Mr. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Vice President FPCCI headed a Pakistan delegation to China to attend the 12th China South Asia Business Forum meeting in Kunming. This year FPCCI had the proud privilege of being host of this forum. Pakistan delegation included Mr.

Senior Journalist and Anchorperson Metro Channel Mr. Agha Masood presenting his book titled “AFGHAN PAPERS” to Mr. Zubair Tufail President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI).

Pakistan’s leading oil marketing company, Pakistan State Oil (PSO), has further strengthened its business relationship with Pakistan Railways with the signing of a major Fuel Supply Agreement yesterday under which PSO will meet Pakistan Railways’ fuel and lubricant requirements in all of their entirety.

State Bank of Pakistan has released its Quarterly Performance Review (QPR) of the Banking Sector for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (Q1CY17) on June 9, 2017. The document has highlighted that the asset base of the banking sector has expanded due to rise in both the advances and investments supported by marginal rise in deposits and increase in borrowings from financial institutions.

Provincial minister for Labor, Human Resources, Transportation & Mass Transit Nasir Hussain Shah has assured that all reservations of industrialists regarding labor laws would be addressed. While addressing to an Iftar Dinner arranged by Korangi Association of Trade &Industry (KATI), he said that we will try our best to facilitate business community.

The matter of custom valuation of Iranian origin Chocolates has been resolved and its price has been reduced, this was stated by Sheikh Muhammad Tariq, Chairman FPCCI Standing Committee on International Affairs in a meeting with Mr. Moorad Nemati, Commercial Consellor of Iran in Karachi.

A New Hope’ volunteers of Zong 4G’s flagship CSR program took the opportunity over this weekend to spend an iftaar with the street children of Islamabad. The children dwell in the urban slums of the Bari Imam area and sustain themselves by washing cars, picking garbage and selling small merchandise on the streets.

A contract for indigenous construction of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd. was signed on 12th June, 2017 by MD KS&EW Rear Admiral Hasan Nasir Shah, DMP Navy Cdre Shafqat Azad SI(M), and representative of Messrs Damen (The Netherlands) in MoDP, Rawalpindi.

Simon Cooper, CEO, Corporate & Institutional Banking was in Pakistan on a two-day visit in the latest demonstration of Standard Chartered’s deep commitment to the country. During his visit to Pakistan, Simon met with industry, business and finance leaders to explore the country’s growth strategies and the opportunities for greater Group involvement for the Bank.  

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced the appointment of Hassan Al Yousuf as its new General Manager for the Sultanate of Oman. Based at the airline’s offices in Muscat, Hassan is responsible for leading Etihad Airways’ commercial operations in Oman, as it continues to grow its presence and operations across the region.