Tag: Trade

Russia eyes $ 600 million trade with Pakistan

Russia plans to increase the volume of bilateral trade with Pakistan to the 2008 level of $ 600 million, Consul General of Russia Andrey...

PM approves Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2012-15

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday approved the Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2012-15, directing the Ministry of Commerce to present it to the...

Indo-Pak entrepreneurs banking on each other

The traders and businessmen living across the border want the governments of India and Pakistan to accelerate the opening process of the banks and...

PM emphasizes trade between Pak, Nigeria

Pakistan High Commissioner designate to Nigeria, Lt Gen (Retd) Muhammad Ashraf Saleem, called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Prime Minister House. The...

Trade euphoria with India snubbed by Indian subsidies

Pakistani farmers are not averse to trade with India but expect to be protected against the highly subsidised mammoth agricultural base of India. Harvest Trading...

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey ink trade pact

A Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed among the governments of Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan to promote and facilitate trade and economic cooperation...

Services trade witnesses surplus during July-October

Pakistan services trade balance witnessed a surplus of $43.86 million during first four months of current financial year July-October (2012-13). The overall trade deficit during...

EU approves deals to bolster trade with Latin America

EU lawmakers approved free-trade accords with Colombia, Peru and six Central American nations on Tuesday, giving them permanent access to the EU’s 500 million...

Oil prices higher in Asian trade

World oil prices extended gains in Asian trade Wednesday on supply concerns after the OPEC cartel reported a drop in crude production last month. New...

PEROA, FOSFA seminar on trade tomorrow

Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (PEROA) in collaboration with Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association Limited (FOSFA) scheduled a two day seminar on...

Mushahid Hussain calls for improving trade amongst SAARC countries

Senate Defence Committee Chairman said that SAARC countries needed to take effective steps to improve bilateral trade. Talking to a private news channel, he...

Pakistan demands preferential status for trade with EU

Pakistan has demanded preferential status for exports to European Union member states. According to a private news channel, head of European Union delegation in...

PEORA-FOSFA trade seminar on 11th

Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (PEROA) in collaboration with Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association Limited (FOSFA) is organising a two-day seminar on...

Open sesame!

President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Harron Agar has voiced to expedite execution to open Indo-Pak cross-border trade Khokrapar- Monabao Border on the...

Forecasted Pakistan-Indonesia trade volume = $2bn

President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Haroon Agar Tuesday said the implementation of Pakistan-Indonesia Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) would open new...

Fiscal bonding in Vienna

Pakistan and Austria have decided to expand existing bilateral trade and investment relations. The delegation of both countries held bilateral political consultations in Vienna. The...

Trade agreements must adhere to local laws, says CJ Iftikhar

During Monday’s hearing of the Reko Diq case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said it was necessary to adhere to local laws in trade...