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Business & Finance

10-year tax holiday a must to realise IT export potential of $15bn: P@SHA

ISLAMABAD: The country is unlikely to realise the information technology export potential of $ 15 billion within the...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Factors behind unchanged Monetary Policy rate identified

KARACHI: State Bank keeps Monetary Policy rate unchanged at 21 percent for the next two months due to expected ease...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Business community leader praises budget

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 11 Jun, 2023 03:55am

Print

Trade leaders give mixed response

KARACHI/LAHORE: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:49am

Business & Finance

Govt changes definition of ‘SMEs’

ISLAMABAD: The government has changed the definition of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) to increase in business...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Business & Finance

Islamic Supply Chain Financing: Meezan Bank, Fauree to develop digital platform

KARACHI: Meezan Bank collaborated with Fauree Tech Pvt. Limited, a Fintech company specializing in supply chain...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

Business & Finance

Payment system, RSF for lending to SMEs: WB’s $137m FIIP experiences delays

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Pakistan Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project (FIIP) worth $137 million has...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

Imagineering implementation of energy reforms-VII

Pakistan requires sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years. For that, by 2030 Agriculture will need to achieve 6%...

Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am

Print

SMEs facing grueling challenge of acting as WHT agents

ISLAMABAD: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan are facing the biggest challenge ie, to operate as...

Updated 02 Jun, 2023 09:06am

Business & Finance

Textile exporters term RRMC’s report ‘anti-export’ drive

KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters have rejected the Reforms & Revenue Mobilization Commission’s...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals submitted to CM: Sindh govt should plan expenditures as per revenue estimates: PBF

KARACHI: The Sindh Chapter of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has demanded that it would have been much better if...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Business & Finance

SBP, FPCCI to jointly work on various socio-economic schemes

PESHAWAR: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Khyber...

Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Paradigm shift in tax policy

‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: KCCI for adopting ‘novel’ approaches to economic challenge

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) firmly believes that that out-of-the-box solutions...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

LCCI president submits proposals to Senate body

LAHORE: The President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Kashif Anwar, made a number of ...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

Speakers underscore need for lending full support to SMEs for economic development, progress

LAHORE: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the game changer of the transition towards economic stability...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Uplifting women & SMEs, empowering economies

Our society has long grappled with the sociocultural dilemma of whether or not women shall be encouraged to take...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Business & Finance

JazzCash, CBA partner to provide Cash-In, Cash-Out services

ISLAMABAD: The JazzCash and CBA (Community Business Agent) have formed a partnership to provide Cash-In and Cash-Out...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Fire safety awareness drive to be launched for SMEs: Administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Dr Syed Saifur Rahman on Friday said that a fire safety awareness campaign will be...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

Business & Finance

MoC praised for facilitating SMEs through NCC

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) on Thursday appreciated...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Business & Finance

Business community urges govt to help SMEs overcome challenges

LAHORE: Business community has sought immediate government intervention for resolving the issues faced by small and...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Future at stake: deindustrialization–II

The analysis presented in the first part (carried by the newspaper on Wednesday) of this two-part series of article...

Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am

BR Research

Will ‘trickle-up’ finance save banks?

The central bank marked the beginning of Q4 of fiscal year 2023 by raising the policy rate to 21 percent. With a...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 01:18pm

Opinion

Future at stake: deindustrialization—I

Following the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) revolution of the 1990s, the international economy...

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:58am

BR Research

Textile compliance: Our own Accord

Workers' workplace safety and health at exporting countries' factories is a significant concern for importers of...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:11am

Pakistan

Need stressed for increasing use of solar energy

PESHAWAR: Speakers at an international conference at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Technology said...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

S4Digital announces latest acquisition in Bramerz

LAHORE: S4Digital, a Portuguese technology and services company, has announced its latest acquisition with a major...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Business & Finance

Businesspeople assail 300bps hike in interest rate

KARACHI: Business community has termed high interest rate disastrous for industries, SMEs. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh,...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 07:00am

Business & Finance

Export sector: NKATI chief rejects discontinuation of ZRI package

KARACHI: President of North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) Faisal Moiz Khan, while expressing...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

PM says opportunities to be created for youth despite austerity plan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the government would provide employment opportunities to ...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am