Business & Economy

London, July 20 (AFP/APP): Britain’s new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi on Wednesday tabled legislation aimed at boosting the post-Brexit competitiveness of the country’s powerful financial services industry, while still maintaining internationally respected standards. Here are the main points of the eagerly awaited bill, which still […]

Lahore, July 18(Online): The National Transmission and Desptach Company Limited (NTDC) has completed rehabilitation work of six collapsed towers of high power 500 kV Shikarpur – Dadu (Ckt-II) transmission line near Larkana in a record time. The transmission line has been energized successfully and started […]

LAHORE 18 July (Online): President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry MianNaumanKabir has urged all the political parties and the federal and provincial governments to stop issuing mere statements and come up with a detailed socio-economic plan with well-tailored and well thought-out implementation […]

KARACHI 18 July (Online): Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to urge the SBP to withdraw hike in its benchmark interest rate, which has been increased to 15 percent, in order to save the economy […]

KARACHI 18 July (Online): The Pakistan Auto Show 2022 (PAS-22) is being held on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of July, 2022 at the Expo Centre Lahore. It is the most valuable initiative of ‘Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), representing over […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 18 (APP):Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Abdul Rashid Sheikh, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Custom Services (PCS), as Member, FBR (HQ), Islamabad. According to the FBR notification issued here on Monday, he has relinquished the charge of the post of Director […]

BALI 17 July (Online): A two-day meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies ended on Saturday in Indonesia without a joint communique after Russia’s war in Ukraine divided the global forum. During talks on the Indonesian resort island Bali, the finance […]

ISLAMABAD 17 July (Online): Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah has said that timely completion of under-construction water resources is the top most priority of the government. In a statement on Sunday, he said Diamer Bhasha Dam, Dasu Dam, Tha Kot Dam, and […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that Pak-Rupee has strengthened against Euro, Pound and Yen during the period from May 31 to July 14, 2022. “Over the last month and a half, Pakistani rupee has held its […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): The two state-owned companies, SNGPL and SSGC, would collectively spend funds amounting to Rs 113.899 billion on the reinforcement of gas transmission networks in their operational areas across the country during the current fiscal year. “The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited […]