PM’s decision to seek IMF will help stabilise market: PEW

‘Circular debt should not be recovered from honest consumers’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision...

Govt decides to reach out to IMF

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday announced that it is going to seek the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) assistance in a bid...

MoF nominates four-member delegation to attend FATF meeting in Paris

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has nominated a four-member delegation that includes the legal advisor of the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) to represent...

Finance minister to attend annual IMF, World Bank meetings

Asad Umar will meet the IMF officials to discuss challenges confronting the Pakistani economy as well as the proposed loan programme ISLAMABAD:...

ABAD offers financial assistance programme to build water reservoirs  

-- Spokesman says the agency is working to transform the socioeconomic landscape of barani region by creating enormous avenues of livelihood RAWALPINDI: The Agency for...

1,000 new companies registered in September

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 1,070 new companies in September, witnessing a growth of 50 per cent...

Transporters demand reversal of CNG price hike

KARACHI: Transporters in Karachi have expressed severe resentment over the recent hike in CNG prices, saying that they are being compelled to launch...

Tax havens refuse cooperation with Pakistan

Pakistan has been unable to get much cooperation from 11 countries known as tax havens around the world to share information on...

Govt releases Rs37.6bn for development projects under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has released over Rs37.6 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2018-19 for various ongoing as well as new...

Govt lauded for banning non-filers from buying cars, property  

-- ICST patron says the move indicates that govt has the courage to reverse wrong decisions ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST)...

Chemical manufacturers concerned over surging import bill

LAHORE: The office-bearers of Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) have expressed serious concern over the augmenting import bill of the country, saying that...

ICCI urges govt to include business chambers in CBL

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has lauded the prime minister’s initiative for constituting a 22-member Council of Business...

SECP holds workshop on insurance and takaful

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Friday collaborated with the International Islamic University Islamabad’s (IIUI) International Institute of Economics...

Khusro Bakhtiar calls for close liaison between Pakistan, ADB

ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has urged the Asian Development Bank to further expand the scope of cooperation with...

SBP injects Rs71bn into market

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected Rs71 billion into money market for seven days as reverse repo through its...