Biden wants $813bn for defence as Ukraine crisis raises alarm WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s record peacetime national defence budget request of $813 billion boasts a 4.6%... Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
Editorials The upcoming budget EDITORIAL: Irrespective of the outcome of the vote of no-confidence, the budget for next fiscal year will have to be... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Editorials Budget exercise has begun EDITORIAL: The budget exercise has begun on schedule and the ministry of finance has reportedly already requested ... Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am
Editorials Federal, provincial fiscal operations EDITORIAL: The release of the federal and provincial fiscal operations show that the economy July-December is on... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Markets Highlights: India unveils budget aimed at spurring spending to support growth NEW DELHI: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2022-23, that aims ... Published 01 Feb, 2022 01:06pm
Print Govt revises up 2020-21 GDP to 5.37pc ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has revised up its economic growth rate for 2020-21 to 5.37% from 3.9%, the minister for ... Updated 21 Jan, 2022 09:26am
World Taliban release first budget since Afghan takeover KABUL: The Taliban said Thursday they have approved their first budget for Afghanistan since Taliban returned to... Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:51pm
Markets Japan to bring forward budget-balancing timeframe estimate to FY2026 TOKYO: Japan's government will estimate that its primary budget would be balanced in fiscal 2026, one year earlier... Published 13 Jan, 2022 11:56am
BR Research PTI’s Dar moment And no, it’s not the dollar. Between FY19 – FY22, the ruling party has burned a hole of over Rs200 billion in ... Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:14am
Business & Finance Dawood wants continued support for exports despite fiscal tightening Spike in imports has not unnerved the adviser, who says it also reflects 'good imports' of capital goods and raw materials Updated 10 Jan, 2022 06:21pm
Markets Thai cabinet approves 2.7% hike in budget for 2023 fiscal year BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a 3.185 trillion baht ($95.50 billion) budget for the 2023 fiscal... Published 04 Jan, 2022 12:22pm
Business & Finance Taliban prepare new Afghan budget without foreign aid KABUL: Afghanistan's finance ministry under the new Taliban government has prepared a draft national budget that, ... Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:15pm
Markets Australia budget deficit seen at A$99bn for 2021/22 SYDNEY: Australia's government expects its budget deficit to come in around A$99.2 billion ($71.07 billion) in the... Published 16 Dec, 2021 10:21am
Business & Finance Iran draft budget eyes growth, more oil sales despite sanctions DUBAI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi presented an upbeat state budget on Sunday that aims for 8% economic growth... Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am
Markets Japan govt to unveil extra budget with $312bn spending to tackle COVID-19 TOKYO: Japan's government will unveil on Friday its first extra budget for this fiscal year ending March to ease the... Published 25 Nov, 2021 11:42am
World Sri Lanka to tax car crashes in drastic budget COLOMBO: Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled Friday as the country ... Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am
World Israel PM says confident govt will pass first budget in 3 years JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett voiced confidence Wednesday that his ideologically disparate... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:28pm
World UK announces £6bn health spending ahead of key budget LONDON: The British government will provide an extra £6 billion to its National Health Service to tackle backlogs... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
World Japan govt to compile big extra budget after polls, says LDP heavyweight TOKYO: Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election... Published 03 Oct, 2021 11:44am
BR Research PSDP in high gear When the federal government allocated Rs900 billion under FY22 Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), folks were... Published 09 Sep, 2021 08:28am
Business & Finance Kazakhstan drafts 2022 budget with deficit at 3.3% of GDP The Central Asian nation plans to produce 87.9 million tonnes of oil, its main export, and expects its economy to grow 3.9% next year Published 24 Aug, 2021 12:01pm
Markets Lebanon raises fuel prices by 66% as it tries to ease shortages The fuel crisis worsened this month when the central bank said it could no longer finance fuel imports at heavily subsidised exchange rates and would switch to market rates Published 22 Aug, 2021 01:11pm
BR Research PRL – striving forward Not only because of a rebound in profitability, Pakistan Refinery Limited (PSX: PRL) has growth prospects ahead as ... Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:35am
World US Senate approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint WASHINGTON: The US Senate early Wednesday approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would greatly expand social... Published 11 Aug, 2021 05:02pm
World New Zealand to open one-way travel for workers from some Pacific nations Ardern is expected to reveal more details next week about how the country will gradually reopen its borders Published 02 Aug, 2021 11:13am
Print Ex-mill sales tax step taken to forestall sugar price hike Cabinet gives approval to the auction of next generation mobile spectrum Also approves the Advertisement Policy 2021, which envisages issuance of ads to digital media as well, says information minister Updated 28 Jul, 2021 09:22am
Editorials The erosion in rupee value EDITORIAL: The budget finalized sometime in May 2021 projected the rupee-dollar parity at 153, a rate over and above... Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am
Pakistan Mega-projects in Karachi: Sindh govt couldn't fully utilize funds KARACHI: Sindh government couldn't utilize the funds released for mega-projects in Karachi fully in the financial... Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am
Pakistan CM Buzdar says budget focusing on under-developed areas in Punjab Karachi: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is the first... Published 07 Jul, 2021 03:16pm
Editorials Cost of democracy EDITORIAL: With budget sessions in the National and provincial assemblies almost over it is time to reflect how ... Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am
