Q1 figures revised: MoF posts Rs360bn cumulative provincial surplus ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has revised the fiscal operations’ figures for the first quarter (Q1) of the... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:29am
Print Macro-fiscal forecasts for budget: IMF asks govt to strengthen capacity of FD Notes that current organisation of the Finance Division is relatively fragmented and presents an obstacle to achieving a more strategic approach to budgeting Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm
Print Supplementary grants: IMF seeks to limit govt discretion ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to initiate legal changes, required to limit the... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm
Markets Pound set for worst weekly losses after budget jolt LONDON: The pound stabilised on Friday after a volatile few sessions, but still headed for its longest stretch of... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
Business & Finance 1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance IMF cuts inflation forecast to 9.5pc: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has lowered its inflation forecast for Pakistan for the current year by... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Proposed mini-budget rejected: Govt urged to slash power rates by 9pc LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's top officials, Zakki Ejaz and SM Tanveer,... Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:43am
Business & Finance ‘Mini-budget possibility decreasing due to tax reforms’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen... Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am
World France’s debt weighs heavier ahead of budget debate PARIS: France’s vast public debt pile grew in the second quarter, official figures showed, as Prime Minister ... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am
Print Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am
Print Adverse impact of budget on refineries policy: PD and FBR preparing a viable solution ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are reportedly preparing a viable solution... Updated 23 Aug, 2024 09:24am
Opinion Budgetary outcome in 2023-24 The statistics on the outcome of fiscal operations by the federal and provincial governments in 2023-24 were ... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:40am
Editorials Another IMF precondition met EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told reporters on the side-lines of the Senate Parliamentary... Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am
Opinion Medium-term budget strategy The Federal Ministry of Finance has released the Medium-Term Budget Strategy Statement for the period, 2024-25 to... Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am
Opinion Economy: durable solutions remain elusive The FY25 budget presents challenges for everyone, with few economic actors benefiting. Despite compromises due to... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:41am
Print FAs’ hiring, other tasks: Privatisation ministry seeks a budget of Rs8.169bn ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation has sought a budget of Rs 8.169 billion for its privatisation-related... Updated 01 Aug, 2024 10:21am
BR Research Circling the drain Inflation was fairly tamed, a second policy rate cut well in play, and after a particularly gruelling exercise of... Published 30 Jul, 2024 06:46am
Pakistan Pakistan’s salaried group comes out on the streets, but after work hours Such is Pakistan’s salaried group protesting power that it took to the streets in Karachi at 5:30pm – after work... Published 24 Jul, 2024 12:44am
Opinion Thoughts on the provincial budgets Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:14am
Opinion Don’t manage; coach them Manage the crisis. Manage the budget. Manage the meeting. Manage the demand. All of this is the core of managing... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Opinion Dancing on a volcano Ten days into the new fiscal year, the FY25 budget is already in disarray. Amid calls for a nationwide strike, the... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Editorials Cracks in the coalition? EDITORIAL: A new trend of inter-ministerial disputes spilling out into the open seems to be developing, which... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Business & Finance ‘People finding it harder & harder to live with this budget’ KARACHI: Chairman of FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
Opinion An IMF budget or not? Several prominent federal ministers publicly stated that the taxation measures approved by parliament on 28 June ... Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:43am
Print OMAP concerned at budget impacts on industry LAHORE: The Oil Marketing Association of Pakistan (OMAP) has expressed concerns about the recent budget announcement... Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:23am
Opinion Economic policy, federal budget and role of opposition ’…the existence of the opposition is ‘nearly the most distinctive characteristic of democracy’. In parliamentary... Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am
Editorials The budget and the IMF EDITORIAL: The Minister for State for Finance and Revenue Ali Pervaiz Malik has stated that the point of pushing... Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am
Opinion Budget tightens the screws on urban middle class The FY25 budget has been passed, potentially securing next programme from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and... Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:22am
Print ‘Do more’: IMF says budget approval ‘not enough’ ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday termed budget 2024-25 approval as not enough and... Updated 30 Jun, 2024 02:43pm
Business & Finance Over Rs1.1trn suppl budget approved by Punjab PA LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Saturday approved the supplementary budget of more than Rs 1100 billion for the... Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am