Cut Interest Rates to Revive Economy, Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir
KARACHI: Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Former Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Vice Chairman UBG Sindh Region has appealed to the…
Impact of Budget 2024-25: SMEs Facing Closure, NKATI Urges Govt Intervention
KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President of the North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI), has called upon Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, and Commerce Minister Jam…
The Chairman of Siddiqsons Group Receives 4th Highest Taxpayer Award from the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presented awards to 65 leading exporters and compliant taxpayers in a ceremony held at the PM Office. Among the recipients, Mr. Tariq Rafi, the Chairman…
Subsidized electricity should be provided to Karachi-based SMEs: President FBATI
KARACHI: President Federal B Area Trade and Industry Syed Raza Hussain demanded that the government should provide a subsidized electricity tariff to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) of the…
KATI Voices Concern Over Soaring Gas Prices
Industry shutdown will be disastrous and impractical for SMEs, President Faraz-ur-Rehman: KARACHI: Faraz-ur-Rehman, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) and the founder president of Pakistan Business…
Minister Dagha to Form Committee for Resolving Karachi Industrial Challenges
KARACHI: Muhammad Younus Dagha, Minister of Finance, Planning & Development, and Revenue, has reiterated his commitment to resolving the challenges faced by industrialists in the North Karachi Industrial Area. During…
SITE President terms gas rate hike unviable for SMEs
KARACHI: President, SITE Association of Industry Muhammad Kamran Arbi, has termed the current gas rate hike disastrous & unviable for SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises) that form the backbone of…
Special Export Processing Zone Planned in Karachi: Younus Dagha
KARACHI: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is considering to establish a special export processing zone on the land of 15,000 acres near Pakistan Steel to boost the industrial activities…
Roshan Packages Joins UN Global Compact, Commits to International Standards
KARACHI: Majyd Aziz, President Global Compact Network Pakistan, stated that the enlightened corporations of Pakistan have steadfastly continued to comply with International Labor Standards, the Ten Principles of UN Global…
Karachi Industries Threaten Shutdown Over Electricity Tariff Hike NKATI seeks special power tariff for SMEs
KARACHI: The industrialists of the North Karachi Industrial Area, which is the largest industrial area in Sindh in terms of SMEs and the second-largest after Sialkot, have vehemently protested against…
UBG President Strongly Opposes Exorbitant Hike in Power Tariff
United Business Group(UBG) representing the nation’s economic backbone, stands united in expressing profound concern and anxiety over the recent exorbitant increase in electricity tariffs. This hike has raised significant apprehensions…
CCP’S STUDY RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO ENHANCE SMEs’ ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has concluded an extensive study titled “Enhancing Economic Efficiency of SMEs in Pakistan”, identifying barriers to competition, and providing recommendations for improving the…
PSW joins global e-commerce alliance to expand global outreach
Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has been granted the Associate Member status of the Pan-Asian E-Commerce Alliance (PAA)- an international grouping of customs and trade service providers which aims to promote…
Meezan Bank collaborates with Fauree to develop a Digital Platform for Islamic Supply Chain Financing
Karachi: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank has recently established a partnership with Fauree Tech Pvt Limited, a Fintech company specializing in supply chain solutions. The partnership shall serve to…
TEXTILE EXPORTERS REJECT RRMC’S ANTI-EXPORT BUDGETARY REPORT
Textile Export already on verge of collapse, anti-export unwise budgetary and policy measures suggested by Consultants will put final nails in the coffin of ailing textile industry, Whenever export takes-off,…
MMBL Partners with Quwat, Industrus to offer Digital Solutions for B2B
Islamabad: Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a strategic partnership with Quwat, the fintech arm of Industrus – a tech service provider catering to the…
Meezan Bank introduces Wisaaq – Pakistan’s First Digital Supply Chain Financing Platform, in Collaboration with Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan), Powered by Haball
KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s Leading Islamic Bank and Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) have joined hands to launch a digital supply chain financing platform in partnership with Haball, an…
Meezan Bank disburses Rs. 1 billion under Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan – Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (PMKJ-YES) to facilitate the Youth of Pakistan in setting up new or growing established businesses
Karachi: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, also became the first and only Islamic bank to disburse Rs. 1 billion under Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan – Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (PMKJ-YES)…
Governor SBP visits MCCI reassuring business community facilitation for priority sectors Agriculture, SMEs, Housing and Exports
Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Reza Baqir visited Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) today. While speaking about the various initiatives of SBP to facilitate the businesses,…
Eight banks to roll out collateral-free loan scheme for SMEs from State Bank and Government of Pakistan
Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Reza Baqir announced that banks have shown overwhelming response to an innovative financing scheme for collateral free lending to SMEs introduced by the State…