Business & Economy

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (APP): The United States (U.S.) has provided seed funding to women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan on Thursday, more than 30 participants from the second Academy for Women Entrepreneurs […]

BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua/APP): China will establish 29 more demonstration zones to promote imports, the Ministry of Commerce said on its website. Eight authorities including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the People’s Bank of China decided to set up […]

KARACHI, Nov 02 (APP):A tripartite Service Level Agreement (SLA) was signed between Board of Revenue Sindh, Sindh Bank Limited and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for issuance of e-Stamps from Sindh Bank Limited to further facilitate people of the province in obtaining e-Stamps at their […]

KARACHI, Nov 02 (APP):State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) have signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing RMB (Chinese currency) clearing arrangements in Pakistan. The MoU was signed by SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad and PBoC Governor Yi Gang, said […]

ISLAMABAD 02 Nov (Online): Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESC) Board of Governors has been re-organized. Energy ministry issued notification in this regard after the approval of cabinet on Wednesday. Engineer Qamar-Ul-Islam is the new chairman of the board of directors of IESCO. Major (R) Tahir […]

ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (Online): The Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) have filed application in National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) seeking increase in power tariff by Rs 2 per unit. NEPRA will hear the petition of DISCOs on November 15. An additional burden of more than […]

Beijing, Nov 02 (Online): The Chinese companies have evinced keen interest in investment and joint ventures in Pakistan. During a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Wednesday, they also accepted the invitation to invest in mega projects including Karachi clean drinking water […]

NANJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua/APP): East China’s economic powerhouse Jiangsu Province has posted steady growth in its railway and waterway freight volumes in the first three quarters of 2022, helping stabilize the supply chain and industrial chain, the local transportation department said. The province reported over […]

KARACHI, Nov 02 (APP): The Federal Government has given another opportunity to the public to get the withdrawn prize bonds of Rs7500, 15,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 40,000 encashed by June 30, 2023. Earlier, the government had fixed deadline of June 30, 2022, for redemption/encashment […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Pakistan Railways has retrieved as many as 955 acres of its land worth Rs19, 603 million during various anti-encroachment operations across the country in the last five years. “Around 476 acres retrieved in Punjab, 133 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 327 acres […]