ISLAMABAD, Dec 08 (INP-WealthPK) — The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is determined to develop culture and tourism as a thriving industry in the region by fostering connections between academia and business. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate for …
ISLAMABAD, Dec, 08, (INP-WealthPK)—Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has said that if the government wants to revive exports of the country it needs to help the businesses community so that it can invest in export-oriented industry. He said that exports came down to USD11.93 billion in the first five months (July-November) of the …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (INP-WealthPK) — The government has made available funds totalling more than Rs4.21 billion to carry out initiatives relating to information technology during the first four months of the current fiscal year under the Public Sector Development Programme 2022-23. According to a document available with WealthPK, the government has approved the use of development funds worth Rs4,211.21 million …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8. (INP-WealthPK)–The total foreign investment in Pakistan showed a decrease of 52.1% during the first four months of the current fiscal, WealthPK reports. According to the monthly economic update and outlook released by the Ministry of Finance, total foreign investment in the country was recorded at $348.3 million in the first four months of the ongoing financial year …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (INP-WealthPK) — The country’s tobacco exports increased by 55.79% during the first four months of the fiscal year 2022–23 compared to the corresponding time the previous year. According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan exported tobacco worth $17.792 million between July and October 2022–23 compared to $11.420 million between July and October 2021–22, …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (INP-WealthPK)—United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, has said that the Leopard Preserve Zone (LPZ) in the Margalla Hills National Park is an excellent sanctuary for the preservation of wildlife in the heart of the national capital. He made these remarks during a tour of the LPZ, along with the country director of DAI, Arsalan Faheem and …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (INP-WealthPK) – The Pakistan Railways (PR) is installing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as part of its continuous efforts to abandon its outdated manual system and fully automate and digitize its operations, reports WealthPK. For the implementation of the ERP digital system, the Pakistan Railways has signed an agreement with Telemarks Consulting Pvt. Ltd. The installation of …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (INP-WealthPK) – China’s Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industrial Promotion Association (ZBRA) and Pakistan’s Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) have joined hands to establish China-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Centre in Beijing. Talking to WealthPK, Aamir Hashmi, a well-known technologist and former chairman of STZA, welcomed the establishment of the Pak-China technology centre. He said this is the …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (INP-WealthPK) – Pakistan can take a leaf out of Indonesia’s book by learning its leather model and benchmarks in order to promote its exports of leather products, says an official. “The knowledge and information gained from Indonesia will help Pakistan’s leather manufacturers (tanners) about benchmark models of productivity and resource management in the domain of input raw …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (INP-WealthPK)— Acting President of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Hamza Sarosh has said that future belongs to those who embrace technology and scientific competitiveness. He said that our younger generations need to be trained in the emerging skills of the digital technologies so that they can compete with their counterparts anywhere around the world. He …
