Business & Economy

ISLAMABAD, : Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here on Wednesday approved two Technical Supplementary Grants for the Ministry of Defence for Rs.17 billion during the current financial year. The ECC which met with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez […]

KARACHI, :State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr. Reza Baqir has inaugurated the polyculture forest and museum at Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi. He was given a detailed briefing on the project by the management. The polyculture forest is inspired by the incumbent government’s priority […]

ISLAMABAD, : Pharmaceutical products exports during First three months of current fiscal year grew by 22.60 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-September, Pharmaceutical products worth US $ 68,176 thousand were exported as […]

ISLAMABAD, :Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan on Monday informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the government would save around Rs147 billion during a period of three years after it streamlined matters related to the LNG usage in electricity generation. “Initially, it […]

ISLAMABAD, :The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday appreciated the progress made by Board of Investment (BOI) in provinces and regions reforms regarding Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative (PRMI). The adviser said this while chairing the 4th meeting […]

ISLAMABAD, :The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry, Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to enhance trade and bilateral economic relation with Afghanistan for increasing regional integration. While briefing 17th meeting of the Standing Committee on Commerce, under the Chairmanship […]

ISLAMABAD,: The exports of cement from the country witnessed an increase of 8.27 percent during the first quarter (Q1) of financial year (2020-21) as compare to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. The country exported cement worth US $72.296 million during July-September (2020-21) as […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): The exports of textile commodities witnessed an increase of 2.92 percent during the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The textile exports from the country were recorded at $3469.585 million […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP):Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has said that the Prime Minister had approved a package of Rs26 billion for erecting a physical infrastructure in the coming years to combat the menace of the pest for the […]