Ecnec approves 7 uplift projects worth over Rs410bn ISLAMABAD; A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved seven... Updated 07 Jul, 2022 09:37am
Editorials There’s no out-of-the-box thinking EDITORIAL: The budget 2022-23 envisages higher revenue by about a trillion rupees compared to the year before, with... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Opinion Govt policy still shrouded in mist This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “PM’s ‘strategic roadmap’” carried by the newspaper on... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Print ECC takes step to forestall wheat shortage Approves lowest bid offer for the import of 500,000 metric tons of wheat at US$ 439.40 per metric ton Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:17am
Print Spectrum auction(s) for NGMS: Body to include representatives of ISI, GHQ ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the constitution of an... Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:10am
Editorials Miftah’s insistence EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has refuted reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme ... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Pakistan Ban on luxury goods’ import: Govt urged to release stuck up containers KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group Zubair Motiwala and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Business & Finance Miftah briefed on reforms in SECP ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman, Aamir Khan, called on Finance ... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Business & Finance Miftah briefs ADB delegation on budgetary, fiscal steps ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail welcomed the delegation from ADB and acknowledged ADB’s facilitation in... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:50am
Print IMF program ‘on track’, insists Miftah Says 'no truth' in reports that IMF program being postponed or delayed due to some anti-corruption law Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:55am
Business & Finance Miftah Ismail reiterates ‘IMF program on track’, dismisses reports of delay Says he has been reading with some amusement all the tweets and stories about IMF programme being postponed or delayed Updated 04 Jul, 2022 08:42pm
Opinion Imposition of supertax Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has repeatedly said that the government has imposed supertax even on the factories... Published 04 Jul, 2022 06:17am
Opinion The return of ‘Daronomics’? The budget passed by the incumbent government has a strong implicit stamp of Pakistan Muslim League-N’s ... Updated 04 Jul, 2022 03:52pm
Print Energy our top priority, Miftah tells US team Apprises delegation about the economic challenges and the reforms in policies that had been undertaken by the present government to tackle them Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:56am
Print Staff-level deal with IMF in a few days: minister ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Friday said a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund... Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:53am
Opinion Overcoming economic woes Governments around the world try to fulfil the responsibility of creating an environment where the state generates... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Opinion ‘Democracy didn’t work either’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Democracy didn’t work either’ carried by the newspaper a week ago.... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Print POL products’ prices further jacked up ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Thursday said that increase in petroleum development levy by Rs10 on ... Updated 01 Jul, 2022 09:42am
Business & Finance GST, IT and export rebate: FBR has paid off pending claims: Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Thursday said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has paid all... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Editorials Amendments to the finance bill EDITORIAL: Finance bill 2022 moved by Minister of State for Finance Dr Ayesha Ghous Pasha, with tax amendments... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Pakistan Ishaq Dar gets new Pakistani passport LONDON: Former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar has received new... Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am
Opinion Economy: it’s too early to declare victory This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM forewarns of ‘very tough’ IMF conditionalities” carried by... Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am
Print Amendment-laden finance bill easily sails through NA The passage of the budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 brings the government one step closer to the revival of the stalled IMF programme Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:51am
Print Amendment to Petroleum Products (Petroleum Levy) Ordinance approved ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has approved, on Wednesday, an amendment of the Petroleum Products (Petroleum Levy)... Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:46am
Business & Finance Miftah, PGTEA team discuss policy measures for enhancing exports ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail held a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan Gems... Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am
Markets Govt makes a move towards Russian crude import, urges refineries to furnish analysis Development comes after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government had started weighing possibility of importing oil and gas from Russia to meet the country’s energy requirements Updated 29 Jun, 2022 06:31pm
Pakistan Miftah vows support to APCNGA ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has a meeting with the All Pakistan CNG Association (APC delegation led by... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Print Combined 7th, 8th reviews: MEFP received from IMF, says Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stated that Pakistan has received a memorandum of economic and... Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:38am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Decline in population growth rate “Pakistan’s population growth rate is declining – it was 1.9 percent in 2022 and…wait…this is contrary to ... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Opinion Budget 2022-23 – Amended In our previous article (BR: 13- 6-2022) we had examined Budget 2022-23 from the point of view of the IMF... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am