Pakistan highlights lack of effective transport to reach BRT systems: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s BRT systems showed high levels of satisfaction, but highlighted the lack of effective... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Business & Finance KP-BoIT, China’s firm sign MoU on e-vehicle manufacturing PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (KP-BoIT) and China’s ADM International Trading... Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am
Business & Finance CAREC, Corridor uplift, Tranche-1 projects: NHA EB recommends revised Rs29.96bn PC-I ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board recommended the revised PC-I for Central Asia... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance Regime change in Afghanistan hits Pakistan’s connectivity with other CAREC states: ADB ISLAMABAD: Instability and regime change in Afghanistan have affected Pakistan’s connectivity with other Central... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Print ADB’s IED rates tech aid for supporting economic corridor successful, relevant ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated technical... Updated 10 Mar, 2023 08:38am
Pakistan ADB urges NHA to identify additional sources of revenue ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) needs to identify additional sources of revenue to meet its funding... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Print CARs: ADB lists barriers to trade flows ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has borders with only two CAREC members - Afghanistan and the PRC - limiting the trade flows ... Updated 09 Dec, 2022 04:18pm
Business & Finance CAREC Forum: SECP for more cross-border cooperation among capital market regulators ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan on Monday reiterated SECP's... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am
Pakistan CAREC Institute holds second annual research conference LAHORE: The second research conference of the CAREC Institute (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) took ... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Pakistan CAREC to hold annual research conference KARACHI: The second research conference of the CAREC Institute (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) will be... Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am
Pakistan NHA: ROW usage rental rates revised upward by 20pc ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board has revised upward the Right of Way (ROW) usage... Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am
Business & Finance E-commerce industry in Pakistan can attract ‘significant’ FDI: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s e-commerce industry is one of the few in the CAREC region to attract significant foreign... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am
Supplements The Integrated Transit Trade Management System - A project of Pakistan Customs under CAREC - RIBS Program TEXT: The Government of Pakistan is currently implementing the Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS) at... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
Pakistan ADB chief for boosting regional cooperation thru digitalization ISLAMABAD: A coordinated response to public health challenges and closer regional cooperation enabled by... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
Business & Finance E-commerce policy: Pakistan lacks privacy, consumer protection statutes: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan does not have a privacy statute of general application nor have national consumer protection... Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:59pm
Perspectives MSMEs and finance as a binding constraint Small, medium and microenterprise sector (MSMEs) is of immense importance especially for emerging markets like... Updated 27 Sep, 2021 06:22pm
Business Low taxes on tobacco industry: Pakistan may be facing Rs30bn annual revenue losses: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may be facing annual revenue losses of Rs30 billion (approximately $193.37 million) due to low... Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am
Pakistan NCC-FFP identifies three problematic projects ISLAMABAD: The National Coordination Committee-Foreign Funded Projects (NCC-FFP) has identified three problematic... Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:07am
Business & Finance ADB says logistics sector is underperforming ISLAMABAD: Despite the presence of major international players and good capabilities, Pakistan logistics sector is... Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:29am
Pakistan How Good Road Maintenance Saves Funds for Emergencies like COVID-19 LAHORE: The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute organized a workshop to share findings of... Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:43pm
Pakistan Covid-19 pandemic: $5bn stimulus packages by Pakistan lack aviation-specific benefits: ADB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had announced COVID-19 economic stimulus packages valued at $5 billion however there was no... Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am