ISLAMABAD, November 04, (INP-WealthPK): Seven innovative projects from across Pakistan have been selected for the UK’s Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) program. The projects selected will be supported by the UK government to promote transition to low-cost, clean energy sources and evolve a sustainable method of development in Pakistan. These innovative projects will be supported in various areas by the CFA …
ISLAMABAD, November 04, (INP-WealthPK): Traders in Islamabad have demanded that the rules of firefighting of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) should be revised to include old industrial and commercial buildings. The issue was discussed in a meeting of Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), with Syed Kashif Shah, Director of Emergency & Disaster Management, …
ISLAMABAD, November 04, (INP-WealthPK): A one-day awareness session on “Punjab Rozgar Scheme” was arranged by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to help people become familiar with the credit opportunities available under the program. The session was organized in collaboration with the Punjab Small Industries Corporation, according to a press release received by WealthPK. PD Punjab Rozgar Scheme, …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (INP-WealthPK): The International Labour Organization (ILO) is assisting the Pakistani government in implementing an emergency employment project in Jamshoro, Sindh province, after initiating a “quick infrastructure rehabilitation” project for the flood-affected population in Hanna Orak, Balochistan province. According to an ILO press release received by WealthPK, the project would be carried out by the Pakistan Workers Federation …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan’s bilateral trade with Australia was recorded at $200 million during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). A decline of 7% was recorded in bilateral trade between Pakistan and Australia during Q1 2022-23 against the same period of last year. The volume of bilateral trade was …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan and Kazakhstan have reiterated their steadfast commitment to establishing new linkages in the fields of science, technology, innovation and research. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch and the Kazakh Ambassador Yerhan Kistafin held a meeting here to discuss ways to expand the bilateral connections between the fraternal nations in the fields of …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPK): The government of Pakistan has been urged to adopt balanced exchange rate and taxation policies to promote exports and avoid the balance of payment crisis in the future, WealthPk reports. Noted economist Sakib Sherani told WealthPK that Pakistan needed a balanced exchange rate policy to handle the current economic situation in a better way. The policy …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPK): The current account of Pakistan posted a deficit of $2.2 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal against $3.5 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the previous financial year mainly owing to an increase in exports and a decrease in imports, WealthPK reports. According to the monthly outlook for October 2022, released by …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPK): The government is taking multiple steps to establish new industries, promote the “made in Pakistan” concept and enhance export and employment opportunities in the country, WealthPK reports. According to an official document, a copy of which is available with WealthPK, the government has already formulated and implemented the policies including Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy and Auto …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 03 (INP-WealthPk): The Ministry of Information and Technology is set to roll out 5G service in three big cities of Pakistan by the end of the current year, reports WealthPk. Experts say 5G coverage needs very big cell site networks, as they cover internet service to a very limited area due to low latency and high-speed bandwidth. A …
