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KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Federal Minister of Finance Ishaq Dar, Chairman FBR Asim Ahmed and his team for…
Karachi (PR): Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has unequivocally and vociferously stated that the entire business, industry and trade community of Pakistan rejects any form of violence, lawlessness and…
Karachi (PR): Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has highlighted the glaring anomalies in the fiscal discipline; management of external account and economic growth rate; which are being observed by…
KARACHI: Government has allowed export of goods to Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics against Pakistan currency on filing of regular shipping bills without requirement of E-Form. Ministry of Commerce has…
PESHAWAR: MCC Appraisement Peshawar has recovered foreign origin weapons, which were being smuggled into Pakistan via Torkham. These weapons were in in use of the US and NATO forces. During…
As the country’s trade deficit has increased by almost 30% to $28 billion during 11 months (July-May) 2020-21, the FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel has asked the authorities to focus on further…
Mian Anjum calls for speeding up vaccination as 3rd wave worse due to SOPs’ non-implementation: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s ruling group BMP Chairman Mian Anjum…
KARACHI: Ambassador of Switzerland Bénédict de Cerjat has said that although trade balance between Pakistan and Switzerland was largely in favor of his country but the trade cannot be one…
KARACHI: Director Transit Trade Karachi Zeba Azhar has advised shipping lines to ensure security of their containers through insurance guarantee instead of taking deposit in cash, which over burdens the…
KARACHI: Shipping lines operating in Pakistan seek to expand the scope of their operations, making deliveries of goods to the final destination as the country plans to broaden the scope…
KARACHI: The government has decided to expand the ambit of transit trade beyond Afghanistan, and Directorate General of Transit Trade (DGTT) will take all necessary measures to ensure clearance of…
KARACHI: For the first time since lockdown, Ministry of Maritime Affairs has advised shipping companies and their agents to waive container detention charges and other charges in connection till April…
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has agreed to rearticulate Directorate General of Transit Trade (Customs) as an empowered separate entity for regulating of complete transit trade operation and enforcement. The…
ISLAMABAD: Responding to Afghanistan Government’s special request, and based on humanitarian considerations, Government of Pakistan has decided to facilitate movement of cargo trucks and containers to cross-over into Afghanistan through…
Pakistan plans to remove duties on many raw materials used by exporters, aiming to make them more regionally competitive and help the economy escape a recurring boom-bust cycle. Duties on…
KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has started consultations with the stakeholders as UK Government has sought inputs from Pakistan for designing of the new UK trade preferences regime…
KARACHI: The government has decided to reduce import duties and taxes on the raw materials for 26 sectors, as a new industrial policy has been finalized with an aim to…
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in its First Quarterly Report FY 2020 on the State of Economy, has underlined the need to build on gains on the ease…
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted concessionary rate of customs duty or zero percent duty on the import of 6,786 items from China with effect from January…
KARACHI: The Ministry of Commerce is considering linking all Afghan Transit Trade with a quota to be accorded to Afghanistan based on estimated requirements of importable goods by the land-locked…