Budget FY25: a sure recipe for stagflation? The Federal Budget 2024-2025, in our opinion, is a simple recipe for stagflation: persistent high inflation combined... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 07:26am
Print Moody’s points out weak debt affordability ISLAMABAD: The government spends more than half of its revenue on interest payments, indicating very weak debt... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Pakistan PDP leader says federal budget won’t help improve economy KARACHI: This budget like the previous ones is also dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and it would ... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Pakistan Post-budget presser: govt wants to enhance tax-to-GDP ratio to 13% in 3 years, says Aurangzeb Finance minister hopeful Pakistan will reach Staff-Level Agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) by July Updated 13 Jun, 2024 04:40pm
Pakistan JI describes budget as ‘document of IMF slavery’ LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has rejected the budget as a document of IMF slavery. Addressing... Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:15am
Business & Finance Most of budget targets in line with IMF guidelines: analysts KARACHI: The federal budget will continue the fiscal consolidation seen last year and most of the targets are in ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Business community says ‘it’s an IMF-friendly budget’ KARACHI: The federal budget 2024-25 has drawn sharp criticism from the business community, that termed it an... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Markets Budget termed overall positive for market KARACHI: Contrary to expectations of change in treatment of income from capital gain and dividends to normal tax,... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Opinion A budget that at once seems overambitious Overambition is the call of the day. Con-crete measures to support high taxation growth—something the country... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 07:53am
Print Govt proposes increase in PL rate ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an increase in petroleum levy to Rs 80 per litre on petrol and diesel... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Print No amount from IMF loans budgeted for budgetary support ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted no amount from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans for budgetary... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:36am
Pakistan Fiscal deficit target of 6.9pc of GDP set ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted overall fiscal deficit at an unsustainable 6.9 percent of GDP for 2024-25... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Pakistan Budget 2024-25: Pakistan eyes over $20bn in external financing Authorities in Islamabad have budgeted Rs5.685 trillion or over $20.3 billion to be acquired through external... Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:20pm
Pakistan Budget 2024-25 updates: Pakistan targets 3.6% growth, 38% higher FBR taxes as Aurangzeb presents proposals Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced Pakistan’s federal budget 2024-25, targeting a modest 3.6% growth for... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 11:56pm
Print Growth target missed: Economic Survey ISLAMABAD: Economy is likely to have expanded by 2.4% in the fiscal year that ends this month, missing a target of... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:13am
Print No sacred cows, everyone has to contribute to economy: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday forewarned that there are no sacred cows and everyone has to... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:32am
Editorials Economic Survey EDITORIAL: The Economic Survey 2024-25 gives good news: key macroeconomic indicators are better than the comparable... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Gohar Ejaz advocates cut in interest, industrial power tariffs ISLAMABAD: The only solution to the current economic problem is through growth and export-based industrial ... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan Aurangzeb says some rollovers, return of commercial bank borrowing ways to manage external debt in FY25 Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb sounded a confident tone, saying that Pakistan will meet its external debt... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:56pm
Pakistan NA passes four bills amid opposition protest ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, Monday, passed four bills including “The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Business & Finance Mar 1-Apr 30 period: Rs3trn domestic, $433m foreign loans raised, NA told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that total amount of domestic loans raised during March 01,... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Markets Start of monetary easing: experts weigh in on SBP’s decision to cut key policy rate Development comes a couple of days ahead of budget announcement Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:03pm
Opinion Equitable taxation: a precondition for meaningful economic reform Negotiations with the IMF on the next programme are ongoing, with budget formation being an integral part of the... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:18am
Opinion Budget: inflation must be top priority Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am
Opinion Policy rate decision ahead of budget presentation State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be making its monetary policy public today. As May inflation has already dropped... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:06am
Print Budget to protect salaried, low-income classes: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Revenue, and Power Division, Ali Pervaiz Malik, said on Sunday that the... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:40am
Print New EFF: IMF to support a home-grown programme ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund will support a home-grown programme for Pakistan under a new Extended... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 01:35pm
Pakistan Talks on new programme continuing virtually with Pakistan, says IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said talks are “continuing virtually” with authorities in Islamabad towards... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:54pm
Opinion Need for revisit of deeply-rooted neoliberal economic policy mindset In his visit to China, with PM and some other cabinet members, the finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while... Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am
Editorials Policy rate manoeuvrability EDITORIAL: Domestic pressure is clearly mounting on the Monetary Policy Committee scheduled to meet on June 10 to... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:55am