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Business & Economy Published 12 Apr, 2022 08:28am

Moody’s expects 3-4% growth this year in Pakistan

Says asset risk is mainly linked to banks’ high exposure to government securities

Pakistan Published 06 Apr, 2022 08:46am

CPEC second phase: Chinese investment on ‘back-burner’ due to political uncertainty

Pakistani authorities have informed the Chinese investors of 19 multi-industry SEZs open for business

Pakistan Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:35pm

Extending CPEC to Kabul to improve connectivity, FM tells Chinese counterpart

Qureshi met Wang Yi on the sidelines of foreign ministers meeting in Beijing

Pakistan Updated 30 Mar, 2022 02:04pm

Power outages may continue during Ramazan due to furnace oil shortage

Sources say key reason for the shortage of furnace oil is ‘non-availability of funds to IPPs’

Pakistan Published 29 Mar, 2022 10:21am

ECNEC decides ‘not to give’ sovereign guarantee in KCR project

Committee formed to refine the proposed transaction structure of KCR

Business Updated 27 Mar, 2022 12:00pm

Railway project connecting Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan termed ‘game-changer’

Trilateral working group takes up 600kms long railway line project

Pakistan Published 27 Mar, 2022 09:00am

Khunjerab Pass to reopen for trade from April 1 after closed for over two years

Govts have instructed the port authorities to take all measures regarding Covid

Business Published 26 Mar, 2022 11:48am

ECC refuses to consider Power Division’s Rs100b financial injection proposal

Sources say information had been sought from the CPPA-G, according to which Rs217.51 billion are payable against 12 CPEC IPPs as on February 24, 2022

Pakistan Published 18 Mar, 2022 09:11am

Pakistan, China agreed to execute much-awaited ML-I project

Huddle decides Pakistan Railways will contact NEA to work out further details of proje

Business Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:37am

Govt ‘fails’ to convince China to restart Gwadar power project

Sinosure unwilling to cover governmental breach risk under the medium and long term buyer credit insurance largely

Pakistan Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:05pm

$25bn investment achieved in first phase of CPEC, says Khalid Mansoor

Special Assistant for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Khalid Mansoor on Monday said that over $25 billion in...

Pakistan Published 14 Mar, 2022 08:40am

ECC ‘all set to clear’ CPEC IPPs dues with approval of worth Rs50b revolving account

Power Division has requested Finance Division to provide government guarantee for the credit line facility

Pakistan Updated 08 Mar, 2022 08:38am

Pakistan seeks $21b Chinese loan to meet financial needs

Seeks rollover of existing loans of $10.735 billion and $10 billion as deposit fund

Pakistan Published 07 Mar, 2022 08:17am

Committee asks ministry to give 52 acres of Gwadar land to Chinese concessionaire

Committee on CPEC directs ministry to vacate property, which is under navy possession, at Shamba Ismail

Business Published 26 Feb, 2022 10:35am

ECC directs Petroleum Division to form technical group for new exploration

'There is a dire need for new explorations as well as enhancing capacity of the existing gas fields,' says Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin

Pakistan Published 19 Feb, 2022 09:34am

Issues of politicisation present in FATF: FO

Says Pakistan has 'faithfully complied' with the Financial Action Task Force’s action plan

Business Published 18 Feb, 2022 10:42am

Cabinet body on CPEC approves provision of utilities for SEZs

Planning ministry gives 30-day deadline to complete game plan of SEZs of Rashaki, Dhabeji, Bostan, and Allama Iqbal Industrial City

Pakistan Published 13 Feb, 2022 07:23pm

Maintain ties with everyone, says PM on country’s strategic direction

Cites his team and Rawalpindi also clear on the approach to not become part of any camp

Pakistan Published 07 Feb, 2022 07:33pm

Chinese companies want to undertake several projects in Pakistan: Khalid Mansoor

Says China has also given assurance of high quality and expeditious development of the second phase of the CPEC

Business Published 07 Feb, 2022 10:29am

CPEC under renewed China focus

Pakistan and China agree to task the Joint Cooperation Committee to strengthen cooperation across all areas including in the fields of trade, infrastructure and industrial development

Business Published 05 Feb, 2022 10:47am

China Three Gorges urges AEDB to reinstate LoI of its 100MW solar project

Company claims it has spent considerable time and resources on the development of the project

Business Published 05 Feb, 2022 10:40am

Pakistan, China sign agreement on industrial cooperation under CPEC

Agreement reaffirms prioritised development and operations of the nine CPEC SEZs

Pakistan Updated 05 Feb, 2022 11:06am

PM Imran invites Chinese companies to invest in SEZs

According to SAPM on CPEC, Chinese firms desire to build worth $3.5 billion reprocessing park in Gwadar

Pakistan Published 04 Feb, 2022 02:52pm

Pakistan, China to establish new development corridors

PM Imran says both sides will continue expediting efforts to achieve Gwadar’s potential as a hub of regional commerce and industry

Business Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:00am

Pakistan seeks renegotiation with China on CPEC power projects

Proposals will be presented to Chinese top leadership during the visit of PM Imran to China commencing from today

Pakistan Published 02 Feb, 2022 12:59pm

PM Imran to focus on trade, CPEC during China trip

Imran will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang during four-day visit; PM will also attend Winer Olympics 2022

Pakistan Published 29 Jan, 2022 03:16pm

Difficult to swallow, says PM on West’s ‘double standards’ on Xinjiang and IIOJK

In interaction with Chinese media, PM says economic growth a must for alleviating poverty

Pakistan Published 26 Jan, 2022 10:55am

Cabinet body on CPEC to 'resolve dispute' over 72 acres of Gwadar land

Dispute persists between maritime affairs ministry and Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Updated 24 Jan, 2022 02:58pm

Cabinet panel on CPEC to fine-tune PM’s China agenda

Official sources revealed to Business Recorder that Minister for Planning, Development and Special initiatives Asad Umar will chair the meeting