Businessmen want KBD part of budget
LAHORE - Kalabagh Dam should not be ignored in the Federal Budget 2018-19 at any cost due to water scarcity in the country.
The businessmen said that opponents of Kalabagh...
Industrial production suffers due to erratic gas supply: FPCCI
KARACHI: Mian Anjum Nisar, president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has urged the government to immediately ask the SSGC to restore gas supply with...
Sindh govt signs MoU with Russia
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday entered into a cooperation agreement with St.
Petersburg, the second-largest city in Russia, which aims to promote partnerships in trade, business, education, science and...
Ease of doing business
According to the World Bank’s latest rating on ease of doing business Pakistan’s position further declined three places to 147 amongst 190 countries. Based on its recent narrative precedence,...
FAP to fix dollar rate on daily basis
KARACHI: In order to control the volatile exchange rate in open currency market, Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) has decided to fix the US dollar rate on a daily...
Industry apprehensive about next GSP+ review
KARACHI: Industry leaders on Wednesday feared the country might lose its GSP+ status in the January 2018 review if it does not get certification on important international conventions related...
Turkey deputy minister for trade visits PBIT
PR LAHORE - A high level Turkish delegation led by Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Technology, Hasan Ali Celek and other prominent members of TUMSIAD (All Industrialists and...
Govt invites E&P sector to participate in LNG import
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has invited oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) sector to participate in the import of LNG to fill energy deficiency in the country.
Minister of...
FPCCI chief vows to focus on resolving key issues of businessmen
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Ghazanfar Bilour, newly elected president of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has vowed that he would work hard to resolve the key issues of...
Businessmen demand withdrawal of RD, withholding tax
LAHORE: The representatives of chambers of commerce and industry and trade associations at a convention held under the umbrella of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry have demanded...