Dar chairs meeting to review country’s state of economy

ISLAMABAD Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, chaired a meeting at the ministry of finance on Monday, to review the external account position,...

Market daily: bears drag PSX close to 42,000pts

LAHORE Bears held their grip over the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in the first trading session of the week. Having hit hard by...

No foreign loans obtained in August by govt, says: Finance Ministry

Islamabad: According to sources in Ministry of Finance, Pakistan hadn’t obtained any commercial foreign loan loans since Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi...

FBR denies withholding sales tax refunds

ISLAMABAD Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has denied reports which claimed that the online transfer of Rs 23 billion sales tax refund to...

Bank Alfalah posts PBT of Rs8.47bn, EPS of Rs3.04

KARACHI The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah Limited approved the bank’s half yearly, unaudited financial statements, for the period ended June 30,...

Low investor confidence: KSE-100 falls to 43,000pts level

Red overshadows THE Trade Screen LAHORE The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading after the long weekend with weak sentiments. Low investor confidence was...

Finance Division spokesman declines news reports on WB’s loan rejection

ISLAMABAD A section of the press on August 11, 2017, carried a news report titled, ‘WB links loans to liberal foreign exchange policy’...

Market daily: PSX remains dependent on political temperatures on Independence Day

LAHORE The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained at a death of volumes on the last trading session of the week. Investors remained on...

SBP, govt support essential for promotion of Islamic Banking: NBP president

KARACHI As a part of the awareness drive for Islamic Banking and Finance, a seminar was organised recently at a local hotel in...

Economic conditions in Pakistan suitable to float bonds, banks tell govt

ISLAMABAD The government has been informed by the multinational banks that the peaceful transition of power has allayed the apprehensions about Pakistan in...

FBR releases Rs26.43billion tax refund claims of exporters

ISLAMABAD Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, with the push of a computer button on Tuesday, electronically transferred Rs 26.43 billion worth of tax refunds...

Increase in DC rate, new taxes perturb realtors

LAHORE The increase in deputy commissioner (DC) rate and new taxes have perturbed the real estate agents. Real State Association and Defence Housing Authority...

MSCI Pakistan promotion to result in more cash inflows says: WSJ

NEW YORK - Index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International’s (MSCI) recent reclassification of Pakistan as an emerging market from frontier market status...

NBP to receive preparatory license to open branch in China

BEIJING The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will be granted a preparatory license by the Chinese government to establish a branch in the...

Dar announces reduction in petrol, diesel prices

ISLAMABAD A day after resuming the ministry, Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday announced reduction in prices of petrol and...