MoC seeks details of Rs3bn SMEs export boost project ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sought technical and conceptual details from the Ministry of Planning,... Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:53am
Business & Finance Tariff reforms stressed to drive export-led growth ISLAMABAD: In follow-up of the Prime Minister’s constitution of the Committee on ‘tariff rationalisation for... Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am
Print Export-oriented sectors: MoC advocates concessional power tariff Says key industrial export sectors of Pakistan struggling to recover and gain lost share in global markets Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:35am
Business & Finance PCMEA presents 14-point recommendations to ministry, TDAP LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Senior Vice Chairman Usman Asharf has... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Print PM seeks plan to boost exports ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the MoC to prepare an action plan to double domestic exports... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:51am
Business & Finance MoC asked to expedite Pak-Turkmenistan TTA ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division (EAD) has asked Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to expedite signing of Transit Trade... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
Opinion Evolution of Pakistan’s trade dispute resolution regime: Through the gloom, the silver linings we should see There is a lot of gloom in Pakistan these days. In that miasma it is sometimes difficult to see and appreciate the... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:36am
Print Temporary import, export of vehicles: MoC and FBR lock horns over former’s proposal ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have reportedly locked horns over the... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:34am
Business & Finance Purchase of engineering goods: PSEs asked to prefer local firms ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry (MoC) has urged Public Sector Entities (PSEs) to give preference to domestic companies... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:33am
Print ECC rejects hike in wheat support price proposal ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has turned down the Ministry of National Food... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:15am
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
Supplements National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), Khalid Hamid B.E, ACII & Chartered Insurer (CII - UK) Certified Director CEO, NICL National Insurance Company Limited is the national flag carrier in the field of general insurance and is fully owned... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Pakistan Body to probe smuggling of Afghan transit trade goods ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government is said to have constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the smuggling of... Updated 08 Dec, 2023 09:00am
Print Body approved to condone import and export-related curbs ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a three-member committee headed by caretaker Minister for Commerce to... Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:34am
Print Afghanistan transit trade agreement: MoC allows transportation of goods already landed at Karachi ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce has allowed transportation of fabrics, tyres, black tea, cosmetics, toiletries,... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:43am
Print Afghan transit commercial goods: FBR slaps 10pc processing fee on 5 categories ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed 10 percent processing fee on five major categories of... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance PBC underscores need for renegotiating transit trade with Kabul KARACHI: In order to curb the misuse of Afghan transit trade, Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has recommended... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:27am
Business & Finance Tax system being digitised under reform process: PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Thursday stated the country’s tax system is being digitised... Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:22am
Print Smuggling of sugar, urea: Finally, caretaker setup swings into action ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmad Bugti, on Thursday, directed the concerned department to make... Updated 01 Sep, 2023 08:42am
Print Falls under domain of Ministry of Commerce: SBP says it can’t impose ban on import of any item ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has stated that it cannot impose a ban on import of any item as it falls... Updated 28 Aug, 2023 08:44am
Print Ginning factories: Govt decides to implement ‘track and trace’ system ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement a track and trace system at ginning factories to fully document... Updated 25 Aug, 2023 08:44am
Business & Finance Duty drawback schemes: Sept 30 final date for resubmission of claims KARACHI: Following the directives of the Ministry of Commerce, final date for resubmission of claims under duty... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:42am
Print LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Print World food and agriculture expo inaugurated KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Ministry of Commerce & Textile have launched... Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:28am
Business & Finance Imported vintage cars: MoC set to seek cabinet’s nod for release ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is all set to seek the federal cabinet’s approval for allowing the... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Print Vegetable ghee/cooking oil: ECC allows export from EPZs, MBs, EOUs to Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly allowed export of vegetable... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:18pm
Print ECs can import dollars in cash through cargo or security companies KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday night allowed the Exchange Companies import of cash US dollars... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:21pm
Markets MoC, PARC review G1 garlic cultivation ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) officials held a detailed meeting ... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance PLPA Act: MoC convenes crucial meeting ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has convened an inter-ministerial meeting next week to finalise draft... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
Markets Clarification ISLAMABAD: This is with reference to a news captioned “Rs67bn loss caused thru misuse of subsidized RLNG for... Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am
3 imported coal-based IPPs to Thar coal: PPIB seeks details of Chinese Ad hoc Working Group on conversion
CCP issues report on state of competition in power sector: Discos asked to strengthen MIRAD for better business planning