PMEX daily trading report
KARACHI: On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, the total traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 5.646 billion and the number of lots traded...
Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim
KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 175,074 tonnes of cargo comprising 102,309 tonnes of import cargo and 72,765 tonnes of export cargo including 9,726 loaded and empty containers during the...
FBR tightens rules to check superfluous imports
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened its clearance regulations to check unnecessary imports that cause a spread in trade deficit, officials said on Thursday.
The officials said...
Latin America Food Additives Market
The Latin America Food Additives market has been estimated at USD 4.05 Billion in 2016 and is projected to reach USD 5.55 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of...
Pak-Canada trade may boost up to $10bn: envoy
SIALKOT: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Perry Calderwoodon has said that Canada and Pakistan are enjoying cordial relations since long and these ties would further be strengthened with the...
Traders ask govt to form liberal investment policies
LAHORE - Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) suggested the government to form liberal investment policies for infrastructure development, broadening tax base and creating jobs in...
Textile, clothing exports grow 7pc
ISLAMABAD: Exports of textile and clothing recorded a growth of over seven per cent year-on-year in July-October, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Tuesday.
The increase was mainly...
Global trade financing gap hit $1.5tr in 2016
ISLAMABAD: Business of all sizes continue to struggle to access sufficient credit, resulting in a global trade financing gap of $1.5 trillion in 2016, according to the Asian Development...
Aptma to urge PM for incentivising export sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s increasing trade deficit and falling exports have been posing a serious threat to the economy and to reverse the trend, government should focus on export-led growth and...
LCCI urges govt to withdraw infrastructure development cess
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Punjab government to withdraw Punjab infrastructure development cess as it is a dual tax and distressing the industries...