EconomyGovt rebuffs Saudi offer to acquire LNG power plants under sovereign deal
According to sources, Saudi Arabia asked Pakistan to give free land, complete security and utility facilities for establishing an oil refinery having 100,000 barrel per day (BPD) capacity at Gwadar
Oct 2, 2018
EconomyRevenue collection under sales tax & FED plateaued in July-Sep FY19
During the first quarter of FY19, FED collection plunged by 30 percent to Rs2.069 billion against Rs2.94 billion in the corresponding period of FY18
Oct 2, 2018
EconomyIMF urges govt to raise more revenues and focus on structural reforms
Sources disclosed the IMF team saw the reliance on provincial cash surpluses worth Rs286 billion other additional subsidy elements not included in the updated budgetary forecasts may cause slippages
Oct 2, 2018
EconomyPakistan, IMF set to hold third round of talks today
The IMF team is visiting to review the macroeconomic situation of Pakistan and is led by its Washington-based Mission Chief, Harald Finger which constitutes of officials from the funds’ Lending Policy Division
Oct 1, 2018
EconomyECC instructs to make USC operational again to stabilize food commodity prices
Currently, USC’s monthly sales stand around Rs1 billion and sitting on an inventory worth Rs4.5 billion
Oct 1, 2018
EconomyFBR again misses the mark, collects Rs36 billion in taxes during 1st quarter
In the first quarter of FY19, the tax regulators’ provisional net revenue collection was recorded at Rs836 billion compared to Rs766 billion collected in the same period of FY18, according to an official handout published by FBR on Sunday
Oct 1, 2018
EconomySaudi delegation reaches Islamabad, may sign four MoUs
Riyadh is exploring the possibility of setting up an oil refinery at Gwadar and investing in LNG-based power projects in Punjab and a copper and gold project in Balochistan’s Reko Diq
Oct 1, 2018
EconomyIndonesia keen to import 1m tons of rice from Pakistan
The Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan stated the volume of bilateral trade is $2.18 billion, which is far less than the current potential
Sep 29, 2018
EconomyPrevious govt made Rs72 billion illicit payment to power producers: AGP
The ECC meeting was apprised the sub-committee on circular debt had called the non-adjustment of liquidity damages by the Minister of Water and Power (MoWP) against claims of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) of Rs22.91 billion as illegal
Sep 29, 2018
EconomyTax regulator may fail to attain quarterly tax collection target by Rs30 billion
With only two days left in September, till now less than 300,000 people and corporations have filed their annual income tax returns
Sep 29, 2018
EconomyGovt rejects IMF request seeking details about CPEC
In a meeting on Friday with the Ministry of Finance officials, the US embassy officials raised the issue of transparency in CPEC deals
Sep 29, 2018
EconomyRupee downslide restarts, plummets to two-month lows of Rs126 against dollar
The local currency has remained below Rs126 since the end of July when it appreciated against the greenback on news of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning the general elections
Sep 29, 2018