Marginal decline KARACHI: After back-to-back positive weeks, the rupee saw a marginal decline as it depreciated Re0.09 or 0.03%... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Business & Finance Budget: APCPC demands govt consult business community ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference (APCPC) threatened the government of rejecting the budget for... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Print Q4 of CFY: authorisation of Rs10.056bn approved for Power Division Authorisation made considering simplified release procedure approved by the ECNEC and release strategy 2023-24 of Finance Division Updated 10 May, 2024 09:24am
Print PM asks Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit for provinces ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:26am
Print 9MFY24: Fiscal deficit recorded at Rs3.902trn ISLAMABAD: Fiscal deficit has been recorded at 3.7 percent (Rs3,902.416 billion) of the GDP during the first nine... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:20am
Business & Finance HDF asks budget makers to introduce bold tobacco tax policy ISLAMABAD: The Human Development Foundation (HDF) has asked the budget makers to introduce a bold tobacco taxation... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Print Major shuffle in FBR ahead of budget preparation exercise ISLAMABAD: In a major reshuffling before budget preparation exercise for 2024-25, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 09:02am
Business & Finance Upcoming budget: KATI chief for inclusion of agri sector in tax net KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has called for the... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Business & Finance Indonesia says posts Jan-Mar budget surplus of 0.04% of GDP JAKARTA: Indonesia booked a budget surplus of 8.1 trillion rupiah ($499.38 million) in the January-March period, or... Published 26 Apr, 2024 10:02am
Pakistan Punjab Assembly’s pre-budget session today LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to summon the pre-budget session of the Punjab Assembly, scheduled to... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Print Budget: body formed to firm up proposals PM Shehbaz Sharif constitutes 11-member ministerial committee headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to deliberate upon and firm up proposals for budget 2024-25 Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:46am
Print Ministries, divisions told to surrender funds on May 15th ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has directed all the ministries and divisions to surrender the current financial... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:47am
Pakistan Preparations for budget will begin after Eid: Minister LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that preparations for the upcoming fiscal year's... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
Pakistan Aurangzeb eyes fresh staff-level agreement with IMF by end of this fiscal year Finance minister says imposition of super tax, windfall tax not sustainable Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:37pm
Business & Finance Thailand could adjust fiscal budget to accommodate $13.7bn handout scheme, official says BANGKOK: There will good news ahead for Thailand’s 500 billion baht ($13.71 billion) handout scheme, for which the... Published 29 Mar, 2024 10:01am
World Egypt to allocate $2.66bn for bread subsidies in new budget DUBAI: Egypt will allocate more than 125 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.66 billion) for bread subsidies in its ... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Pakistan Punjab PA: discussions on budget conclude LAHORE: Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman stated on Wednesday that the era of past corruption has concluded,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:29am
Print Today MoF going to embark upon budgetary works ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is all set to start Demand Review Committee/Priority Committee meeting from... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 08:32am
Pakistan Punjab cabinet approves Rs4480.7bn budget LAHORE: Punjab cabinet, which met here Monday with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the chair, approved provincial... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Pakistan Three-month Punjab budget: govt presents proposals LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has presented three-month budget proposals for the province for approval, totalling... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:48am
World Biden unveils $7.3 trillion budget as campaign pitch for spending, tax goals WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden sketched his policy vision for the United States on Monday, unveiling a $7.3 ... Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am
Opinion A recalcitrant rupee! The budget for the current fiscal year, reviewed and amended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prior... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Print KP PA approves over Rs159bn budget for current month PESHAWAR: The newly formed provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during its maiden session here on Monday... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 09:36am
Print Foreign-funded projects: EAD seeks budget/revised estimates Economic Affairs Division holds meeting to review hydropower and transmission line projects which are reportedly facing rupee cover issues Updated 22 Feb, 2024 09:54am
World Argentina sees first monthly budget surplus in 12 years BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine government in January saw its first monthly budget surplus in nearly 12 years, as new... Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:57pm
Print MoF issues FY25 budget call circular ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has issued the Budget Call Circular (BCC) for fiscal year 2024-25 with a timeline... Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:00am
Business & Finance Poland’s 2023 budget deficit lower than forecast WARSAW: Poland’s budget deficit for 2023 came in below the government’s forecast, finance ministry data showed on... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:24pm
Business & Finance Germany’s lower house of parliament approves 2024 budget BERLIN: Germany’s lower house of parliament on Friday approved the 2024 budget, sticking to its self-imposed debt... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:11pm
Print Development budget: NEC approves suggestions of SIFC apex body ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the recommendations of the Apex Committee of the Special... Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:47am
Pakistan SAU approves estimated budget for 2023-24 HYDERABAD: SAU Senate approved the estimated budget for the financial year 2023-24. The annual performance report... Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am
