Lahore : Director General of Trade Organisations (DGTO) has declared recently-held elections of president of chamber of small traders as illegal and null and void. DGTO Azhar Iqbal has also slapped collective fine of Rs 20 thousand on newly-elected president Kamran Abbasi and Secretary General of the chamber Muhammad Iqbal ... Read More »
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Lahore : Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said government is aware of the problems of the business community which are being resolved. He said that government is trying to boost exports and steps are under consideration to revive the external sector. Talking to President FPCCI Abdul Rauf Alam, he ... Read More »
Ishaq Dar declared Finance Minister of the year for South Asia
Lahore : Emerging Markets, the newspaper of record for world’s development bank meetings has declared Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar as “Finance Minister of the year 2016 for South Asia”. The Award is a recognition of Pakistan’s economic performance at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meeting which ... Read More »
UBG to win FPCCI elections again : Haji Naseem ur Rehman
Lahore : The United Business Group (UBG) on Friday said that they will win the FPCCI election for the third time while opponents will again face crushing defeat. Opponents have realised their defeat in the forthcoming annual elections of FPCCI therefore they are trying to create disturbance, it said. Attack ... Read More »
Trade not war can lift people out of poverty : FPCCI
Lahore : The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday lauded the statements of Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India regarding war on poverty. Both countries have realised that tensions are not beneficial to anyone while war on poverty and illiteracy is of prime importance, said ... Read More »
Ministry of Commerce starts negotiation with Thailand and Turkey for Free Trade Agreements
Lahore : At a Public Consultation on Free Trade Agreements with Thailand and Turkey held by Ministry of Commerce at Lahore, the business community of Pakistan was assured that government is negotiating win-win Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Thailand and Turkey to increase trade and promote local industry. While presenting ... Read More »
MCCI record burnt to evidence of financial crimes and bogus votes
Lahore : Top leaders of the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, backed by their local supporters set Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on fire conceal evidence of financial crimes and bogus votes. The assailants also injured some of the people who resisted them while police has registered an ... Read More »
Federal Ombudsman inaugurates complaint cell at LESCO
Lahore : Federal Ombudsman Salman Farooqi inaugurated Complaint Management Information System (CMIS) at LESCO (Lahore Electric Supply Company) Headquarters . Talking to media on this occasion, he said that CMIS was a paperless system through which complaints, which otherwise took weeks, would be resolved within one day, adding that efforts ... Read More »
Shamim Aftab elected President IWCCI
Lahore : Known female entrepreneur Shamim Aftab has been elected unopposed as President of the Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI). Rizwana Asif has been elected as Senior Vice President while Rubina Nasir has been voted as Vice President of IWCCI. Those who were elected for the Executive ... Read More »
Synergy Dentsu wins Huawei’s Best Cooperation Award
Lahore : Synergy Dentsu was recently awarded the Best Cooperation Award at Huawei’s Core Partner Convention Awards 2016. The award was in recognition of Synergy Dentsu’s continuous efforts to promote the Chinese technology brand across Pakistan through its creative marketing campaigns. The one day event consisted of a conference addressing ... Read More »