ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz Wednesday said that despite securityissues, present government successfully increased the growth rate to 5 percentand it would further be increased by two to three percent after the completion ofChina Pakistan Economic Corridor ...

BEIJING: China's economy grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, government data showed Monday, a sign of stabilisation in the world's second-largest economy. "The national economy in the first quarter has maintained the momentum of steady and sound development," the National Bureau of ...

BEIJING (APP): Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China in 2013 to create a trade and infrastructure network connection Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes, will create fresh business opportunities for the world, as well as tangible benefits. A seasoned lawyer in serving Belt ...

LAHORE: Public and private sectors of the country will have to work together for sustainable economic growth and development. Agha Waqar Javed Member (PPP-P&D Board/Head PPP Cell) said this at a discussion on the scope of 'Public Private Partnerships in Punjab province',here on Monday.He said that ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): The government's concerted efforts have helped in bringing down fiscal deficit which would be further reduced to 3.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2018-19. The concerned authorities have set 3.8 percent fiscal deficit target for current year 2016-17 which will be ...

WASHINGTON: (APP) Pakistan's stock mark rose 56 percent in the last twelve months and investors' perception about the potential of Pakistani economy could take the equity market much higher, according to a report published this week in online US magazine Forbes. The benchmark KSE-Index had risen ...

ISLAMABAD: Investors should forget India and instead profit from the ‘quiet rise’ of Pakistan along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Barron’s Asia said.In an article, America’s financial magazine advised investors where profit is to be had through stock investments.It pitched Pakistan, Sri ...

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says there is no change of stance on the part of Government party in the Panama case.She was talking to media outside Supreme Court in Islamabad on Monday.She said progress and economic growth of the country is being ...

Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar says the government has strong commitment to achieve higher, sustainable and inclusive export led growth.Talking to President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries Zubair Tufail in Islamabad, he urged the business community to take steps to ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday emphasized that Pakistan and Uzbekistan need to make efforts to enhance cooperation in the economic and commercial fields and fully exploit the huge potential for mutual trade.He said that Uzbekistan's impressive annual economic growth ...