APDMA expects budget relief for used car sector

Listen to article Chairman of the All Pakistan Motor Dealers Association (APMDA), Haji Muhammad Shehzad, expects the upcoming federal budget to offer major relief for used car buyers, including reduced import duties…

US banks tiptoe toward cryptocurrencies

Listen to article NEW YORK: Big US banks are holding internal discussions about expanding into cryptocurrencies as they get stronger endorsements from regulators, but initial steps will be tentative, centring on pilot…

PBF urges budget relief for agriculture

Listen to article LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the government to take concrete measures in the upcoming federal budget to reduce the cost of agricultural cultivation, calling for immediate…

IT sector seeks policy continuity

Listen to article KARACHI: Key stakeholders of the IT industry have urged the government to continue reforms and extend incentives for the significant growth of the IT sector and its allied fields…

Asian bonds draw large foreign inflow in April

Listen to article BENGALURU: Investors from outside Asia piled into bonds from the region in April, especially in the second half of the month, seeking to diversify from the United States in…

Korangi harbour to make $100m in 5 years

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs has launched an ambitious project to modernise Korangi Fish Harbour (KOFHA), aiming to generate over $100 million in direct and indirect economic activity…

Govt to revive development forum this year

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has reiterated the government’s resolve to revive the Pakistan Development Forum later this year – a platform that…

K-P loses oil and gas royalty

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: As liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies continue to arrive from Qatar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has expressed strong reservations about the forced curtailment of domestic oil and gas production, which…

K-P loses oil and gas royalty

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: As liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies continue to arrive from Qatar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has expressed strong reservations about the forced curtailment of domestic oil and gas production, which…

ILO slashes 2025 job forecast by 7 million

Listen to article KARACHI: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has downgraded its global employment forecast for 2025, projecting 53 million new jobs instead of 60 million. This revision lowers expected employment growth…