PM assures business community of addressing concerns over NAB

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that a strategy has been prepared to remove the business community’s reservations about the functionality...

British NCA ranks Pakistan among top trio of money laundering nations in the UK

ISLAMABAD: The British government has ranked Pakistan among the top money laundering sources in England. Nigeria and Russia are the other two countries...

Finance Minister assures adotption of best int’l practices for data collection

Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting with a World Bank team led by Country Director, Patchamuthu Illangovan and senior...

CPI inflation enhances by 4.9pc YoY

With the increase in petroleum prices, the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 4.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

SBP reserves drop $15m to $12.99bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell 0.12pc on a weekly basis, according to data released...

KPRA’s collection surges 33pc to Rs4.3bn in July-Sept quarter

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority's collection grew 33pc year-on-year to Rs4.33 billion in the first quarter (July-Sept) of the fiscal year...

Country’s CPI surges by 4.2 per cent in May 2018

According to the monetary policy announced by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the average inflation is expected to remain between in range of 4.5 per cent - 5.5 per cent, while 2018-19 inflation is expected above 6.0 per cent.

Draft Water Policy to be tabled in CCI meeting on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The draft National Water Policy which has been marred by delays has proposed establishment of water resources on a priority basis...

Govt to raise Rs2.8t through auction of Market Treasury Bills

As the government continues to fall short of its revenue collection targets, it will be raising over Rs2.8t through the auction of...

Pakistan’s budget deficit reaches new record of Rs1.864 trillion

Islamabad: A local newspaper has reported that the overall budget deficit has touched a new peak of Rs1.864 trillion for financial year...

Bears dominate PSX as index sheds 308 points

'Political uncertainty amid emergency lockdown in different parts of the country caused investors to rethink their decisions'

Amendment in STA to enhance SMEs’ access to credit: Dawood 

PM's adviser says 'e-registry of movable and immovable assets' will significantly improve Pakistan's Ease of Doing Business ranking  

Foreign reserves decrease by $219m due to external debt servicing

The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $14,613.9 million on 12 October 2018. The foreign reserves held by the State...

Oil falls to a three-month low as US supply rises

Oil hovered around a three-month low on Monday as rising US stockpiles and drilling activity offset the optimism over Organization of the...

SBP reserves surge $184m to $11.9bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan increased 1.57pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by...