SECP bootcamp to impart financial literacy to over 1500 educators concluded
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, effectively imparted basic financial literacy concepts...
View ArticleCCP Approves Merger of IBP & NIBAF
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved a Scheme of Arrangement for the merger of M/s. Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP) with M/s. National Institute of Banking and...
View ArticleWomen Equifin: Shaping Tomorrow’s Policy for Non-Banking Microfinance Sector
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in collaboration with Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a workshop on “Women Equifin: Shaping Tomorrow’s Policy for NBMFCs,”...
View ArticleElevate raises $5 million to offer US based $ accounts in emerging markets...
Elevate, a fintech, based in London and Dubai, has secured financing of $5 million to expand further into South Asia. They’ve raised a total of $10 million in equity and debt from investors including Y...
View ArticleWorld’s largest cargo ship MSC ANNA Becomes Importers’ Nightmare Thousands of...
KARACHI: The world’s largest container ship, “MSC ANNA,” anchored at Karachi port, has become a significant challenge for importers. This 400-meter-long ship arrived with 19,000 containers,...
View ArticlePakistan’s Liquid Foreign Reserves Position
The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$ 14,215.6 million as of 31-May-2024. The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under: Foreign reserves held by the State Bank...
View ArticleEnsuring Decent Work for Agriculture Workers is Vital for Sustainable...
Karachi: Employers’ associations play a crucial role in providing strong representation and promoting decent working conditions for all their members, emphasized EFP Secretary General Syed Nazar Ali....
View ArticleKarachi Customs Agents Association Gains Full Endorsement and Support from...
Karachi: Mr. Mehmood ul Hasan Awan, General Secretary of the Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA), proudly announces that the Gwadar Port Authority and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs have fully...
View ArticleSECP Publishes Report Crop and Livestock Insurance in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a report titled “Securing Livelihoods: A Comprehensive Look at Crop and Livestock Insurance in Pakistan and the Way...
View ArticleCCP Recovers PKR 5 Million Penalty from APNS
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has enforced an order against the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), recovering a penalty of PKR 5 million imposed for anti-competitive...
View ArticleKCCI appreciates Govt for giving ‘industry status’ to warehouses & logistics
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh has appreciated the government for announcing the much-awaited status of Industry to warehouses and logistics which was...
View ArticlePress Release of Workers’ Remittances in May 2024
• Workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$3.2 billion during May 24. • In terms of growth, during May 24, remittances increased by 15.3 percent on m/m basis and by 54.2 percent on y/y basis. •...
View ArticleSection 7E of Income Tax Ordinance Should Be Abolished Atif Ikram Sheikh
Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has echoed the collective demand of the business, industry and trade community that the section 7E of the income tax ordinance (ITO) 2001 should be...
View ArticleCCP Signs First International MoU with Chinese Regulator of Markets
Islamabad: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) during the Prime Minister Shehbaz...
View ArticleCustoms Agents Call for Clearing Thousands of Stuck Containers at Port
KARACHI: Khurram Ejaz, the former president of the Karachi Customs Agents Association, has sharply criticized port authorities for their lack of preparation in clearing the stuck containers at Karachi...
View ArticleCDC Pakistan and Pakistan’s first Islamic Digital Insurer Salaam Family...
Karachi: Newly licensed by SECP, Pakistan’s first Digital Insurer Salaam Family Takaful Limited (SFTL) and Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC) have entered an arrangement for SFTL’s...
View ArticleDomestic to commercial gas thieves convicted; 230 illegal gas connections...
SSGC has been relentlessly pursuing gas theft miscreants with an effective blend of regular raids as well as aggressive prosecution of domestic to commercial theft miscreants in the court of law....
View ArticleMSC ANNA’s Seamless Operations at Hutchison Ports Pakistan
Karachi: Hutchison Ports Pakistan efficiently Handled MSC ANNA, one of the largest vessels in the world with an impressive length of 400 meters, completing operations in just 32 hours. This achievement...
View ArticleEFP Hosts Consultation on Draft Sindh Labour Code with Key Industry...
KARACHI: The Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) arranged an Employers’ Consultation on the Draft Sindh Labour Code. More than 25 Employers and their representatives representing EFP Board of...
View ArticleForeign tourists visited Northern Bypass Cattle Market
Karachi: A tourist family from Poland visited the Northern Bypass Cattle Market and expressed their surprise and happiness to see the presence of large number of sacrificial animals. Tourists named...
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