Business

Businessmen say micro to medium-sized entrepreneurs not taken seriously

Benchmark KSE-100 index drops by 464 points and closes at 41,330

Govt to provide cheaper petrol to bikes, charge big car owners higher prices

Says financial inclusion being enhanced to boost exports

Banks will deduct 2.5% of amount in bank accounts as zakat on 1st Ramazan

Regulations will help power sector become resilient to cyber-attacks, prevent losses

Stand at $1.2b in fifth consecutive month of decline

POL products still account for $11.87b, almost one-third of the overall import bill at $40.11b

Latest gain comes after country received second funding of $500 million from China

Envoy terms transit trade very important, seeks access to Central Asian markets

Phone assemblers using imported material despite tax benefits of Rs46b

Despite large population and sufficient resources, nation slow to adopt AI tech

Yellen made no reference to Credit Suisse situation, which saw its shares plunge

Says SBP business loans offered to women were not even utilised by 5%

Growing demand in the West could help sector reach $1b export target, says PFC CEO

It will help reduce environmental pollution, lower cost for farmers

No reason for the rise provided by the central bank

Former SBP governor says public banks should direct 50% lending to agriculture

Recovers after China approved second loan tranche of $500m

Comes under fire from NEPRA, consumers for adding burden of Rs335b

No reason for the rise provided by the central bank

ECC’s move will help avoid import of 300,000 tonnes of urea for Kharif 2023

Cloud computing market in country expected to reach $1.5b this year

Vows to raise tax-to-GDP ratio to 18% with prudent policies

Europe’s bank index sees $127b evaporate in value since Mar 8

It points to risk of default amid worsening balance of payments crisis

Consul general sees massive untapped trade potential in every area

Commerce minister acknowledged the role of the industrial city of Sialkot in economic sustainability of the country

Will assist in research on EVs, transition to renewable energy

Govt approves sovereign guarantee for Rs50b borrowing by public gas utility

Industry officials say exports have declined by 29% YoY as of Feb 2023, totalling $487m

Aim to deploy optical fibre cable over an area of 100,000 km in Pakistan

VP says cooperation for long-term development will be optimised in years to come

British govt official says country has progressed to ‘middle-income’ status

Chinese power plants facing restrictions on coal import

Company cites current economic situation and its impact on opening LCs

Restrictions on imports, shortage of raw material and steep currency devaluation rendering business unviable

On fallout from US bank shutdowns that could reduce future oil demand

Assurances from US President Joe Biden, policymakers fail to dispel investor worries

PM desires to give Rs150b petrol package to motorcyclists

Insists US banks are ‘safe’, investors knew of risks

LCCI VP says meagre trade volume of 0.12% should be increased to $2 billion

Gwadar will receive 100 megawatts from Iran

Matter will be presented in ECC on priority

Lower demand may result in prolonged plant closures, joblessness

Say import substitution required to become competitive

Cabinet body recommended several measures to mitigate line losses, power theft

Fourteen cabinet members still using luxury vehicles by flouting cabinet’s orders

Pakistan’s industry needs to bring improvement in operations, increase investor confidence

Skewed tax system is not likely to work but change will require a lot of effort