Britain to target online giants with new ‘digital services tax’

Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update...

Asad Umar defends move to approach friendly countries, IMF for financial assistance

Mr Umar rebuffed the impression that the government’s vacillation on the IMF programme had spawned the stock market crash and told the house that the KSE-100 benchmark index had nosedived by 15,000 points even when the previous PML-N administration was in power

Asian stocks rally as weaker yuan eases fear of more tariffs

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 21,434.38 after official data showed that its unemployment rate eased to 2.3 percent in September, from 2.4 percent a month earlier

Dollar holds firms, yuan at 10-year low on fresh Sino-U.S. trade anxiety

The dollar index, a gauge of the currency’s strength against six major peers, traded at 96.66, up 0.1 percent on Tuesday

Turkish arm of Abraaj looking to sever ties & become independent: Report

Canadian asset management group, Brookfield is said to be in negotiations with the Turkish entity of Abraaj to acquire it, according to people aware of the talks

High oil prices hurt consumers, dent fuel demand: IEA chief

Major emerging Asian economies such as India and Indonesia have been hit hard this year by rising crude oil prices, which despite falls this month are up by around 15 percent since the start of 2018

FBR deprives hundreds of overseas Pakistanis from availing tax amnesty scheme

A circular issued by the FBR on October 24th effectively deprives those overseas Pakistani's from availing the benefits of the tax amnesty scheme who had declared their foreign assets worth Rs155 billion

Government after gap of 1.5 years reinstates DGII powers to probe tax dodgers

In a judgement of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in July 2017, the statutory regulatory order (SRO) 116, which permitted the DGII to carry out an investigation into sales tax evasion was declared unlawful

HBL reinventing itself under new president

The HBL CEO aims to transform it into an IT company with a banking license

PSX surges on higher volumes, index gains 897 points

PSX registers an accumulative gain of 3,739 points in four trading sessions KARACHI: Trading resumed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on an...

Trump’s Iran sanctions resolve faces test from oil-thirsty China, India

With just days to go before renewed sanctions take effect Nov. 5, the reality is setting in: three of Iran’s top five customers – India, China, and Turkey - are resisting Washington’s call to end purchases outright

PSO profits decline 19% to Rs4,181m in 1st quarter FY19

PSO posted a gross profit of Rs10.91 billion in the first quarter of FY19, gross margins were recorded at 3.89% in the first quarter of FY19 against 3.55% in prior year

KSE-100 index surges 836 points during intra-day trading

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bull run as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged 836.12 points to 41,392.57 points on...

Oil dips as markets remain cautious on trade concerns

Front-month Brent crude oil futures were at $77.56 a barrel at 0430 GMT, 6 cents below their last close

Customs court directs recovery of Rs63m in evaded taxes

According to sources in the Customs, these three importers were regularly erroneously declaring the description of toys in the past to avoid payment of actual taxes on their imports