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Capacity building project for potato growers launched in four districts of Punjab The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands hosted the launch of a capacity building project for smallholders potato growers in Punjab. Supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the two and a half years project is meant to help increase productivity and sustainability of 960 smallholder potato growers in four core districts of Punjab (Sahiwal, Okara, Kasur and Pakpattan) with special focus on strengthening the role of women. The project will be implemented by the Center for Agriculture and Biosciences ...

Top Story December 16, 2020 ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir has said that exports have recovered to their pre-COVID monthly level of around $2 billion, with the strongest recovery in textiles, rice, cement, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Pakistan needs to focus on competitiveness and reduce imports even further to support local businesses. Addressing the plenary on “Pakistan’s Economic Response to COVID-19 and Way Forward for an Inclusive Economic Recovery” on the second day of the 23rd Annual Sustainable Development Conference of the Sustainable Development Poli...

Exports recover to pre-Covid levels SBP governor says Pakistan needs to focus on competitiveness, import reduction PM Task Force on IT member Parvez Iftikhar pointed out that Covid-19 had shown that internet of high speed and large ca-pacity was a must to keep wheels of economy, healthcare, education and other sectors moving. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Exports have recovered to pre-Covid monthly levels of around $2 billion with the strongest recovery in textile, rice, cement, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir. Speaking at a session titled ...