Ahsan Friday said the foreign investment shows an... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Business & Finance The Foreign Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 2022: Investors and shareholders granted income tax exemption ISLAMABAD: The government has given full protection to the income tax exemption granted to the investors and... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:13am
Print PM explains criticality of IsDB partnership PARIS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the Islamic Development Bank’s beneficial partnership with... Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:51am
Print COAS to be part of SIFC apex body ISLAMABAD: The federal government constituted three special committees to get good output from the newly formed... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:57am
Print Foreign investment promotion: MoEA to prioritise countries for holding various joint commissions ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to prioritise countries for holding Joint Commissions (JCs),... Updated 19 May, 2023 09:15am
Print Jul-Mar CGT collection of PSX stands at Rs4.3bn ISLAMABAD: The capital gains tax (CGT) collection from Pakistan’s stock exchange stood at Rs4.3 billion during... Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:45am
Business & Finance IIOJK gets first foreign investment from Emaar OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Indian held Kashmir is to get its first foreign investment, with Dubai’s Emaar Group due to... Published 21 Mar, 2023 07:11am
Markets KSE-100 falls over 1% owing to economic uncertainty Stalemate over IMF programme, rumours of interest rate hike by SBP keep investors on sidelines Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:59pm
Pakistan FDI surges 102% YoY to $222.6mn in January Cumulative figure for 7MFY23, however, is 44% lower year-on-year Updated 20 Feb, 2023 07:26pm
Opinion The challenge of SOEs — II The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance Economic mess: embittered Miftah offers ‘solution’ KARACHI: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail Friday said that instead of depreciating the value of the dollar... Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance PCBDDA, FIEDMC discuss business opportunities in Faisalabad LAHORE: Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA) and Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:32am
Print Senate passes amended Foreign Investment Act amid uproar ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani remained the centre of the opposition’s criticism and condemnation at the... Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:53am