Budget 2024 25
Experts say security, stability and ease of doing business prerequisites to emulate Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese success in attracting big money.
Updated 11 Jun, 2024 08:18am
Calls federal cabinet meeting; Aurangzeb to launch Economic Survey 2023-24 in the afternoon.
Published 11 Jun, 2024 07:40am
No MoU signed to attract solar investment during PM’s China visit.
Published 11 Jun, 2024 07:28am
Newly formed Tax Reforms Commission says current system is “neither citizen-friendly, transparent, stable, nor predictable”.
Updated 11 Jun, 2024 10:31am
Finance ministry official says some IMF demands, mainly regarding tax revenue target, are "very hard considering the current economic conditions”.
Updated 11 Jun, 2024 12:01am
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will launch the pre-budget document at 5:30pm; National Economic Council meeting held.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 10:06pm
The 2024-25 budget will ultimately boil down to how the sovereign, meaning the government, will make its ends meet.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 01:30pm
Federal strategic interventions paired with public-private partnerships for solar financing are essential to accelerate the clean energy adoption process.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 01:29pm
Federal strategic interventions paired with public-private partnerships for solar financing are essential to accelerate the clean energy adoption process.
Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:27am
The size and the timing of the IMF loan, along with prospects of foreign funding by friendly countries, will decide the fate of the rupee.
Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:27am
Many are sceptical of the premier and finmin of translating their words into well-defined actions in the budget. Will they prove their doubters wrong?
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:06am
Ehsan Malik, CEO of the Pakistan Business Council, explains why — despite a gloomy outlook — they are hopeful of a positive change.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:03am
Led by PM, 13-member council aiming for 3.6pc economic growth rate; expected to consider 13th five-year plan.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:54am
Worry about potential deregulation of wheat trade and whether federal govt plans to fully devolve agriculture to provinces under 18th Amendment.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 09:10am
KP CM sends letter to PM Shehbaz; the estimated throw-forward cost for these projects is Rs1.327 trillion.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 11:04am
Since 2018, Fund has shifted its focus from budget deficit to ‘primary balance’.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 11:14am
PkMAP's Achakzai urges army to "get out of politics".
Published 09 Jun, 2024 07:31am
One proposal being floated to increase FBR revenue is to raise GST from 18pc to 19pc.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 08:59am
Gender equality should be promoted because the ability to live with independence, dignity and freedom is a fundamental human right.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:06am
There appears to be a strong emphasis on indirect taxes, particularly sales taxes, in the upcoming budget.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 07:59am
PM nominates Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif and Muhammad Aurangzeb to be part of 13-member body.
Published 07 Jun, 2024 11:32pm
What is ‘stabilising’ about taking on even more debt?
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:39am
NA speaker forms three interim committees to get approval for pending bills.
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:20am
This is the fourth consecutive session where bears have taken over the market.
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 07:53am
Analyst says "fear of increase or change in treatment of dividend and gain tax" affecting market sentiments.
Published 06 Jun, 2024 04:37pm
We should be looking somewhere else to ascertain what the purpose of the China trip really is.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Bourse urges govt to consider its proposals to ensure domestic growth, foreign inflows.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 08:20am
Survey shows 90pc participants think cut is likely, but differ over extent of reduction.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:32am
Meeting of the pivotal National Economic Council yet to be scheduled; PM, finmin unavailable until June 8 to lead key consultations.
Published 04 Jun, 2024 07:38am
Government must focus on debt sustainability by curtailing its spending and mobilising more resources.
Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:52am
