The Ministry of Commerce has raised concerns over decline in maize exports and directed the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and others concerned to take immediate export facilitative interventions to help instant resumption of maize exports. In a letter, the ministry invites attention of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) about the significant decline in Pakistan’s
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad reaffirmed Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic stability and outlook during high-level meetings on the sidelines of IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. According to a press release issued by the central bank, the SBP chief met senior executives from global financial and investment institutions, including JP Morgan, Standard Chartered,
US President Donald Trump asserted in an interview published on Friday that tariff negotiations were under way with China, but Beijing denied any talks were taking place, the latest in a series of conflicting signals over what progress was being made to de-escalate a trade war threatening to sap global growth. Trump told TIME magazine that talks were taking place and that Chinese President Xi J
Industrial activities on Saturday displayed a mixed response to the Jamaat-i-Islami’s strike call to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza by Israeli forces and to express solidarity with the Palestinian people. The business environment is generally slow on Saturdays, as many multinational companies take a half-day or a full day off. However, export-oriented units operate 24 hours on double sh
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan is eager to strengthen its business relationship with the United States, while also seeking ways to address the existing trade imbalance between the two countries. Speaking at a news briefing at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, at the conclusion of his visit to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (I