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Thursday, September 17th, 2020

 

BALANCED AND EQUITABLE FTA BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND TURKEY URGED

Karachi :  The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange of Turkey (TOBB) has urged upon the Governments to foster the process of signing equitable and balanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to unleash enormous potential available markets. This was transpired in a joint meeting of the Board of Directors of Pak-Turkey Chamber of Commerce organized via zoom link, which was co-chaired by Mr. Amjad Rafi from Pakistan and Dr. Omar Bolt from Turkish side in presence of Ambassadors of Pakistan toRead More


Virgin Atlantic Flights from Pakistan on Sale Now

Islamabad  September 17,2020:-Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce that flights from Pakistan to London Heathrow and Manchester are on sale now with return Economy fares starting from PKR 103,600/-per person, Premium from PKR 154,500/-and Upper Class from  PKR 353,100/-. Flying three new routes from Lahore to London Heathrow, Islamabad to London Heathrow, as well as from Islamabad to Manchester, subject to applicable regulatory approvals; these new services will operate on one of Virgin Atlantic’s newest, most fuel efficient aircraft, the 787-9 boasting31 Upper Class suites,35 Premium and 192 Economy seats.Read More


Volume of construction work performed in Uzbekistan makes up 55.5 trillion soums

Tashkent, Uzbekistan  : The volume of construction work performed in Uzbekistan made up 55.5 trillion soums, and the growth rate in relation to the corresponding period of 2019 reached 6.5%. It is known that the volume of construction work is formed according to their composition, carried out by large construction organizations, small enterprises and micro-firms, as well as by the informal sector. Construction work is carried out by organizations of state and non-state forms of ownership. As of 1 September 2020, the number of enterprises and organizations in the constructionRead More


Water-saving technologies to be introduced more extensively

Tashkent, Uzbekistan : President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video session on measures for the introduction of water-saving technologies and the implementation of public-private partnership projects in water management. In our region, water shortage has been gaining in significance. Over the past 10 years, the volume of water resources in Uzbekistan, for example, has decreased by 12%, and by 15% this year compared to last year. The level of energy and water consumption is rather high in growing cotton and grain crops. In particular, 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power and 2.4 trillionRead More


PDF, PCFAinitiate plantation drive in COMSATS University

DNA PESHAWAR – September 12, 2020: Following the moto of green and clean Pakistan, the Pakistan Development Foundation (PDF) and Pakistan China Friendship Association Khyber Chapter (PCFA) planted plants under the banner of their ongoing joint project Pak China Friendship Tree Plantation Campaign 2020 at COMSATS University, Abbottabad the other day. The project aims at planting 20,000 trees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Chairman of the PDF, Muhammad Bilal Sethi and Secretary General of PCFA, Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani planted honorary saplings that symbolically initiated the plantation campaign on campus.Read More


EU-Indonesia reaffirm commitment to Green Growth

We are aware that the post-pandemic-economic recovery period would be challenging, especially on how to keep the economic recovery efforts still on the sustainable development track DNA BRUSSELS: The Minister for National Development Planning/ Head of Bappenas of the Republic of Indonesia Suharso Monoarfa, together with the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. Mr Vincent Piket, launched the EU-Indonesia Cooperation Publication 2020 in a virtual online event in Jakarta on Thursday (17/9). Encapsulating efforts in advancing sustainable development to mitigating the impacts of climate change, the publication also highlightsRead More