PM orders doubling of SME financing to Rs2.2trn
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed that the total value of loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) be increased from Rs1.1 trillion to Rs2.2 trillion by 2028 to…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed that the total value of loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) be increased from Rs1.1 trillion to Rs2.2 trillion by 2028 to…
ISLAMABAD: China’s Shengtang Group expressed keen interest in investment in Pakistan, saying that the group plans to invest USD 10 million, with potential projects in electric vehicles (EVs)…
ISLAMABAD: Federal capital’s business community has stressed the need for strengthening Pakistan-China economic cooperation by promoting practical business models, joint ventures, technology…
KARACHI: The Chairman of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Muhammad Azam Malik, has expressed deep concern over the FBR’s Digital Monitoring Production System for tanneries as per a…
KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, Chairman of the Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to grant more time for the submission of income tax…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that a total of 98 foreign-funded development projects, with an estimated cost of Rs 8.1…
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has stressed the need for one-window facilitation, fully equipped Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the business community’s…
LAHORE: Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited and the Environment Protection & Climate Change Department (EP&CCD), Government of Punjab, have established a Joint Collaborative Framework to strengthen…
SINGAPORE: Several Asian refiners bought November Saudi crude in the spot market as Saudi Arabia pushed to move more oil out of the Strait of Hormuz, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
The government on Monday reduced the price of petrol by Rs2.93 to Rs395.37 per litre, while increasing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Re0.61 to Rs396.85 per litre, effective from Tuesday…
Europe’s equity benchmark rose on Monday, kicking off a busy week on a strong note as a surge in bank shares helped absorb the hit from higher oil prices.
Britain’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday, buoyed by financials and medical equipment stocks as investors looked ahead to crucial US inflation data and UK GDP readings due this week for fresh…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US law barring imports of…
Saudi stocks retreated on Monday after a fresh attack weighed on sentiment, while several Gulf markets also ended lower as investors held back from big bets amid uncertainty over the US-Iran…
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged by industrial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.28% lower at 20,260.06 points.
LONDON: Aluminium prices touched an eight-month low on Monday as a strong dollar pressured sentiment, while copper climbed to its highest in more than two weeks due to worries over mine supply…
Stellantis and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles will develop vehicles for more than 50 global markets and manufacture them in India, the firms said on Monday.
STOCKHOLM: US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance…
LONDON: Oil prices rose to near two-week highs on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed possible further supplies to the market after US President Donald Trump hailed fresh Russian diesel…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures climbed 1% on Monday, rebounding from the previous session’s losses, as firmer Dalian palm olein prices and strong export data lent support, though…
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