University of Education, UVAS and FrieslandCampina announce research results of their collaborative project of School Milk Program
University of Education (UoE), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan (FCEPL) announced research results of their collaborative project of School Milk Program (SMP) at a ceremony in Lahore. Attendees included Food Minister Sardar Hasnain Bahadur, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Minister, Raja Humayun Sarfaraz, Minister for Higher…
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Dar reiterates need for developing ‘Charter of Economy’
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar reiterated the idea of developing ‘Charter of Economy’ to keep the economy out of politics on sustainable growth path and lead the country towards progress. “Politics must be detached from the economy” the finance minister said at the Second Pakistan Prosperity Forum on ‘Sustained Economic…
Faysal Bank Declared “Best Islamic Retail Bank in Pakistan
With a keen focus on offering innovative Islamic retail banking products and services, Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) has been at the forefront of setting new benchmarks in the Islamic retail banking industry in Pakistan. In recognition of the bank’s continued efforts, Faysal Bank was recently conferred the prestigious title of Best Islamic Retail Bank in…
Pak, Tajikistan agree to enhance bilateral ties towards strategic cooperation
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon expressed satisfaction on the steady growth and momentum of the bilateral relations and agreed to enhance these relations towards strategic cooperation for mutual benefit of the two countries and their peoples. A joint communique on the official visit of Tajikistan President’s visit to Pakistan, said…
PSX turns around, gains 173 points
The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 173.75, a positive change of 0.42 percent, closing at 41,714.30 against 41,540.55 points on the previous day. A total of 144,845,613 shares were traded during the day as compared to 133,556,497 shares the previous day, whereas the price of…
SECP registers 7 new Private Funds in 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered seven (7) new private funds under the Private Funds Regulations during the calendar year 2022. Given that the Private Funds industry for past many years had only five funds, the registrations of two Venture Capital (VC) funds, four Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE&VC) funds…
Women entrepreneurs advised to adopt digital marketing through E-exhibitions
Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) President Mian Rashid Iqbal advised women entrepreneurs adopt digital marketing through E-exhibitions for their products as it was a dire need of the hour. Chairing a meeting of the MCCI sub-committee on functions, fairs, and exhibitions, here, he stated that businessmen had to focus the digital marketing as their…
Pakistan, Kazakhstan to improve trade, investment: President Alvi
President Dr Arif Alvi said boosting trade with Kazakhstan and other Central Asian Republics (CARs) through Karachi and Gwadar was an important element of Pakistan’s ‘Vision Central Asia’ policy. “There is a great potential for diversifying bilateral trade relations and entering into joint ventures in the fields of agriculture, IT, textile, energy, logistics, housing and…
SECP register 2,380 new companies in November
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,380 new companies in November, 2022, indicating an increase of 10% as compared to corresponding period last year. Total capitalization (paid-up-capital) of the newly incorporated companies is PKR1.9 billion. The total number of registered companies now stands at 182,598. Among the newly incorporated companies, about 59…
PSX goes live with ‘Public PRIDE’
After implementing the PRIDE system, which automated the listing process for debt and equity issues, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has gone live with Public PRIDE which is a one-stop solution focused on investors for all information on upcoming public offerings. It has been developed to keep the investors and general public aware of the investment…