FBR collect net revenue of Rs. 4,170 billion during July-May

ISLAMABAD, The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected net revenue of Rs. 4,170 billion during July to May period of 2020-21, which has exceeded the target of Rs.3, 994 billion by Rs. 176 billion. This represents a growth of about 18 percent over the […]

Usman Dar congrats NBP on disbursement of 5,000 soft loans

ISLAMABAD, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Tuesday congratulated the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on disbursement of the soft loans under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). In a tweet, he said […]

Pakistan-Iran sign MoU to establish ‘Border Markets’: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment on Tuesday said Pakistan and Iran have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish ‘Border Markets’ along with the border areas. According to the MOU signed, both sides agreed to establish ‘Border Markets’ along […]

The Kroger Co adds Pakistani food products to its outlets; Razak

ISLAMABAD, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood Tuesday said leading United States (US) based retailers ’The Kroger Co’ had added Pakistani food products to its outlets. The Kroger Co – the third largest retail store chain in the US […]

CPI inflation decelerates to 10.09% on YoY basis

ISLAMABAD, The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based monthly inflation decelerated to 10.09 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month of May 2021, from 11.1 percent during April 2020, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. On month-on-month (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.1% in May […]

USA, UK, China top three destinations of Pakistani exports in 10 months

ISLAMABAD, United States of America (USA) remained the top export destinations of the Pakistani products during the first ten months of financial year (2020-21), followed by United Kingdom (UK) and China. Total exports to the USA during July-April (2020-21) were recorded at US $ 4019.722 […]

Oil seeds, Nuts, Kernals exports increased by 193.66% in 10 months

ISLAMABAD, Oil seeds, Nuts and Kernals exports during first ten months of fiscal year 2020-21 grew by 193.66 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-April 20-21, Oil seeds, Nuts and Kernals worth US$ […]

Pakistan exports carrying capacity of $150 billion: President ICCI

ISLAMABAD, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan has an overall exports potential of $150 billion through focusing on industrial competitiveness to increase the country’s exports in world potential markets. “Industrial competitiveness, use of innovative […]

Gov’t focusing on targeted sectors to ensure inclusive, sustainable growth: Tarin

ISLAMABAD, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said government was determined to ensure inclusive and sustainable growth by focusing on development of few targeted sectors of economy including revenues, agriculture, industry and external trade. Addressing a webinar titled, “Budget 2020: Balancing […]