Conference on Role of Banking Sector in Economic Growth held

KARACHI: National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF) in collaboration with the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) conducted a conference on “Role of the Banking Sector in Business and Economic Growth of Pakistan” in Karachi on Friday.

Deal signed to provide credit to enterprises in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) and U Microfinance Bank (U Bank) have formed an Institutional Collaboration to provide subsidized credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Sindh. The agreement aims to foster economic development through the provision of subsidized

ECC approves over Rs8.10b for various development schemes

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved over Rs8.10-billion for execution of various development schemes in the four provinces under Public Sector Development Program. The approval was accorded at a meeting of the Committee here in Islamabad on Friday with Minister

Dr Asad Majeed Khan appointed new Foreign Secretary

ISLAMABAD: Dr Asad Majeed Khan, presently posted as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, the European Union and Luxembourg, has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. A notification in this regard was issued on Friday by the Establishment Division. Dr Asad Majeed Khan-