Criticality of foreign investment Apparently, foreign investors are finding it difficult to maintain sustainability of their businesses in Pakistan.... Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:56am
Opinion Criticality of increased inward FDI flows This apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Country perception and FDI” carried by the newspaper recently. The... Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am
Business & Finance Foreign Direct Investment: ATP for adopting policy of ‘Diplomacy for Investment and Trade’ PESHAWAR: Amun Taraqqi Party chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah asked for adopting a policy of ‘Diplomacy for Investment... Published 26 Jun, 2023 07:11am
Editorials Can IMF absence be offset by ‘Plan B’? EDITORIAL: With the country on the verge of sovereign default, which could cascade into a domestic debt ... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Opinion Country perception and FDI Country Perception and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are closely interrelated. An investor when deciding to commit... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
Print Only listed cos required to comply with CSR requirements: ex-CJP ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Friday said only listed companies are required... Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:51am
Opinion FY23: a very bad year for economy The Economic Survey of Pakistan (2022-23), released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as per tradition a day before... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Applications approved: 8 SEZs to bring in Rs507bn investments ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (including Chinese and other FDI) and Special Initiatives... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
BR Research FDI not hopeful That foreign direct investment plunged is not a news anymore. FDI in the country has been weak and shrinking, as per... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 11:33am
Print PM for increasing FDI to $5bn through SIFC ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said with the help of the Special Investment Facilitation... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:54am
Markets Rupee improves, settles at 286.98 against US dollar Currency appreciates 0.08% in inter-bank market Updated 21 Jun, 2023 07:07pm
Print FDI plunges 21pc in 11 months KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country plunged by 21 percent during the first eleven months of this... Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:55am
Print COAS puts his weight behind economic plan Plan envisages capitalising Pakistan’s untapped potential in key sectors of defence, agricultural/livestock, minerals/mining, IT and energy Updated 21 Jun, 2023 09:01am
BR Research Seizing SEZ investments Pakistan badly needs investments in productive sectors– both from within and outside. And the urgency could not be... Published 16 Jun, 2023 08:00am
Opinion Is textile sector ‘rent seeker’? The textile exporters of Pakistan are fond of championing that textile is the backbone of the economy and that it is... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance 10-year tax holiday a must to realise IT export potential of $15bn: P@SHA ISLAMABAD: The country is unlikely to realise the information technology export potential of $ 15 billion within the... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Acquisition of ZIL expands NFCI’s footprint in FMCG sector KARACHI: New Future Consumer International (NFCI), an emerging global consumer and FMCG player, has successfully... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
Opinion Imagineering implementation of energy reforms-VII Pakistan requires sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years. For that, by 2030 Agriculture will need to achieve 6%... Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am
Editorials Erdogan again EDITORIAL: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s win in Turkey’s runoff presidential election is good news for his Justice and... Published 04 Jun, 2023 03:35am
Print PM urges Turkish businesspeople to invest ANKARA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday invited Turkish businessmen to invest in Pakistan and establish... Updated 04 Jun, 2023 09:30am
Opinion Gross financing, and medium-term economic strategy International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Report No. 22/288, released in September 2022 – the last such report... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Business & Finance FPCCI board holds consultative meeting with ex-SBP governor KARACHI: The Policy Advisory Board (PAB) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) held a... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Print Jul-Apr repatriation of profit, dividends dip 83pc YoY KARACHI: Repatriation of profit and dividends by foreign investors plunged by 83 percent during the first ten months... Updated 27 May, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance ‘USAID IPA strengthens Pakistan’s businesses’ LAHORE: The USAID Investment Promotion Activity (IPA) is a five-year project that is helping to strengthen... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Opinion The need to give dialogue a chance It’s time for a new Code of Conduct to uphold the Constitutional acceptance of, and adherence to, authority. Each... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Print ECC informed: Spending on MPs’ schemes under SAP hits Rs111bn mark ISLAMABAD: With the approval of an additional Rs20 billion by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) amid tight... Updated 25 May, 2023 08:48am
Opinion ‘Learning From Others’—II In Pakistan we do not appreciate the fact that we have lived beyond our means’ for far too long at our own peril.... Updated 24 May, 2023 06:49am
BR Research FDI on a downhill The slump in foreign direct investment continues as the central bank reported a 29 percent year-on-year decline in... Published 19 May, 2023 08:59am
Business & Finance Budget FY24: FPCCI underscores need for introducing taxation reforms KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said that the much needed taxation reforms must be introduced in... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Print BoI seeks to cut red tape to woo global investors The Board of Investment in consultation with the World Bank Group drafts a Zero Time to Start Policy aimed at facilitating investment in country Updated 08 May, 2023 08:59am
