FBATI urges govt to provide subsidised power tariff to SMEs KARACHI: President Federal B Area Trade and Industry (FBATI) Syed Raza Hussain has urged the government to provide a... Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am
Business & Finance ‘Current hike in gas rate unviable for SMEs’ KARACHI: President of SITE Association of Industry Muhammad Kamran Arbi has termed the current hike in gas rate as... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am
Business & Finance SBP working towards minimising Rs8.79trn currency in circulation KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is working on fast pace to minimise the current Rs 8.79 trillion currency... Updated 25 Oct, 2023 09:25am
Business & Finance SMEs: Business community seeks sound cyber security system ISLAMABAD: The business community has urged the government to provide a sound cyber security system to Small and... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
Business & Finance PCJCCI emphasizes uplift of SMEs in rural areas LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has emphasized upon... Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:25am
Opinion Economic impasse and political instability The economic challenges of Pakistan are appallingly enduring, and unless we effectively address fiscal discipline... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance KP govt approves concessional loans for youth, SMEs PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has granted approval for providing subsidized loans to the province’s... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
Opinion No more business as usual–III Businesses have to take lead for delivering energy at a reasonable cost under a planned strategy and implementation... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
Print SME Bank may stay as SIFC seeks a reactivation plan ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government is likely to overturn a decision of Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Small and... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:34am
Business & Finance BOP forges strategic alliance with PayNet LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BOP), recognized as one of the nation’s premier commercial banks, has embarked on a... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Opinion ‘Early warning signs’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Early warning signs” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer,... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Opinion Handling the energy crisis The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance SAFWCO disburses grant of Rs35m to promote SMEs HYDERABAD: SAFWCO disbursed grant of Rs.3.5 crore to promote small and medium scale enterprises related to... Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am
Business & Finance ‘High power cost damages industry, SMEs badly’ KARACHI: Increased cost of electricity is quite painful and it has damaged the industry, SMEs and the household... Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Economist argues PKR slide hurting market equilibrium KARACHI: The burning problems of the common man, business & industrial community whether small or large are... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance PYMA appeals govt to reduce power tariffs KARACHI: Sohail Nisar, Senior Vice Chairman, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), has termed the recent... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Reduction in electricity bills: KCCI appeals govt to immediately decide KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf has said that although ... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance Opposing hike in electricity tariffs, NKATI threatens to shut down units KARACHI: The industrialists of the North Karachi Industrial Area, which is the largest industrial area in Sindh in... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Print PM reaches out to businesspeople representing SMEs Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar says government would make maximum efforts to address the issues faced by the business community of Karachi Updated 24 Aug, 2023 09:51am
Business & Finance Loans disbursement: SMEDA launches credit risk assessment system for manufacturing SMEs LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has launched an initiative to develop a... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance Relations with local SMEs: Traders from ASEAN states, China, Belgium show interest LAHORE: The traders of China, Indonesia, Belgium and ASEAN (the Association of South East Nations) have evinced keen... Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am
Business & Finance Smeda to complete homework for SMEs uplift in caretaker set up: CEO LAHORE: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) CEO Farhan Aziz Khwaja has said that the ... Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am
Opinion Economic challenges: timely actions needed The coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is approaching completion of its tenure in the... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am
Business & Finance SEDF, PBICL sign ICA to empower SMEs in Sindh KARACHI: The Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) and Pak Brunei Investment Company Limited (PBICL) have signed... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance ‘Investors’ confidence increases after IMF deal’ LAHORE: After the endorsement of the IMF programme, the confidence of local and foreign investors will increase to... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Business community has fundamental role in economy: SG PAT LAHORE: Secretary General of Pakistan Awami Tehrik Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that the business community has a... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Social development: HBL says has made significant contribution KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL), the largest private sector bank in Pakistan, has contributed over Rs 4 billion -... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:22am
Print CCP urges SBP to enable SMEs to avail lower interest rates ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to make it easier... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am
Business & Finance 93pc of SMEs find availing bank financing cumbersome: CCP ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan’s (CCP) study revealed that 93 percent of the Small and Medium... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:22am
World World Bank approves $450mn for SMEs in Turkiye’s earthquake-hit region ANKARA: The World Bank has approved $450 million in financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in the region... Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:28pm
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