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Business & Finance

Budget proposals: OICCI for standardising GST rates and policies

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) in its taxation proposals for the upcoming...

Updated 23 May, 2024 09:19am

Editorials

GDP growth for the current year

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the current year at...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:46am

Print

Federal Budget: PM pledges more facilities for investors

Chairs first meeting of Economic Advisory Council

Updated 22 May, 2024 09:29am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals presented by KATI likely to be taken into consideration

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) have presented a comprehensive 72-page budget ...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Print

FY23-24: NAC approves 2.38pc GDP provisional growth

ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) has approved provisional growth of gross domestic product (GDP) at...

Updated 22 May, 2024 09:28am

Business & Finance

PBF for simplification of tax system

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has recommended the federal government to simplify the tax system to reduce...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

Trade, investment: PAK-USA Business Council of FPCCI sets roadmap for FY25

KARACHI: PAK-USA Business Council of FPCCI has set two-year roadmap to promote the investment, bilateral trade and...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

Budget 2024-25: PBC for documenting economy as per Indian model

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly proposed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to implement...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Opinion

IMF projections for FY2024-25

The IMF Staff Report on the Second and Final Review under the Stand-by Arrangement was released on the 10th of May...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Markets

Tax proposals: PBC calls for ‘out of box solutions’

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platforms, has urged...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:06pm

Pakistan

‘Not an experiment’: At 59, Miftah Ismail is hoping for a sweet transition with political party launch

KARACHI: At 59, Dr Miftah Ismail can lead a sweet life. A little over 31% share in a company valued by stock market...

Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am

Opinion

Flawed IMF programme design

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:19am

Print

Govt eyeing new steps to achieve Rs1trn plus taxation

Budget makers are considering further increasing difference of withholding tax rates between filers and non-filers of returns

Updated 20 May, 2024 07:05pm

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

Markets

Weekly Review: Cotton prices slightly down; yarn traders say seek a level playing field

KARACHI: The new season of cotton has partially begun. There has been an increase in the partial arrival of cotton...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Markets

Marginal decline

KARACHI: After back-to-back positive weeks, the rupee saw a marginal decline as it depreciated Re0.09 or 0.03%...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Markets

PSX hits new highest-ever level

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trend and hit new highest ever level during the outgoing week...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Business & Finance

Hike in FED, GST on tobacco in budget: Shehla urges MPs, stakeholders to join efforts

ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly Shehla Raza Friday asked the parliamentarians and stakeholders to join efforts...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Pakistan

PBC calls for the removal of 1% CVT on foreign assets

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has called for the...

Updated 17 May, 2024 05:55pm

Print

FATA, PATA regions: No law under study to grant tax relief: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said there is no legislation under government...

Updated 17 May, 2024 09:07am

Print

Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost

The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget

Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am

Print

Immovable properties: Hike in advance tax on purchase likely

Taxation on real estate discussed during ongoing meetings between FBR and IMF

Updated 17 May, 2024 11:39am

Business & Finance

Budget: APCPC demands govt consult business community

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference (APCPC) threatened the government of rejecting the budget for...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: KCCI demands out-of-box solutions to save nose-diving economy

KARACHI: High rate of inflation has pushed the prices of consumer goods and commodities to a level where these are...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Print

Juices, cigarettes prime focus: Govt plans to rationalise FED regime in budget

ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to rationalise Federal Excise Duty (FED) regime in the coming budget with...

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:26am

Print

Development budget, PSDP: PM directs setting up of Ahsan-led panel

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that a cabinet committee to be headed by the Minister for...

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:02am

Business & Finance

Import of black tea: Govt decides to revise structure of duties, taxes

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to revise duties and taxes structure on the import of black tea in coming...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Editorials

Political uncertainty or just bad economics?

EDITORIAL: The refrain that political uncertainty is exacerbating the economic impasse due to inconsistent policies,...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

SPARC says seeks increased taxation on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has proposed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

All services under PRA will be brought under tax net: Minister

LAHORE: In order to facilitate the documentation of the economy in Punjab, all services under the Punjab Revenue...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am