First 5-year trade policy on its way
KARACHI: Ministry of Commerce Federal Secretary Mohammad Younus Dagha said on Friday that for the first time a five years strategic trade policy framework (2018-23), with annual growth target...
Outcome of Heimtextil fair: Wait-and-see mood seen on cotton market
KARACHI: Wait-and-see attitudes prevailed on the cotton market on Wednesday as main participants were on the sidelines on expectations of easy supply and to observe the outcome of Heimtextil...
LCCI hails suspension of RD on over 400 imported items
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Wednesday welcomed the suspension of regulatory duty on over 400 imported items by the Lahore High Court and urged the government...
Textile, clothing exports grow 8pc
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan`s exports of textile and clothing products posted nearly eight per cent growth year-on-year to $3.25 billion in the first quarter of 2017-18, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics...
Buying interest renews on cotton market
KARACHI: Renewed buying interest at the lower level on Monday helped cotton prices to regain part of last week`s losses.
The confusion over cotton crop size seems to have settled...
Seminar on ‘Online collection of taxes & duties’ held
LAHORE - Taxpayers must avail online collection for taxes and duties that will provide relief and convenience to the business community. “Newly launched system of online tax payment will...
Textile exports surge 7.77 pc in 9 months
ISLAMABAD (APP): The textile group exports from the country increased by 7.77 percent during the first three quarters of current fiscal year as against the exports of the corresponding...
RD will encourage smuggling of chemicals, tyres: BMP
Lahore: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of FPCCI has criticized the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for imposing 10 to over 50 percent Regulatory Duty (RD) on import of various...
Rising Chinese investment pushes FDI up by 56.3pc
KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan continued to show encouraging growth, thanks to the Chinese government who had been continuously increasing its investment in Pakistan, in the backdrop...
Govt’s support needed to boost country’s share in global IT trade: PBIF
ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the country’s share in the global IT trade stands at mere one percent but...