President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf has requested the management of K-Electric to extend the last date to pay electricity bills given the extended holidays…
Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the most important economic…
President of United Business Group (UBG) and former president of FPCCI, Zubair F. Tufail has welcomed the surplus of $654 million in the current account in the third month of…
President of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founder of Pakistan-US Business Council and former president of FPCCI Iftikhar Ali Malik said that Pakistan had fulfilled all the conditions of…
Former President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt on Monday said the first current account surplus in two years will not help stabilise the…
Pakistan posted a Current Account Surplus (CAS) of US$654mn in March 2023 against a deficit of US$36mn in February 2023. This is the first monthly surplus since November 2020, thanks…
Sastaticket.pk, Pakistan's leading e-ticketing platform, is pleased to offer advance bus ticket booking for Eid festivities. With the company's new partnership with FMBT Express and Silkline, customers can purchase Silkline…
The All-Pakistan Central Union Pan-Cigarette Beverage Retailers has called the extraordinary increase in the Federal Excise Duty rate on cigarettes a threat to the survival of pan-cigarette retailers. The retailers…
Ismail Suttar, Chairman Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), while totally rejecting excessive holidays for Eid ul Fitr, stated that the five days of Eid holidays is a highly inefficient…
Considering the economic challenges, curbing illegal trade is inevitable. Illegal trade is not only denting the economy but also discouraging the documented sector. The government should make efforts to provide…
On Sunday, Dr Murtaza Mughal, President of Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW), said law violations and ignoring merit in government recruitments should be stopped. Ignoring transparency violates the rights of the…
On Friday, the Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain said many people…
According to the Ministry of Finance, the UAE has assured that it will provide an additional deposit of US$1bn to Pakistan, paving the way for Pakistan to sign a Staff…
Governor SBP, Mr. Jameel Ahmad met key international investors and fund managers in an event organized by Barclays on 13th April 2023 in Washington DC on Pakistan's Economic Challenges and…
Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has highlighted the glaring anomalies in the fiscal discipline, management of the external account and economic growth rate, which are being observed by FPCCI…
On Thursday, former President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt, said removing Pakistan from the European Union's list of high-risk countries is a…
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Faraz-ur-Rehman expressed his gratitude for the European Union's removal of Pakistan from the list of high-risk countries. He said that after FATF,…
Tobacco farmers of KPK's economically marginalized areas have warned that the recent exorbitant increase in federal excise duty (FED) on cigarettes will reduce economic prospects for tobacco farmers and, in…
Initiating coverage with a 'Buy': We initiate coverage on Tariq Glass Ltd (TGL), with a Buy rating and Dec'23 target price of PKR 97.0/sh, offering a potential upside of 36%.…
Moazzam Ghurki, President of Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), said during a meeting held at PCJCCI Secretariat on Monday that under the framework of CPEC, a…
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday said the government is considering a further hike in the interest rates which will close many businesses and leave millions unemployed.There are reports…
Pakistan Coating Association (PCA) delegation, headed by its Chairman, Mr Siraj Uddin, visited SBP to discuss irritants in the import of raw materials. The objective of PCA was to apprise…
The tobacco sector has been at the hit list for the government's increasingly higher revenue collection needs, by paying higher taxes. The massive fresh strike of around 153 percent Federal…
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday lauded the proposal of the IMF to tax the rich and subsidize the poor. Still, it is insufficient as the ruling elite will…
Current account deficit (CAD) during Jan 2023 clocked in at US$242mn versus US$290mn in Dec 2022. Trade deficit during Jan 2023 was down 11% MoM to US$1.7bn as imports dropped…
