Tag: #investment
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Agricultural development in Pakistan & potential cooperation with China
This opinion article is by Faisal Afridi. Pakistan is rich in traditional agriculture, sugarcane, corn, and has a good climate. 60% of the population is engaged in agriculture related work, which not only guarantees the national food security, but also provides important raw materials for textile and light industry, which is the basis for the…
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South Korean Expresses Interest in Various Sectors in Balochistan: Zarkoon
Farman Zarkoon says that South Korea has expressed interest in various sectors in Balochistan.
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Foreign Investment Faces U-shaped Recovery: UN
According to the UN, foreign investment faces a U-shaped recovery.
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Turkey announces $18.5b investment plan
This opinion has been shared by Fiza Javaid. ANKARA: Turkey has announced a 2021 public investment programme worth 138.5 billion lira ($18.53 billion), with communication and transportation projects receiving the largest allocation of the investment funds. Turkey has announced a 2021 public investment programme worth 138.5 billion lira ($18.53 billion), with communication and transportation projects…
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Rawalpindi Ring Road to End Traffic Congestion & Boost Economic Activity
The Rawalpindi Ring Road is set to end traffic congestion and boost economic activity.
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Economic Growth in Brazil!
BRASILIA, Jan 12 (XINHUA/APP): Brazilian financial analysts slightly upgraded their 2021 growth forecast, from a 3.4 percent to 3.41 percent expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP), after modifying the estimated contraction for 2020 from 4.36 to 4.37 percent, the Central Bank of Brazil said Tuesday. According to the bank’s weekly survey of the country’s…
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Half of Switzerland’s Restaurants Risk Bankruptcy
Geneva, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Nearly half of Switzerland’s restaurants and hotels risk bankruptcy within months of failing financial support to weather devastating Covid-19 measures, the sector’s employer group warned Sunday. The Swiss government is expected this week to extend the closure of bars, restaurants and leisure facilities across the country until the end of February…
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Economic Growth Forecast in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nairobi, Jan 5 (AFP/APP): Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to experience economic growth of 2.7 percent in 2021 as it rebounds from its first recession in 25 years, the World Bank said Tuesday. Regional output dropped by 3.7 percent in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and strict lockdowns enacted to stem its spread.…
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Was the Target Achieved for Wheat Cultivation this Year
FAISALABAD, Dec 26 (APP): The government had set a target of wheat cultivation on 1,967,000 acres in the division and wheat has been sown on 1,933,559 acres which is 98.3 percent of the set target. This was said by Divisional Director Agriculture (Extension) Chaudhary Abdul Hameed while talking to APP on Saturday. He said that…
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More than 4 Billion Will Be Invested In Failsalabad
FAISALABAD, Dec 24 (APP): Punjab Cabinet Finance Committee has approved Rs.4.67 billion for repair, renovation, and rehabilitation of 11 main and important roads of Faisalabad district. Giving details, a spokesman of the local administration told APP here on Thursday that Rs870 million would be spent on 22.7 kilometers of roads network, besides spending Rs.190 million…