Tag: CPEC
CPEC to have significant economic impact: Former PM Shaukat Aziz
The $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a reflection of expanding cooperation between the two friendly neighbours and will have a significant economic...
China eyes Pakistan as potential market
A delegation of Chinese investors representing various companies visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday and showed interest in exploring...
NHA striving for early completion of western route of CPEC
The National Highway Authority is striving for early completion of western route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and it is also among the top...
Rs49b set aside for western route of CPEC under PSDP
The federal government has set aside at least Rs 49.5 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the fiscal year 2016-17 for...
CPEC energy portfolio
Considered by many to be the solution for the energy woes of the country, CPEC has earmarked $34 billion out of the $44.4 billion...
HBL operations in China to help facilitate trade with CAS
Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Monday that China has allowed Habib Bank Limited to commence operations in Urumqi, which will also...
Government has allocated ‘huge funds’ for Western route of CPEC: Ahsan...
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government has allocated a huge amount of funds for the completion of the...
CPEC will boost living standards, increase tourism in GB
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Legislative Assembly Speaker Fida Muhammad Nashad has said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will boost tourism in the 73,000 sq...
Chinese minister hopeful of successful completion of all CPEC projects
Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Huilai said that his country will provide all possible support to Pakistan ensuring success of projects under the China-Pakistan...
‘Work on 3,600MW power projects in progress to offset power crisis’
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that positive attitude and political stability are imperative to ensure economic progress and development.
Addressing a...
Rs 35 bln allocated for Western route of CPEC, Senate told
Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that allocation of Rs 35 billion have been made in the next budget for...
MSCI upgrades Pakistan to Emerging Markets status
The Morgan Stanley Composite Index (MSCI) announced its annual market classification review on Wednesday and upgraded the Pakistan market from MSCI Frontier Markets (FM)...
Diamer-Bhasha Dam a must to overcome water crisis: IPR
The water challenge faced by Pakistan today is bigger than that of the power sector and it is getting worse with each passing day....
CPEC most important project in history of Pak-China cooperation: FPCCI
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said that Pakistan and China are best friends while Beijing has always unconditionally...
Chinese envoy discusses CPEC progress , economic cooperation with Dar
Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday and discussed progress on different development projects under China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
CDWP clears 14 projects worth Rs1.114tr
The CDWP also approved replacement of two generating sets of 1000kv (one MW) workshops division Moghalpura at a cost of Rs160m.
COAS meets Chinese ambassador, discusses CPEC project
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif met Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong in the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Tuesday and discussed...
