9MFY24 collection: Provinces given 53pc of total revenue under NFC Award ISLAMABAD: The provinces were transferred 53 percent of the total tax revenue collected during the first nine months... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:31am
Editorials Fiscal house needs repairs EDITORIAL: The fiscal summary is a mixed bag in 1HFY24 (first six months of fiscal year 2023-24) as the government... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am
Print ‘Innovative’ plan set to reduce circular debt ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Power and Petroleum, Muhammad Ali, has set an extremely ambitious circular debt... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:32am
BR Research Circular debt settlement plan The circular debt settlement plan of Rs1,268 billion developed by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) is making rounds in... Published 24 Jan, 2024 07:53am
Business & Finance Rs66bn more than target: Jul-Oct provisional collection stands at Rs2.748trn ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs2,748 billion during the first four... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 09:05am
Print ADB revises growth downward to 1.9pc: Inflation revised upward to 25pc from 15pc ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024 down... Updated 21 Sep, 2023 09:37am
Opinion IMF’s SBF The IMF Stand-By Facility (SBF) of $3 billion has been in operation for two weeks now. Already, there is a big... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Print Expectedly, IMF board approves $3bn 9-mth SBA The Board’s approval allows for immediate disbursement of about US$1.2 billion Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:05am
Print Productivity, export and debt: SBP asks govt to exercise greater prudence Assessment of macroeconomic dynamics reveals a number of challenges for the banking sector and the repayment capacity of borrowers may come under stress Updated 08 Jul, 2023 05:14pm
Print Risks undermining MTDS targets identified ISLAMABAD: The estimates of key economic indicators are prone to certain risks and vulnerabilities that could cause... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:08am
Print Govt’s LoI to IMF contains 9 major assurances Pakistan assures that no new tax amnesty would be granted during the next nine months Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:52am
Opinion Trend in key fiscal ratios The consistent series of the GDP with one year, 2015-16, has been estimated and released by the PBS from 1999-2000... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
BR Research Higher tobacco taxes injurious to health? Smoking is injurious to health, and its higher consumption increases the health expenditure on a macro scale. That ... Published 24 May, 2023 09:06am
Print Cigarette factories: PM orders installation of track-and-trace system ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed installation of the track and trace system in all cigarette... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance More tax on luxury goods lauded KARACHI: Imposing of 25% sales tax on the import and local supply Of luxury items is a wonderful step to discourage... Updated 13 Mar, 2023 06:44pm
Business & Finance Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Opinion A reality-check desperately required The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Opinion The Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: a comment General: The Finance Minister has laid Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 on the floor of the Parliament. (National... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Print First six months: Fiscal deficit swells to 2pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: Fiscal deficit has been recorded at two per cent of the GDP or Rs1,683 billion during the first six ... Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:41am
Opinion Strategy for resource mobilisation The technical discussions in Islamabad on the ninth review of the IMF programme between the IMF staff and the... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:39am
Business & Finance Pakistan: Economic Management Support: ADB’s IED rates tech assistance as successful, relevant ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated technical... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
BR Research Petroleum Levy: Target still out of reach As Pakistan eagerly awaits the delayed IMF review, it is almost certain that it won’t come without the authorities... Published 10 Jan, 2023 08:42am
Editorials Expenditure must be curtailed EDITORIAL: The government is in the throes of an acute dollar and rupee shortage (attributable to lack of fiscal... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:42am
Opinion ‘Shortfall in revenues’ That noted economist Dr Hafiz A Pasha could turn any dry and drab talk into an erudite discussion is a fact. His... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:58am
Business & Finance Canada posts C$1.72 billion surplus over six months OTTAWA: Canada recorded a C$1.72 billion ($1.29 billion) budget surplus for the first six months of the 2022/23... Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am
Opinion The IMF report Ever since the incumbent government came to power some four months ago, all roads lead to the IMF (International... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am
Opinion Stop ‘subsidising’ banks and others There are several indices that are used across the free world that rank individual countries on measures of economic... Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am
Opinion Domestic debt trap: an accountant’s perspective I’m no economist per se. As an accountant, however, I’m deeply concerned at the steep hike of 150 basis points... Updated 25 Nov, 2021 11:02am
Editorials Harsh winter ahead? EDITORIAL: Pakistan appears to be moving inexorably towards yet another winter of discontent with dimensions... Updated 27 Oct, 2021 10:50am
