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Experts propose robust startup-investor linkages

Investors and tech experts have stressed the need for developing a stronger startup-investor bridge so that newcomers in the field of technology may leverage and boost the national economy. They said this on the second day of a five-day moot titled "Pakistan Investor Summit 25, Summer Edition", being held at the National Incubation Centre (NIC), Karachi from May 12 to 16. It has been organised

Pakistan, Russia aim to set up steel mill

Pakistan and Russia on Tuesday moved a step closer to industrial collaboration as Moscow's representative Denis Nazaroof met Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan to discuss the establishment of new steel mills in Pakistan. The two officials engaged in extensive talks on the prospect of collaboration and agreed to form a joint working group to facilitate the establishment o

Car sales soar on policy rate reduction

Passenger car sales rose by 32.2% to 83,269 units during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous year because of a fall in interest rate announced by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and improved buyer sentiment. According to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), sales of all vehicles, including two, three a

China lifts ban on Boeing deliveries

China has removed a ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing planes after the United States and China agreed on a temporary cut in steep tariffs, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Officials in Beijing have started to tell domestic carriers and government agencies this week that deliveries of aircraft made in the US can resume, Bloomberg said. Last mon

DISCOs fail to slash losses

Pakistan's economic managers have expressed serious concerns over the newly appointed boards of power distribution companies (DISCOs), which have failed to meet loss reduction targets. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in a recent meeting, voiced grave concern that the targets assigned to DISCOs regarding reduction in transmission and distribution (T&D) losses had not been met. Specifi