WASHINGTON :UNS: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said that the US supports the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for Pakistan. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed these views in the House of Representatives when Congressman All Green demanded the US government to play a role to help Pakistan in […]
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By Qamar Bashir Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India (TAPI) also known as peace pipeline is a 1,800-kilometer (1,120-mile) natural gas pipeline with a capacity to transport approximately 14 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, originally scheduled to be completed in 2023. According […]
RIYADH -AFP/UNS : Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday billions of dollars in investment deals between China and the Arab world, on the first day of the China-Arab business conference in Riyadh. The meeting comes amid growing commercial and diplomatic ties between Beijing and Middle Eastern countries, including a recent landmark […]
NEW YORK-UNS: Dilawar Syed, a noted American businessman of the Pakistani origin, has been given the opportunity to lead the US Small Business Administration (SBA). He was given this post due to his years of experience as a business owner despite strong opposition from Republicans. He was elected by the […]
LAHORE -UNS: Pakistan’s federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 on Friday came under criticism from Hammad Azhar, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) economic team. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday presented an Rs14.46 trillion tax-free budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. Azhar dismissed the targets set by […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Ahead of tabling the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 in the National Assembly (NA), the federal cabinet approved finance bill for the year at a meeting held at the Prime Minister House on Friday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the meeting which fixed the minimum wages […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday launched the Pakistan Economic Survey of 2022-23. Addressing the ceremony, the minister said the government economy based on five Es including exports, equity, empowerment, environment, and energy. “There are 17 chapters in the survey,” he added. He went on to say that […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS/APP: The coalition government is all set to present the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, with an estimated outlay of around Rs14 trillion, on June 09 (Friday). The budget for fiscal year 2023-24 would be presented before the National Assembly by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, former Minister of State & Chairman Board of Investment (BoI); opined on the urgency of acknowledging the crucial and integral role that the Telecommunications/Cellular industry plays as an enabler for the growth of Pakistan’s economy. Reiterating the need to highlight the pivotal role of Telecom, […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder & CEO, Nutshell Group; former Minister of State & Chairman, Board of Investment (BoI) presented the keynote address at a Seminar titled “Developments in the Middle East: Lessons and Opportunities for Pakistan,” jointly organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and WE News, […]