Japanese second hand cars in Pakistan — value for money?
Reported at upwards of $35 billion, the external account deficit for the fiscal 2016-17 was the highest in the history of the...
CPI surges by 3.2pc in March
KARACHI:Â The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has surged by 3.2 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2018, as compared to...
FIA seeks fact-finding report over inquiry of corruption in PSQCA
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which had earlier started an inquiry into corruption and illegal appointments at Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority...
SBP raises policy rate to record high of 21% to tackle inflation
LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Tuesday that it will raise the policy rate by 100 basis points (bps)...
Rs7.5 bn reimbursed to 149,695 students from underdeveloped districts
ISLAMABAD: Under Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme, an amount of Rs7.5 billion has been reimbursed to around 149,695 students belonging to less...
US companies eager to participate in Pakistan’s energy sector: David Hale
ISLAMABAD: The US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale has said that US companies are eager to participate and compete in the energy...
FATF not to affect rising economy, foreign investment: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: The Advisor on Finance and Economic Affairs, Miftah Ismail has said that placing Pakistan on the terror financing watch-list by the...
Weekly inflation rises 0.03 per cent
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on March 01 for the combined income groups witnessed...
Pakistan’s CPI surges by 3.8% in February 2018
KARACHI: The country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures average change over time in the prices for a market basket of consumer...
CDWP approves 33 projects worth Rs50.5 billion
ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 33 projects worth Rs50.5 billion out of which two projects worth Rs22.5 billion were referred...
NADRA to give FBR a list of 1 mn individuals liable to pay tax: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Though experts question the moral authority of the government to present the 6th budget, an announcement by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government...
FBR to miss revenue collection target by a wide margin
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not been able to achieve the revenue target it set for the current Fiscal Year 2017-18,...
Board of Investment’s one window operation a pretence, claims leading economist
KARACHI: If you are a foreign investor looking for business opportunities in Pakistan, all you need to do is approach the Board...
Data Security – issue of morality, business ethics, or inept governance?
In the murky world of numbers and big data, Pakistan, must not lag behind.
Economic experts call for structural reforms in economy, taxation
ISLAMABAD:Â Economic experts on Thursday called for making structural reforms in the national economy in order to overcome the twin-deficit which includes the...