Trade
PM-led reforms to facilitate industry, enure EoDB, boost exports: LCCI
LAHORE, Jan 12 (APP):Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Monday welcomed the reform proposals initiated on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to improve the ease of doing business (EoDB) and rationalise energy and trade tariffs, terming them essential for accelerating export-led growth and reducing Pakistan’s reliance on external financial assistance. LCCI […]
Global Economic Relations Must Be Rebuilt to Overcome Current Crisis: Iftikhar Ali Malik
Lahore, January 11:Former President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Iftikhar Ali Malik, has said that Pakistan must fundamentally restructure its external economic relations to overcome the current economic crisis, with a strong focus on sustainable reforms, competitiveness, and innovation. In a statement issued on Sunday, he emphasized that the time has come […]
PSX sheds 2,025 points to close at 182,384 points
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday closed bearish, losing 2,025.52 points, a negative change of 1.10 percent, to settle at 182,384.15 points compared to 184,409.67 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data. During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of […]
Shipping activity at Port Qasim
KARACHI, Jan 12 (APP):Shipping activity was report at the port where four ships, MSC Marina Elena, Bulk Bolivia, Mraikh and Kavo Perdika carrying Container, Soya Bean Seed, LNG and Coal, berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Grain Terminal, Pakistan Gas Port Terminal and Pakistan International Bulk Terminal respectively. Meanwhile another gas carrier […]
Rupee gains 01 paisa against US Dollar
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP):The Rupee on Monday appreciated by 01 paisa against the US Dollar in interbank trading and closed at Rs 280.01 compared to the previous day’s closing at Rs 280.02. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the Dollar in the open market were recorded at […]
Currency rates of NBP
KARACHI, Jan 12 (APP):Following are the selling/buying rates Of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Monday. CURRENCY SELLING BUYING USD 281.80 […]
Foreign exchange rates
KARACHI, Jan 12 (APP):The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Monday. CONVERSION RATES FOR JANUARY 12, 2026 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE-25 DEPOSITS) SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE JANUARY 14, 2026 USD 279.9970 GBP […]
PBF proposes steps to strengthen agri yield, exports
LAHORE, Jan 11 (APP):The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) presented a set of proposals to the government for strengthening agricultural production and boosting agro-based exports. PBF Chief Oraniser Ahmad Jawad told media here Sunday that in view of the repeated floods, climate shocks, and financial stress faced by farmers and exporters, the PBF strongly recommends that […]
‘Providing land to women farmers can ensure bumper crops’
LAHORE, Jan 11 (APP):Convener of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry regional committee on Food, Shahid Imran, has called for allocation of unused federal and provincial lands to landless rural women farmers. They should also be given access to water and input subsidies to achieve bumper crops production as 74 percent of women are […]
Smart planning for floodwaters stressed
LAHORE, Jan 11 (APP):Floodwaters can be productively steered into arid areas, abandoned lakes and depleted aquifers through smart planning. Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Coordinator Saif ur Rehman stated this, while addressing a seminar on “How to turn floodwaters into blessing” here on Sunday. “Instead of allowing excess water to rush unchecked through rivers and urban […]