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PM for steps aimed at boosting profitability of SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to take measures for the...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 03:09pm

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Cut in policy rate lauded

LAHORE: Chairman Founders Group Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman has expressed strong appreciation for the recent decision by...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

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SME Sector Development: PM appoints Asia Sail as member of steering committee

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appointed Asia Sail Khan as a member of the Steering Committee for SME...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

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UBG demands cut in interest rate

KARACHI: Leaders of United Business Group (UBG) have demanded the government to reduce interest rates by 4 to 5...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

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easypaisa showcases easypaisakarobar: Revolutionizing traditional retail value chains through digital innovation

KARACHI: easypaisa has showcased its revolutionary easypaisakarobar to address the unmet banking needs of two ...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

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Gems and jewellery sector urges reduction in key policy rate

KARACHI: Gems & Jewellery sector has demanded for immediate reduction in interest rates following the drop in...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 07:32am

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BMP assails increase in power tariffs

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has condemned the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:04am

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UBG for cut in interest rates in upcoming monetary policy

KARACHI Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Vice Chairman UBG Sindh Region has appealed to the government and the State Bank of...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

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KATI urges SBP to reduce bank interest rates

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has issued an urgent call to the State Bank of Pakistan...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

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Strategic initiatives, directions of JV: Aurangzeb holds meeting with PKIC team

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with the leadership of...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 08:59am

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Banking Mohtasib moot opens: ‘Ombudsmen are resolving masses’ grievance promptly’

KARACHI: The Wafaqi Mohtasib Pakistan, Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that all the Ombudsmen are working in their...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Business & Finance

Textile, leather industry spells out factors hurting exports

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile and leather industry has termed high electricity tariff, unsustainable taxation and...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:26am

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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

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PM forms steering body on Smeda

Expresses indignation at the inactivity of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Board

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 03:12pm

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Smeda signs MoU with Askari Bank to make SMEs bankable

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), as per direction of the Federal Minister...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:00am

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Investment in IT and agri sectors: Govt wants to reengage with Mashreq Bank: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday expressed government’s interest to reengage with Mashreq...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 09:30am

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SBP increases clean lending limit for SMEs by 100pc

KARACHI: Amending the Prudential Regulations for SME Financing, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:37pm

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KCCI urges govt to release funds to industries

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, while referring to his...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

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Risk coverage increased for SMEs’ growth

KARACHI: In line with the Government’s efforts to give impetus to the SME sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

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Tractor industry on brink of shutdown: PAAPAM

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has announced that the...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:38am

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Govt’s decision to launch Rs1.1trn scheme for SMEs welcomed

KARACHI: Leaders of United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, Khalid Tawab, Hanif Gohar, Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir ...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 07:04am

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E-Invoicing: FBR’s digital leap for Pakistan

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has taken a significant step towards digitizing the economy by...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:52am

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Bank financing: Risk coverage scheme for SMEs approved

KARACHI: in order to extend more financing to the SME sector, the federal government, on the recommendation of the...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

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Cut in interest rate termed ‘insignificant’

KARACHI: Terming the recent cut in interest rate insignificant, experts and industry leaders have asked the State...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

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IT, agri sector and SMEs: Aurangzeb asks banks to lend more

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb has asked banks to enhance their financing ...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

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Aurangzeb vows more opportunities for youths

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has held out assurance to enhance opportunities for the...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

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SMEs in Sindh, Balochistan’s horticulture, livestock sectors: GRASP hosts insurance policies issuance ceremony

KARACHI: European Union funded “Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress” (GRASP) hosted insurance...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

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Private sector credit: will next growth cycle be on solid foundations?

Over the last two years, Pakistan’s formal sector has witnessed the most dramatic contraction in its history. If the...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:30am

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SMEs and the formal economy

EDITORIAL: In an attempt to highlight the importance the government accords to small and medium-sized enterprises...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:35am

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Banks allowed to charge off fully provisioned NPLs

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed the banks to charge off the fully provisioned corporate,...

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:59am