16th My Karachi Exhibition kicks off
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli has requested all political parties including PTI, PPP, PML-N, MQM and others to…
Business community denounce fuel price hike
KARACHI: Government raised the fuel prices by up to 6.45 percent for April, which follows 50bps hike in interest rates and an ongoing currency devaluation cycle; the move has invited…
KCCI’s membership department to remain open on Sunday
KARACHI: The Membership Department of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) will remain open on Sunday from 11:00AM to 5:00PM for membership renewal only as March 31st 2019 is…
Weight limits for heavy vehicles to be decided in consultation with stakeholders
KARACHI: Federal Secretary Communications Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has assured that the technical committee, tasked to decide the fate of load issue being faced by heavy vehicles, will be directed to…
Containers of edible products piling up at the ports
KARACHI: Thousands of containers of edible products are stranded at the ports causing congestion and losses to the importers as after government issued of SRO No. 237(I)/2019 on February 19,…
Existing or any new tax collection authority must be corruption free: KCCI
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Junaid Esmail Makda, while hailing Prime Minister’s remarks about reforming the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR), said that the business and industrial…
KCCI invited to participate in SelectUSA Investment Summit
KARACHI: Senior Commercial Officer at Consulate General of the United States of America Mark Russel has invited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to participate in the 2019…
KCCI enhances office timings for membership renewal
KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has advised all its members to renew their KCCI membership by March 31, 2019 in order to avoid any inconvenience. According…
KCCI disappointed over unjust relocation of anti-encroachment drive affectees
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Junaid Esmail Makda, while expressing sheer disappointment on unjust relocations of the affectees of anti-encroachment drive, rejected the balloting carried out…
KCCI performs Hajj Ballot 2019
KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)’s Hajj-2019 balloting ceremony was held in which two of KCCI employees were selected to perform Hajj this year on KCCI’s expense.…
KCCI expresses dismay over gas suspension to industries, demands immediate restoration
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Junaid Esmail Makda, while expressing dismay over the abrupt shutdown of gas supply to industries situated in various industrial zones in…
KCCI urges Sindh government to expedite rehabilitation activities
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Junaid Esmail Makda has said that the Karachi Chamber fully understands and realizes the grievances being faced by the affectees of…
Ministry agrees to abolish WHT on cash withdrawal by filers
KARACHI: The Finance Ministry has agreed to abolish withholding tax on cash withdrawal by tax return filers, this provision would be added in the upcoming supplementary Finance Bill on January…
PTI government to present 2nd mini-budget on January 23rd
KARACHI: The government would present the supplementary finance bill on January 23, 2019, which is aimed at investment facilitation and increasing ease of doing business rather than revenue generation, Finance…
Khurram Shahzad assumes charge as acting president KCCI
KARACHI: Khurram Shahzad, Senior Vice President KCCI has assumed charge as acting president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) during the absence of President KCCI Junaid Esmail…
Exporters reluctant to take interest in Pakistani markets due to overnight imposition of RDs
KARACHI: Consul General of Sri Lanka G. L. Gnanatheva, while highlighting some the obstacles in way of smooth trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, particularly mentioned that the imposition of…
Encroachment drive must remain confined to Supreme Court’s order: KCCI
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Siraj Kassam Teli and President KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda have appealed the Chief Justice Mian Saquib Nisar…
KCCI invited to participate in International Mayors’ Conference in Houston
KARACHI: President of Houston Karachi Sister Cities Association (HKSCA) Muhammad Saeed Sheikh has invited Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) to participate in the International Mayors’ Conference scheduled to…
PTI government must consult KCCI prior to announcing mini budget: Chairman BMG
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli has stressed that the PTI government must honor all its commitments made…
Russia-Pakistan bilateral trade to reach $800 million by year end
KARACHI: Trade Representative of Russia Yury Kozlov has said that the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Russia improved to $660 million during 10 months of the current calendar year which…