FBR urged to abolish 3pc further tax on sales to unregistered persons
ISLAMABAD: The Federal of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), in its budgetary proposals for the next fiscal year (FY21), has...
Curbing imports: Regulatory duty could be imposed on luxury items and mobile phones
Karachi: To curb imports and improvise exports, the government is instituting a plan to address the issues plaguing at the external front,...
Private sector lending touches record high of Rs4.893 trillion in February 2018
KARACHI: Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed the country’s private sector lending touched a record high of Rs4.893...
Tania Aidrus’s big bet on creating a Digital Pakistan
It started, as things often do in Pakistan, with a WhatsApp forward. On Thursday, December 5, a group of Pakistanis living in...
Pakistan’s growth projected to slow to 3.7% in FY18-19: World Bank
In Pakistan, the informal sector provides two-thirds of total employment but produces only about one-third of GDP
Travly closes down its operations
Lahore: A local technology website reported Travly, a rickshaw-hailing service has closed down its operations. This development comes in the wake of...
Govt gives go-ahead for establishment of jeep tracks in hilly terrains
ISLAMABAD: The range of development projects has been further broadened by the government as it would now include the construction of jeep...
Alibaba’s entrance to enhance Pakistan’s digital economy
Analysts often cite the absence of PayPal as among the impediments to the growth of e-commerce in Pakistan.
Central bank to auction Rs4.9 trillion worth of debt instruments in Oct-December 2018
The raising of the new debt via PIBs and MTBs will help the government to partially plug in the deficit in budgetary financing, which economists worry will be higher than the target of Rs2 trillion for FY19
APWC demands govt to check price hikes, raise wages and pensions of workers
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Workers Confederation (APWC) has demanded of the federal and provincial government to check the rising prices of essential...
FBR chief rejects rumours, says no tax imposed on edible items
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi said on Friday that no tax has been imposed on edible items, including...
ADB forecasts 2.8% growth for Pakistan’s economy in FY2025
Economic reforms supported by IMF’s Extended Fund Facility are projected to accelerate growth and ease inflation in Pakistan
Karandaaz to help SBP set up micropayment platform
On the second day of the two-day Pakistan Innovative Finance Forum, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Karandaaz signed an agreement...
Food commodities worth $512.3m exported in 2 months
ISLAMABAD
The country earned $ 512.321 million by exporting different food commodities during the first two months of the current financial year as...
Govt to unveil growth-oriented budget, says: Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Dr. Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said the government would prepare a growth-oriented...