Reforms agenda: Govt committed to working with IMF: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed the government’s commitment towards working with the... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:28am
Print Expenditure: Higher mark-up payments putting significant pressure: Finance ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that higher mark-up payments are putting significant pressure on... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 09:06am
Business & Finance PBF wants a ‘non-technocrat’ as next finance minister KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the Prime Minister (in-waiting) to appoint a politician on the slot... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:48am
Print Borrowing level of caretakers comparatively lower than PDM govt’s: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has maintained that the domestic and external borrowings during the period of the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:54am
Print Austerity steps approved by PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar approved a number of austerity measures to stop unnecessary... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 09:36am
Print PIA’s stock of losses: MoF, MoP develop differences ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry and Privatisation Ministry have reportedly developed serious differences on the total... Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:17pm
Print SOEs Act, 2023: Body formed to look into legal status of govt entities ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has constituted a committee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to look into matters... Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:28am
Print MoF issues FY25 budget call circular ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has issued the Budget Call Circular (BCC) for fiscal year 2024-25 with a timeline... Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:00am
Print Sindh, Balochistan: MoC seeks MoF’s support for recovery of urea subsidy share ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has sought the Finance Ministry’s support to recover 50pc share of cost of imported... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:35am
Print Reconciled power sector payables: Sindh urges MoF to rescind ‘at source deduction’ order ISLAMABAD: Finance Department (Sindh) has requested Federal Finance Ministry to rescind its order regarding at... Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm
Print Challenges of inflation persist: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has said the challenges of inflation persist in the forms of supply chain... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am
Print Petrol price raised by Rs13.55 ISLAMABAD: Interim government on Wednesday approved a substantial raise in ex-depot price of petrol, ie, by 13.55... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:59am
Editorials Growing circular debt challenge EDITORIAL: The power sector circular debt, as per a Business Recorder exclusive news item, reached a high of 2.551... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
Print Pension reforms: ED voices its concern over certain ‘amendments’ ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division is said to have expressed its concern over some amendments to proposed pension... Updated 27 Jan, 2024 10:38pm
Print Two ‘innovative’ power sector plans fail to attract MoF support There are discussions that circular debt reduction plan should not be in conflict with pledges made to the IMF Updated 26 Jan, 2024 09:53pm
Print SBA review: Punjab govt held responsible for Rs115bn unbudgeted spending ISLAMABAD: The government claims it has taken measures to curtail expenditure but held the Punjab government... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:46am
Print Rs55bn payment to SECMC: PD not paying heed to PMO’s and MoF’s dispatches ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is reportedly not paying heed to the Prime Minister’s Office and Finance Ministry on... Updated 18 Jan, 2024 10:05am
Markets IMF’s first review: proud moment, says Dr Shamshad Akhtar Caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Friday termed the successful... Updated 12 Jan, 2024 05:02pm
Business & Finance $700m tranche approved by IMF board ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has stated that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am
Editorials Subsidies on power: where’s fiscal prudence? EDITORIAL: A recent consolidated report on State-Owned Entities (SOEs) released by the Finance Ministry noted a... Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am
Print Alternative funding for PSDP: MoF all set to hire CEO for PDFL ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has decided to hire the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan Development Fund... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:42am
Pakistan MoF uploads guidelines on FCCL for PPP projects ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has uploaded guidelines regarding fiscal commitments and contingent liabilities (FCCL)... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Business & Finance Higher markup payments challenge persists: MoF ISLAMABAD: The challenge of higher markup payments persists, so stated the Finance Ministry while emphasizing both... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Print SBA: MoF says commitments being fulfilled Spokesman for the Finance Division says the arrangement was evident from the successful completion of the first review of the Staff Level Agreement Updated 24 Dec, 2023 06:49pm
Print ‘Illegal’ LCs, forex market speculation: MoF set to share list of banks with SIFC today ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is all set to share the list of banks involved in illegal business relating to LCs... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:49am
Print FD releases Rs17.4bn to ECP ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Tuesday released Rs17.4 billion to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for... Updated 06 Dec, 2023 08:50am
Print Expenditures: Higher mark-up payments may put big pressure: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has forewarned higher markup payments may put significant pressure on the... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 05:15pm
Opinion SIFC making waves? Special Facilitation Investment Committee (SIFC) was established by the Shehbaz Sharif-led government on 17 June... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:08am
Print ‘Winter package’ not allowed to see the light of day Govt fails to secure nod for industry package from IMF, sources says Updated 14 Nov, 2023 02:34pm
Print Projects: Centre facing resistance from provinces Resistance faced on proposed plan to scrap 137 non-starter projects and transfer 49 projects with up to 20 percent progress to provinces Updated 13 Nov, 2023 09:56am