NCPL posts profit of Rs3.406 billion in FY18

The decline in net sales was attributed to the lower level of dispatches, down 30 percent YoY, however, furnace oil had undergone an increase of 27 percent YoY.

RBI pumps in liquidity to ease cash crunch; bond markets rally

The government will effectively cut its market borrowing by 700 billion rupees due to higher-than-expected earnings of 750 billion rupees through its small savings scheme

Asia factory activity sputters as trade woes hit export orders

Manufacturing activity weakened in Vietnam and Indonesia last month, while Taiwan’s factories grew at the slowest pace in more than two years on sluggish export orders, according to business surveys released on Monday

Brent crude touches four-year high, as Iran sanctions loom

Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose to as much as $83.27 a barrel and were at $83.21 at 0339 GMT, up 48 cents, or 0.6 percent from their last close

FBR again misses the mark, collects Rs36 billion in taxes during 1st quarter

In the first quarter of FY19, the tax regulators’ provisional net revenue collection was recorded at Rs836 billion compared to Rs766 billion collected in the same period of FY18, according to an official handout published by FBR on Sunday

FBR to hold special audit for ‘creative’ defaulters

As many as 3,661 people got prepared draft declarations of trillions of rupees assets to get them legalised under the amnesty scheme The...

Musk quits as Tesla chairman, agrees to pay $20m fine

Elon Musk has agreed to step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a $20 million fine in a deal to settle...

PEW criticises encouragement of non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has said that relaxation given to non-filers to purchase property and cars has encouraged the tax...

Wall Street flat; Italy budget woes hit Europe, boost dollar

Wall Street ended flat, pulling back from early gains after Facebook disclosed a security breach

Cost to insure Tesla debt reaches highest price ever

It cost about $71,300 to insure $1 million of the electric carmaker’s debt, plus an upfront cost of around 22.45 percent, which was also at an all-time high, representing a total of 29.58 percent of the face value of the company’s 2025 junk bond, or around $295,000

Tax regulator may fail to attain quarterly tax collection target by Rs30 billion

With only two days left in September, till now less than 300,000 people and corporations have filed their annual income tax returns

Rupee downslide restarts, plummets to two-month lows of Rs126 against dollar

The local currency has remained below Rs126 since the end of July when it appreciated against the greenback on news of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning the general elections

FBR gears up to launch crackdown against tax evaders

An official who preferred to remain anonymous told the crackdown will commence from next week based on the details obtained under the exchange of information with OECD member countries

Govt constitutes subgroup in EAC to double tax collection

The sub-group has been assigned to formulate a tax policy by end of October

Late gains help PSX close a volatile trading week in green

KARACHI: After putting up a confused show, the Pakistan Stock Exchange managed to end the last trading session of the week in green....