Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has partnered with Extreme Commerce to launch an online training program for women to acquire skills as Amazon Virtual Assistants. The program will enable women to earn and be self-employed, while working remotely, during the current pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis, andRead More →
Islamabad: (July 23, 2020): The support from the government to horticulture sector could lead to opening of new global markets for Pakistan in this important sector of economy. The experts from economy and Agri-sector said this while sharing their views with the participants during online public-private dialogue ‘Value addition and exports inRead More →
ISLAMABAD (WEB DESK ) President Dr. Arif Alvi chaired a meeting on E-commerce to review the action plan with regard to implementation of E-commerce policy in the country. The meeting was attended by Minister for IT & Telecom, Syed Amin ul Haque, Advisor to PM on Commerce, Mr. Abdul RazakRead More →
Staff Report: The newly appointed Chairperson of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Ms. Rahat Kaunain Hassan, has assumed the charge of her office after the Federal Government issued a notification of her appointment as the Member and Chairperson of CCP for a three year term. Ms. Hassan studied Law atRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to 47 suppliers of Line Hardware Material to the Electric Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) for prima facie operating as a cartel and engaging in collusive bidding in violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Easypaisa, the country’s leading branchless banking solution and Ruba Digital (Pvt.) Ltd. (RD), the largest and fastest growing electronic multi-brand retail chain network in Pakistan have recently collaborated to digitize the process of payment collection from RD customers. It is another milestone in Easypaisa’s journey of bringingRead More →
SAP MENA Quality Awards Recognize Pakistani Companies for Leading Digital Transformation ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Two of Pakistan’s leading companies, Engro Corporation Limited and Hilal Foods have been recognized by SAP for driving Pakistan’s digital transformation market to USD 2.4 billion in 2020. As Pakistan embraces the Experience Economy,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Organisations large and small, in the public and private sectors,have expressed deep concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on their people, productivity and cashflow,according to ACCA’s new global research among10,000 finance professionals, including an expert panel of 353 in Pakistan. Head of ACCA, Pakistan, Sajjeed Aslam, said:Read More →
KARACHI (PRESS RELEASE) Mastercard announced today that it is championing efforts to increase contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is in line with recommendations from global and regionalRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Accountancy experts say economic confidence in Q1 has capitulated as the Pakistani economy struggles to get to grips with the fallout from the Corona virus. A national survey of senior accountancy practitioners, who reflect the outlook of a large number of businesses they advise, found that confidenceRead More →
Remittances likely to decrease by & $1-1.5 billion: DG Emigration ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Policy experts at an online Consultation called upon the government to facilitate thousands of overseas workers stranded in Pakistan due to COVID-19 pandemic across the world. The online consultation titled: ‘Migration/Border Management during COVID-19, was organized by Sustainable DevelopmentRead More →
Kanwal Ashraf The ongoing spread of the new corona virus has become one of the biggest threats to the global economy and financial markets.From an economic perspective, the key issue is not just the number of cases of COVID-19, but the level of disruption to economies from containment measures. JustRead More →