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Discos’ sell-off: SIFC to play key role

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to give a central role to the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 01:00pm

BR Research

An obituary in the making

Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Editorials

The right candidate for the right job

EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am

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PD misses SIFC deadline to resolve issues facing oil refineries

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division could not address oil refineries obstacles by November 10th, as mandated by the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

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Govt sends special delegation to KSA following PM’s visit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have despatched a special delegation led by Minister for Power...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:33am

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Bolstering ties: Russian ministerial delegation expected this month

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia are strengthening ties, as another high-level delegation is expected to visit...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:53am

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FPCCI president demands MPC cut policy rate by 500 basis points

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

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PM Shehbaz arrives in Doha on two-day visit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha on Wednesday on a two-day official trip at the invitation of the Amir...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 07:25pm

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SIFC for sharing 10 investible plans with KSA

Requests Power Division to share update on projects with its Secretariat by October 31

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 02:55pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb speaks to investors

WASHINGTON: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb continued his engagements on the fourth day of his...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:21am

Business & Finance

Belarus keen to work with SIFC on large tractor manufacturing

LAHORE: Belarus has shown its willingness to work with Pakistan’s Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:43am

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Disco applicable rates: Govt set to provide power to SEZs

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to provide electricity to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at the same rates which...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:03am

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MoFA, SIFC finalizing agenda for PM’s visit to Qatar

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) are finalizing...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:37am

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3 NTDC projects: World Bank, ADB and IsDB willing to finance

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have reportedly...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 03:24pm

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Dated IMF staff report

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am

Business & Finance

Pak-Saudi business forum 2024: Minister gives overview of investment opportunities

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik addressing the Pak-Saudi business forum 2024 gave an...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

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Reko Diq mines: Manara Minerals set to buy a stake: Al-Falih

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Investment of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Falih, Thursday,...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 09:13am

Perspectives

Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time

Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am

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Chinese delegation visits SIFC

ISLAMABAD: A high-level Chinese trade delegation from the China Asia Economic Development Association visited the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:23am

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300MW Thar coal project: PPIB urges KE to expedite feasibility, other studies

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged K-Electric (KE) to expedite the...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 09:49am

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Pitching Pakistan’s economy: brokerage house AHL says country not witnessing exodus of foreign investment

Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has emphatically said that Pakistan is not witnessing an exodus of foreign...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

Business & Finance

Special Investment Facilitation Council: $27bn investments to be materialised in five years: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that $27 billion investments...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

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COAS urges traders to work alongside SIFC

ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir on Saturday invited the business community to collaborate on economic...

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 11:45am

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Talk with US-Pakistan Business Council delegation: Attracting US investment top priority: PM

President US-Pakistan Business Council says delegation of the Council, being planned this year, would explore further opportunities for investment in Pakistan

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 03:55pm

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Economic recovery: COAS praises role of China, Saudi Arabia and UAE

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, on Friday, inaugurated the Innovista Indus IT Park in...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

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Opening of forex accounts: SIFC working on simplifying mechanism

Karachi: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is working on simplifying the mechanism for opening the...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:44am

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Belarussian businessmen urged to invest in country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday extended an invitation to Belarusian investors to explore opportunities in the ...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

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Minister calls for JVs in industrial, agri sectors with Belarus

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal has called for the establishment of joint ventures between Pakistan and...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

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HBL-P@SHA awards given away to exceptional IT companies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), the representative body of Pakistan's IT industry, hosted...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

Editorials

Modern government structure

EDITORIAL: It’s taken its sweet time, but finally the government has realised the need for at least...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:30am