Forex update: Pakistan’s forex reserves stand at $16,722.8mn

LAHORE: According to a notification issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the total liquid foreign reserves held by the country...

Market Daily: PSX gains 163 points, closes in green post-Eid

LAHORE: As the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened for a single session after the Eid holidays, trading remained dull. Investors preferred to...

PTI’s economic team to be largely Karachi-centric

The appointments of heads of key financial institutions are also expected to be from Karachi, the economic hub of the country.

Govt will review petrol, diesel prices, increase local production: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday assured that the petroleum prices and taxes will be reviewed and fixed in...

National Incubation Centers raise Rs2.84bn investment, create 890 jobs

ISLAMABAD: The five fully featured National Incubation Centers established across the country, has so far raised an investment of Rs2.84 billion and...

Railways ministry faces a Rs37-40bn deficit, says Sh Rasheed

RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the Railways ministry faces a debt of Rs37 to 40 billion left behind...

Moody’s projects Pakistan’s current account deficit at 4.8 percent of GDP in FY19

Moody's said about one-third of government debt was denominated in foreign currency and its gross borrowing requirements stood around 27-30 percent of GDP, the highest amongst rated sovereigns

China to keep hitting back at U.S. over trade, to boost government spending – finance minister

The trade conflict further escalated on Thursday as the United States and China heaped more tariffs on each other’s goods. Since early July, the world’s two largest economies have slapped each other with tariffs on a combined $100 billion of goods

FBR amasses record withholding tax of Rs3.84 billion on school fee in FY18

According to FBR officials, the rise in revenue collection was made possible by an increase in tuition fees by educational institutions in FY18

Pakistan’s energy-linked imports soar 34 percent, touch $1.27 billion in July

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports soared 144 percent to $332 million during July 2018 against $135.2 million in July 2017 due to the commencement of operations at various RLNG based power plants, said PBS

Federal minister vows to end corruption from Pakistan Railways

He informed the Railways would build 5,000 small apartments like quarters for grade-4 employees, make all-out efforts to double the track from Peshawar to Lahore under China Pakistan Economic Corridor and plant trees on both sides of the railway track with fencing

ISGS to put fate of white oil pipeline project before PTI government

Ogra disregarding ISGS granted the other similar pipeline project to FOC without conducting a public hearing for it

Focus isn’t on stabilizing economy using money stashed overseas: Asad Umar

The finance minister indicated this policy was to disincentivize those people who sought to earn money from illicit practices and launder it overseas

U.S, China impose further tariffs, escalating trade war

Economists reckon that every $100 billion of imports affected by tariffs would reduce global trade by around 0.5 percent

Pakistani’s offshore accounts data set to be accessible from 1st September

As many as $64 million have been remitted to Pakistan under the recently concluded tax amnesty scheme