Increased CPEC-trade flow, business activity to boost revenues: Member FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue's member in the Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) wing, Nausheen Javaid Amjad has said the increased trade...
SECP registers 1,125 new companies in March 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in March, registered 1,125 new companies, raising the number of registered companies to 84,783. Compared...
Canadian high commissioner launches CPACT Pakistan chapter
KARACHI: Canadian High Commissioner Perry Calderwood has formally inaugurated Pakistan’s chapter of Canada Pakistan Affiliated Chamber of Trade (CPACT) in a bid...
Gulf investors seek exit opportunity from Pakistan’s banking industry
LAHORE: After holding their positions for decades, a number of Gulf investors are looking for a suitable exit opportunity from the Pakistani banking...
Pakistan gearing to raise $500-$1 billion from overseas Pakistani’s: Report
LAHORE: Pakistan is finalizing plans to launch a US-dollar denominated certificate for overseas Pakistan’s by which it would enable the government to...
Moody’s appreciates SBP move to prohibit virtual currencies
LAHORE: Moody’s on Monday stated the State Bank of Pakistan’s prohibition on banks from dealing in digital currencies was a credit positive...
Multiple taxes hurting the stock market
KARACHI: High-taxation rates are the scourge of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, as multiple taxes contributes to rates as high as 40 percent...
PSO country’s fastest growing retail company: Report
KARACHI: The government-owned Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is reported to be the country’s fastest-growing retail company with three million consumers said to...
Pakistan’s inflation to rise in FY 2018-19, remain high till FY20: World Bank
LAHORE: The World Bank on Sunday in its report “South Asia Economic Focus, Jobless Growth” projected inflation to rise in the financial...
Govt contemplating merger of Pakistan LNG Limited, Pakistan LNG Terminal Ltd
ISLAMABAD: The government is contemplating the amalgamation of two state-owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) entities namely Pakistan LNG Terminals Limited and Pakistan...
What makes Pakistan plump for IMF time and time again?
Pakistan has been approaching International Monitoring Fund (IMF), intermittently, since 1988. The last programme was successfully completed during the period 2013-16. However,...
Why Ishaq Dar deserves bouquets and not brickbats
Interview: Dr. Ishrat Hussain Former Governor, SBP
Having served two back-to-back terms as SBP governor in Pervez Musharraf’s dispensation, Dr Ishrat Hussain has...
Adaption to technology to generate greater tax revenues: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail, while talking to a private news channel, has said...
Agri sector records growth at 3.81pc in FY18
ISLAMABAD: The agriculture sector of the country is estimated to grow by 3.81 per cent during the fiscal year 2017-18 against the...
NAB officers alleged of involvement in corruption cases
ISLAMABAD: Some officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are allegedly involved in the unlawful intervention in the ongoing investigation on cases...