Rs 466.5bn raised via auction for MTBs KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs 466.5 billion from the domestic banking system through the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
Pakistan Austerity measures: FD issues office memorandum ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Thursday issued an office memorandum of austerity measures for the ongoing fiscal... Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:19am
Business & Finance Auction for MTBs: Rs1.74trn mopped up to finance fiscal deficit KARACHI: The federal government Wednesday borrowed Rs 1.74 trillion from domestic banking system to finance the... Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:49am
World India aims to keep FY2023 fiscal deficit at last year’s level NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India’s government will not be able to cut its budget deficit this fiscal year as previously... Published 24 Jun, 2022 07:18am
Opinion A fiscal quagmire: genesis In the last article, many readers felt that there was no explanation as to how we came to this pass and what ... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Business & Finance 1,000 items: expert underscores need for withdrawing GST LAHORE: Renowned economist and academician Dr Qais Aslam has advised the government to withdraw General Sales Tax... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Opinion Burgeoning fiscal deficit The information on fiscal operations during the first three quarters of 2021-22 has been released recently by the... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
BR Research Fiscal turmoil: slipping out of hand The fiscal deficit is slipping fast amidst drying fiscal financing options for the government. Government cash... Published 29 Apr, 2022 09:47am
Business & Finance With progress in IMF talks, external sector to stabilise gradually: expert KARACHI: With progress made in talks between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan’s... Published 27 Apr, 2022 06:11am
Print Nine months: fiscal deficit stands at 4pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The country’s overall fiscal deficit during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year –... Updated 27 Apr, 2022 10:44am
Opinion Economy: sanity must prevail Times are tough. The fiscal deficit is slipping, and the circular debt is growing due to growing energy prices... Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am
Print Govt may increase fiscal deficit to Rs5,600bn to discredit PTI: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday said the... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:44am
BR Research Wanted: Shehbaz speed in Islamabad Stocks, bonds, and currency markets rallied soon after the new government took office. Markets were jittery due to... Published 13 Apr, 2022 08:09am
Business & Finance Budget deficit to balloon to Rs5.6tr in FY22, says Miftah as he slams PTI's economic policies In press conference on Tuesday, PML-N leader says adding amount of supplementary grant would take deficit's total to Rs6.4tr Updated 12 Apr, 2022 10:13pm
Opinion Economic outlook for 2021-22 The motivation for this article lies in the macroeconomic projections for 2021-22 contained in the Annual Report for... Updated 30 Nov, 2021 06:26am
Print Provincial surplus helps government contain Q1 fiscal deficit Growth responsiveness to stimulus package more than anticipated, economy likely to surpass the annual growth target by a fair margin Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:18pm
BR Research GDP rebase long overdue The talk of the town in economic circles right now is that Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities stock has crossed... Published 26 Nov, 2021 06:34am
Opinion Budgetary outlay in Q1 of FY22 The information on fiscal operations during the first quarter of 2021-22 of the Federal and the provincial... Updated 16 Nov, 2021 10:43am
Print MoF update, outlook: Jul-Aug fiscal deficit stands at 0.9pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The fiscal deficit during the first two months of the current fiscal year (Jul-Aug 2022) was recorded at... Updated 29 Oct, 2021 01:55pm
Print Rs2.983trn fiscal deficit financed through domestic debt ISLAMABAD: The federal government mainly relied on domestic borrowing (debt market) to finance the fiscal deficit... Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:55am
Business & Finance Resolving issues raised by traders can help govt contain fiscal deficit: Senator Talha KARACHI: Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance has said that the... Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am
BR Research Reining the fiscal deficit in The fiscal performance in FY21 remained largely in line with expectations – the consolidated deficit stood at 7.1... Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:25am
BR Research High hopes for PSDP One of the highlights of the FY22 federal budget is the massive hike in the federal Public Sector Development ... Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:30am
Editorials Boosting exports EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that the government is extremely keen to promote exports and is striving to provide ... Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am
Print Economy to have sustainable, inclusive growth: MoF ISLAMABAD: The government Friday said the economic growth of 3.94 percent for the outgoing fiscal year would bring... Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am
BR Research 9MFY21 scorecard: tricky waters ahead? The consolidated fiscal deficit stood at Rs1.65 trillion (3.6% of GDP) in 9MFY21 as compared to Rs1.69 (3.8% of GDP)... Updated 17 May, 2021 10:17am
Pakistan Fiscal deficit contained at 3.5 percent in 8 months The total expenditures grew by 1.3 percent to Rs.4132 billion during July-February, FY2021 as compared to Rs.4079 billion last year. Updated 28 Apr, 2021 07:18pm
Print Jul-Feb period: Fiscal deficit stands at 3.5pc: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Tuesday said that despite higher mark-up payments and Covid-related expenditures, ... Updated 28 Apr, 2021 09:29am
Print Govt revises growth estimate upward to nearly 3pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved itys budget strategy paper for the next fiscal year, envisaging 4.2... Updated 14 Apr, 2021 11:07am
Pakistan Fiscal deficit contained at 2.5pc of GDP in first half of FY21 For the Financial Year 2020-21, the overall fiscal deficit was projected at 7.0 percent of the GDP. Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:55pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?