Rs300bn taxation measures thru Ord on the way FBR drafts proposals of new taxation measures to be enforced through the promulgation of the Tax Laws Amendments Ordinance, 2023 Updated 26 Jan, 2023 09:49am
Print Imran vows to seek IMF’s help after winning elections LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said if he came into power in the... Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Editorials Austerity committee: austere approach? EDITORIAL: The government has constituted a National Austerity Committee (NAC) with the objective of compiling a ... Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Understanding the present crisis Understanding the problem is half the solution. This article spells out the top three problems that constitute the... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 11:04am
Print PM acquiesces to IMF demands to unlock loan? ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been given a clear... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance POL products: additional Rs76bn revenue can be generated thru PL maximization to Rs50 per litre ISLAMABAD: The government has projected to collect Rs 76 billion additional revenue if it maximizes the petroleum... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:56am
Editorials Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work? EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Opinion ‘Can economy rise from the ashes?’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Can economy rise from the ashes?” carried by the newspaper on Jan 15,... Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Print Policy rate hike unlikely to appease IMF: economists ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decision to increase policy rate by 100 basis points is unlikely to... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:10am
Editorials Doesn’t Cabinet see the writing on the wall? EDITORIAL: The writing on the wall has been made clear multiple times in recent months to the incumbent 11-party... Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Counting the ways to borrow Pakistan’s policy thrust today to get out of the ongoing very serious economic/financial imbroglio is, heads: seek... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Opinion IMF – No half measures Last week it appeared that the economic reality is finally sinking into the government high-ups. The statement of... Updated 23 Jan, 2023 08:22am
Business & Finance Govt discussing issue of factories’ closure with businessmen: minister HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce and Privatization Syed Naveed Qamar has blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Editorials Inflation and lower output EDITORIAL: A former Finance Minister, Dr Hafiz A. Pasha, while addressing the members of Pakistan Industrial and... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance LCCI starts consultation to prepare economic policy framework LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has started consultation to prepare economic policy... Published 21 Jan, 2023 07:20am
Opinion Why are interest rates expected to rise? It’s that time again when speculation over the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) monetary policy stance starts to... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 07:57am
Pakistan Marriyum says IMF programme with conditions to ‘Project Imran’ ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said that the IMF programme with strict conditions is... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan No one ready to give funds to Pakistan, asserts IK LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that struggle to uphold the rule of law is... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Opinion A sad tale indeed – III The last two columns mapped out Pakistan’s economic and political comparison with India and Bangladesh. To recap... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 07:45am
Editorials Pledges alone will not help us avert default EDITORIAL: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) issued a timely... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Opinion Wheat crisis Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:35am
Editorials Fraught present, unknown future EDITORIAL: The country is fast approaching a point of no return. If the economy is forced upon a default on its... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 02:33pm
Pakistan PTI leaders wonder whether PDM govt will be able to make debt payments ISLAMABAD: The economic wizards of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday questioned whether the “imported... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am
Print Treasury dept’s officials to visit next week: US decides to lend PDM govt a helping hand Visit of US officials to Pakistan and meeting with authorities may help ease/repair relations with IMF Updated 20 Jan, 2023 10:58am
Print MoS Aisha terms ‘structural reforms’ need of the hour ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha said that structural reforms are the need of the country... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:46am
Print Exports should be enhanced to $100bn per annum: govt ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday while stressing the need to ... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Print SBP may hike rates by another 100bps to tame inflation KARACHI: State Bank looks set to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17% at its review on Monday as it... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:44am
Business & Finance Tarin sees negative GDP growth in LSM, agri, other sectors LAHORE: Former federal finance minister and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin has predicted that Pakistan would register a... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance It’s time for difficult decisions, in line with IMF’s demands: FCCI chief FAISALABAD: It’s time to implement the harsh economic decision on the insistence of IMF in a way that their burden... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees