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Shipping sector declared as strategic industry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi said the prevalent tax incentives given to shipping sector have been extended to 2030.
Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Commerce, Investment,…
Northern Areas embroidery to be showcased at Milan Fashion Week
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has joined hands with a leading Italian designer to launch Northern Areas embroidery at Milan Fashion Week as part of government's plans to empower women in Chitral, Gilgit, Hunza and Kalash.…
4th Pak Water & Energy Expo to provide business opportunities
Pak water and energy expo 2019 is the only and proactive platform for water and energy industry. This expo offers all exciting business opportunities to exhibitors to showcase their products and technologies as well as trade visitors from…
Jihad meets PM Khan to discuss IMF fund program
Jihad Azour, Director Middle East & Central Asia, IMF called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office yesterday.
Advisor Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Governor State Bank, Secretary Finance were also present during the meeting,…
Oil and gas reserves discovered in Kohat: report
KOHAT: A huge amount of crude oil and gas reserves has been discovered in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to Radio Pakistan.
This is the first discovery of crude oil and gas in Chanda Oil Field and the discovery is…
FBR to cut duty on imported phones by 50 percent
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to slash regulatory duty on imported mobile phones by 50 percent.
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 13.25%
LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced to hold its main policy rate at 13.25 percent, taking a pause from a series of recent hikes that it said had been enough to ensure the country s high inflation would gradually…
FBR to launch app to facilitate salaried class
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will be launching a new mobile application to facilitate the salaried class in filing their tax returns, the Rawalpindi Islamabad Tax Bar Association (RITBA) announced on Friday.
Russia’s Expo Bank keen to invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Igor Vladimirovich Kim, the Chairman of leading Russian investment Expo Bank, expressed keen interest to invest in Pakistan’s financial sector.
Igor Kim expressed his interest during a meeting with Federal Minister for…
Amazon bets big on India with mega-office
With 49 elevators moving a floor per second and zumba classes for its more than 15,000 employees, Amazon's new Indian headquarters, its biggest building globally, matches its ambitions in a vast but challenging market.…