Foreign exchange firms exempted from local remittance restriction
KARACHI: Foreign exchange companies are exempted from a restriction of taking a prior approval of the central bank to remit $10,000 or more from one... Read more
View ArticleBusiness community advised to invest in CHEC Port City Colombo
KARACHI: Assistant General Manager of CHEC Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka Simon Tham has advised the business and industrial community of Karachi particularly those... Read more
View ArticlePakistan Railways to increase goods trains charges by 20pc
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) is all set to increase rates of freight trains by 20 percent following the increase in prices of petroleum products. The... Read more
View Article60th Children’s Literature Festival scheduled for August 7th and 8th 2019
KARACHI: The 60th Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a two-day programme will be held on August 7th-8th, 2019. Launched in November 2011, CLF is the largest... Read more
View ArticleORIC-IoBM hosts a workshop on Qualitative Research
The Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) organized a two-day workshop on “Qualitative Research Methodology and Data... Read more
View ArticleRs252.727mn approved for Software Export Board
ISLAMABAD: Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) approved the operational budget of PSEB for FY 2019-20 amounting Rs252.727 million. The meeting... Read more
View ArticleDRAP gears up for tighter market surveillance
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has created new posts for Drug Inspectors for efficient market surveillance. DRAP has taken concrete steps for... Read more
View ArticleMinistry of Industries plans capacity building program for SMEs
KARACHI: The Ministry of Industries and Production has planned a capacity building program for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under National Business Development Program (NBDP)... Read more
View ArticleThar Foundation to donate 100k saplings to Sindh Forest Dept. under Thar...
KARACHI: In a major push for increasing green cover, Thar Foundation – the CSR front for Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) & Engro Powergen Thar... Read more
View ArticleDelta Air Lines appoints Air Transport Activities as GSA in Pakistan
KARACHI: Delta Air Lines has appointed Air Transport Activities (Pvt) Ltd., part of the Avari Group, as its General Sales Agent (GSA) to strengthen the airline’s... Read more
View ArticleItaly to provide 20.5 million euro for economic transformation in...
ISLAMABAD: Italy and Pakistan have signed a agreement for Economic Transformation Initiatives, Gilgit-Baltistan amounting to 20.5 million euro. This is 28 years facility with 10... Read more
View ArticleMinistry of IT to collaborate with Huawei
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of IT will jointly work with Huawei for enhancement of national ICT plan and e-governance initiatives to improve governance and public service delivery... Read more
View ArticleFederal Cabinet appointed eminent financial expert Aamir Khan SECP Chairman
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Friday approved appointment of eminent financial sector professional Aamir Khan as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). ... Read more
View ArticleMesse Frankfurt sets a new record of around €718 million sales in 2019
FRANKFURT: Messe Frankfurt, the largest player in the German trade fair industry is setting a new record of around €718 million sales in 2019, newsnreleases.com... Read more
View ArticleAll 15 BMG candidates elected unopposed for KCCI’s managing committee term...
KARACHI: All candidates of Businessmen Group (BMG) have been elected unopposed for the Managing Committee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) for the... Read more
View ArticleMoU signed to establish NED Campus in Thar SECMC, NED and TCF inks an MoU
KARACHI: In pursuance of the announcement by the Government of Sindh, a NED University campus under the name of Thar Institute of Engineering, Sciences and... Read more
View ArticleDisappointing start to FY20, as automobile sales nosedive 37%in July 2019
KARACHI: Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) published monthly automobile sales data for July 2019 where passenger car sales in the country plummeted 42%YoY/26%MoM to 10,968... Read more
View ArticleBASF collaborates with government to improve safety in locust control in...
Karachi: BASF is collaborating with the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and the Department of Agriculture Extension to increase safety awareness of locust control in... Read more
View ArticlePak-Qatar Family Takaful distributes 28% Surplus for 2018! The only Takaful...
Karachi: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) has announced the distribution of 28 percent surplus among its Individual Family Takaful Participants (Direct Sales Force-DSF) for the... Read more
View ArticleFPCCI perturbed over proposed transfer of recently appointed DGTO during...
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed its concerns over the proposal sent by Ministry of Commerce to Prime... Read more
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