Pakistan, Switzerland to sign agreement on exchange of bank accounts data
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a policy statement in the National Assembly on Wednesday has said that Pakistan will soon be signing...
Power ministry resorts to additional subsidy as circular debt mounts
With energy companies facing a looming default crisis and warning the government of invoking sovereign guarantees, the Ministry of Water and Power...
Public sector companies accumulate Rs 833b in debt & liabilty
The State Bank of Pakistan Bulletin for the current month shows that the public-sector enterprises have been accumulating debt to alarming levels...
FPCCI seeks permanent market for kinnow in Iran
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Regional Standing Committee on Horticulture has urged concerned authorities to help turning the existent two...
CPEC Tower to be built in Islamabad
Decision has been reached to build the CPEC Tower in the city. The tower will be the tallest building in the city...
SECP comes down hard on in-house badla financing
Secutities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has come down hard on the illegal practice of in-house badla financing and it has...
Govt should take steps to boost export of halal meat
The total global market for kosher (halal) meat and beef is worth $2.97 billion. The share of Pakistan is only $33 million...
Real estate projects to require SECP approval
In the wake of the real estate sector in Pakistan suffering from challenges such as weak investor confidence, unfair business practices, lack...
Rise in petroleum prices likely to raise cost of doing business
Representatives of industrial and export-oriented value addition sector of the country fear that the rise in petroleum prices is going to raise...
SECP reports M R Securities to int’l securities regulators
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has reported a local stockbroker, M R Securities alleged of financial fraud, to international...
PSX receives Rs 8.96b from sale of 40pc equity stake
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has received Rs8.96 billion from the Chinese consortium as a result of the sale of 40 pc...
Six Pakistani companies to be listed on FTSE
Six Pakistani companies are soon going to be listed on Financial Times Stock Exchange’s (FTSE) Global Equity Index, local media has reported.
These...
FBR agrees to stop raiding taxpayers
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to stop raiding businesses and industries which are in the tax net at the...
E-commerce still a distant dream
Despite tall claims of the government to tap fast growing domestic and international digital trade, it is yet to show visible progress...
SECP committee to present recommendations on extending finance to capital market
The committee constituted by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to submit recommendations for extending financing to the capital market...
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FBR proposes up to Rs40,000 tax for shopkeepers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a maximum Rs40,000 fixed tax for shopkeepers, Pakistan Today has learnt.
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