Pakistan, Bangladesh to enhance collaboration in manufacturing, textiles
Pakistan and Bangladesh have recognised the potential for closer collaboration in manufacturing, textiles and other areas of mutual economic interest, including through stronger linkages between the private sectors of the two countries. This understanding was reached during a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and a high-level Bangladeshi delegation led by…
Pakistan, Bangladesh to explore new avenues of industrial collaboration
Pakistan and Bangladesh have emphasised the need to explore new avenues for industrial collaboration and promote mutually beneficial partnerships between the two countries. This understanding was reached during a meeting between Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan and a Bangladeshi delegation led by Finance Adviser…
Relief worth Rs27b provided under PM’s Fuel Scheme: Tarar
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said petrol prices were due to increase by 15 rupees per litre on Friday, but on the Prime Minister’s instructions, the additional burden was placed on refineries. He was addressing a news conference, along with Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, in Islamabad…
Promoting SMEs, housing, agriculture among top priorities: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that promoting small and medium enterprises, housing and agriculture to strengthen the economy and create employment opportunities for youth is among the government’s top priorities. He was chairing a review meeting regarding access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), housing and agriculture sectors…
Maryam Nawaz invites French investors to explore opportunities in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her resolve to further strengthen economic ties between Pakistan and France through enhanced trade, investment and industrial cooperation. She was talking to France’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Jean-Noël Poirier, who called on her in Lahore today. Maryam Nawaz Sharif invited French investors to explore…
Aurangzeb stresses coordinated implementation of capital market reforms
The fourth meeting of the Capital Market Development Council was held in Islamabad with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair. The Council reviewed progress on the reform agenda and implementation of decisions taken at its previous meeting, noting important developments in corporate debt issuance, listing facilitation, secondary-market trading and institutional…
