Faysal Bank lauds govt’s stance on interest-free economy KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited has appreciated the federal government’s decision to make Pakistan interest-free.... Published 15 Nov, 2022 07:31am
Opinion FBR: dismal income tax collection The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
Editorials Oct economic update EDITORIAL: The final remarks of the monthly economic update and outlook uploaded on the Ministry of Finance website... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
Editorials AGP report on FBR EDITORIAL: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) report on the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) field... Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am
Technology The reasons why IT-telecom sector lagging behind explained ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s information technology and telecom sector is lagging behind its potential due to... Updated 03 Nov, 2022 12:17pm
Print Sales tax harmonization: Centre, provinces agree on key definitions ISLAMABAD: In a positive development, the Federation and provincial revenue authorities/ boards, Tuesday, developed... Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:47am
Markets China fiscal deficit balloons to nearly $1 trillion as economy cools BEIJING: China’s fiscal deficit ballooned to an all-time high of nearly $1 trillion in the first nine months of the... Published 26 Oct, 2022 01:05pm
Editorials Is there any way to ease economy’s travail? EDITORIAL: The Ministry of Finance is reportedly stumped as to where to arrange the resources required to fund the... Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am
Print Rs133bn for export sectors, Rs264.6m to deal with PTI long march: Unfunded expenditure pledged, but not spent as yet ISLAMABAD: Two unfunded proposals that have been approved by the Economic Coordination Committee and ratified by the... Updated 26 Oct, 2022 09:32am
Print Countercyclical support facility loans: Project risks identified by ADB Documents reveal that Pakistan meets all the criteria required to access ADB’s countercyclical support facility Updated 25 Oct, 2022 10:01am
Pakistan Dar invites US investment, says govt to facilitate foreign investors Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Friday invited investment from the United States into ... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 08:34pm
Pakistan Dar brushes off concerns after Moody’s cuts Pakistan's rating Will give befitting reply to Moody’s if downgrade not reversed, says finance minister Updated 07 Oct, 2022 04:57pm
Markets Winning streak continues: Rupee records 11th successive gain against US dollar, settles under 220 Cumulatively, rupee has appreciated Rs19.78 or 9% against the US dollar in the past eleven sessions Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:27pm
Print MoF seeks implementation status of EFF commitments ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought update from all the Ministries on the status of the communicated... Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:37am
Pakistan Economic outlook uncertain, likely to remain below target, warns Pakistan's finance ministry Macroeconomic imbalances may ease with the expected slowdown in economic growth, says Monthly Economic Update & Outlook for September Updated 30 Sep, 2022 05:38pm
Pakistan London-based body awards three-star rating to CCP ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has been awarded three-star rating by the London-based ... Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Print Ministry of Energy: MoF seeks update on commitments made with IMF Finance Ministry urges MoE to complete commitments agreed with the Fund well within the stipulated timeline under intimation to Finance Division Updated 18 Sep, 2022 11:32am
Opinion IMF’s macroeconomic projections for FY23 The IMF staff report on the seventh and eighth reviews of the EFF with Pakistan contains a detailed set of... Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Print Customs’ declaration forms: Senate panel asks MoF to stop PCAA from collecting forex info ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Wednesday directed the Ministry of Finance to stop the Pakistan... Updated 08 Sep, 2022 09:32am
Editorials Current account deficit EDITORIAL: The government has succeeded in containing the current account deficit to 1.2 billion dollars in July... Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Business & Finance Uplift, recurrent budget: MoF changes fund release strategy ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has altered strategy for release of funds for development budget/ Public Sector... Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am
Pakistan Recent floods to adversely affect Kharif crops, warns Pakistan's finance ministry In its 'Monthly Economic Update & Outlook for August', Economic Adviser’s Wing says assessment of damages is in progress by provinces Updated 25 Aug, 2022 07:11pm
Opinion Burgeoning budget deficit The information on fiscal operations in 2021-22 has just been released by the Ministry of Finance. These figures are... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Print Zero pc GST on pharma inputs proposed: Cabinet may approve Ord to amend Finance Act by month-end ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the Presidential Ordinance to amend Finance Act 2022 by... Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Business & Finance Rs105bn domestic limit not to be exceeded: ECC directs FD to divert other guarantees to PSO ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Finance Division to divert ... Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am
Print ‘Economic Journey of Pakistan’ released: Govt eyes 6-7pc GDP growth in medium-term Govt aims to attract investment, promote tourism and information technology Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:48am
Pakistan Pakistan aims for 6-7% GDP growth in medium term Ministry of Finance highlights economic progress in its '75 Years - Economic Journey Of Pakistan' report released on Saturday Updated 13 Aug, 2022 06:55pm
Pakistan Govt was left with few options to avert default: Miftah Ismail Finance minister says rupee's movement determined by market dynamics and SBP did not intervene Says import ban on CBUs of cars, mobiles and home appliances will remain in place till September 2022 Updated 06 Aug, 2022 04:49pm
Business & Finance Performance of SOEs: Process of hiring CMU initiated by MoF ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has started the process for hiring of Central Monitoring Unit (CMU), which will ... Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am
Print MoF, SBP highlight economic challenges KARACHI: The Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday night issued a joint statement on the... Updated 01 Aug, 2022 09:24am