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ISLAMABAD: Pakis�tan Business Forum (PBF) on Monday sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif�s urgent intervention for revival of business confidence and Pakistan�s economic competitiveness. In a letter ...
ISLAMABAD: With a 1.4 percentage-point increase in the tax-to-GDP ratio last year, mostly through additional revenue measures worth Rs2.5 trillion, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects th...
� Govt withdraws ban on drawing pension, salary upon re-employment� Finance ministry cites �recruitment difficulties� in commissions, tribunals ISLAMABAD: In a major policy reversal amid a slight impr...
� Govt rations funds to meet IMF�s contingency measures for growing revenue shortfall� Health, energy allocations mostly unspent; better used in foreign-funded projects ISLAMABAD: Develop�ment spendin...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday sought substantive additional debt from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to payoff remaining Rs1.7 trillion circular debt and refinance part of recently acquired Rs1.2...
The government on Monday decreased the high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs14 and kept the petrol price unchanged for the fortnight ending December 31, owing to favourable international market prices. ...
The government on Monday decreased the high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs14 and kept the petrol price unchanged for the fortnight ending December 31, owing to favourable international market prices. ...
� Additional taxes, spending cuts planned to offset revenue shortfalls� Govt commits to raising federal excise duty on fertilisers, pesticides� FED to be introduced on sugary items; goods to be shifte...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan�s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less severe-than-anticipated impact of flooding, increased pu...
ISLAMABAD: With a damning additional note on the cost of institutional inefficiencies, theft and mismanagement, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved 33 paise pe...