Economy

Traditionally, Pakistan and China have cooperated closely at the strategic and political levels. Since 2014, the two countries are now making efforts to expand their bilateral collaboration economically as well. The construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a …

Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed in his several speeches that his government is committed to alleviate poverty and rehabilitate the weak and poor sections of the society. Present government must take practical steps for supporting the poor and reducing …

Humanity on the planet earth is the creature of experiences, symbols, identities, struggle and intelligence to observe. Nature, as an omnipotent phenomenon, is never a paradox for any individual or nation, since the cause and effect circle never ceases to …

The OPEC-led group of oil producers announced a supply cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil supply from January 2019, measured against October 2018 output levels. The move follows a more than 30 percent collapse in …

According to the bank, to be a member of the middle class in 2015, a Pakistani adult must have a wealth of at least $14,413. At a rate of Rs106 to a dollar, this comes to Rs1.53 million. The bank …

Pakistan has witnessed improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. It has exported food products worth $2.395 million in just 7 months which was up by 18.8 percent as compared to …

Balochistan is the poorest province but it has huge potential in trade and commerce by virtue of its strategic location. A need is felt to exploit huge export potential in main sectors of provincial economy. It has tremendous potential for …

Infrastructure is the first step, and it will be followed with trade and investment and industrial cooperation. Efforts to expedite trade and investment also matter and infrastructure improvements such as bilateral agreements on boosting customs clearance and newly opened air …

There is lots of interest exhibited by almost every Pakistani these days about the trade prospects with China. Even those who have never been to school know about CPEC and talk about the trade between Pakistan and China and the …

Since the signing of China-Pakistan free trade agreement in 2007 and the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2013, the bilateral trade volume and investment have soared. China is Pakistan’s largest trading partner and foreign investor. Pakistan had vastly …