Karachi, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tariq Mahmood Pasha, while terming the business community and tax collecting authority as ‘Partners’, assured to award due consideration to KCCI’s suggestions in dealing with some of the pressing issues pertaining to revision of Regulatory Duty on imported items, Refund Claims, Audit, Discretionary Powers and ...

Islamabad, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):American Ambassador David Hale met with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Mr. Zubair Tufail and senior FPCCI leadership on December 19 to discuss American-Pakistani commercial relations. The United States is Pakistan’s largest single-country export market, with two-way trade in goods on pace to exceed 660 billion ...

Lahore, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):A.G.E Industries Pvt. Ltd – a trusted name in the Cable Industry in Pakistan, has now partnered with the Elahi Group of Companies (EGC) with the objective of increasing investments in their infrastructure to further excel in the cable industry after its acquisition of M/s Steel Complex Pvt Limited Pakistan’s leading ...

Karachi, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):UBL inaugurated Pakistan’s first-ever Digital Lab at a ceremony held in Karachi. The lab, which was built in collaboration with IBM, will provide an environment for UBL’s interdisciplinary teams as well as its network of start-ups, Fintech, ecosystem partners and academia to develop personalized and engaging digital ‘customer experiences’. The Lab ...

Islamabad, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal here on Monday said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would turn ties between Pakistan China into long term strategic economic partnership. Addressing an event for launching of Long Term Plan (LTP) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 2017-230 along with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan ...

Karachi, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (JCR-VIS) has reaffirmed the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of The Co-operative Insurance Society of Pakistan Limited (CISPL) at ‘BB’ (Double B). Outlook on the assigned ratings is ‘Stable’. The previous rating action was announced on November 08, 2016. The ratings assigned to CISPL takes into ...

Islamabad, December 19, 2017 (PPI-OT):Country Director Asian Development Bank for Pakistan Ms. Xiaohong Yang called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at Prime Minister’s office today. Mr. Asad Aleem, senior Energy Specialist ADB Pakistan, Ms. Farzana Noshaba, Senior Economic Officer, Secretary Economic Affairs Division Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan and senior officers were also present during ...