ECC allows TCP to import 0.3m tonnes of wheat Committee approves lowest bid for wheat import Updated 21 Jul, 2022 09:27am
Print Miftah attributes PKR slide to grim political situation Finance minister says there is no pressure on rupee from economic indicators Updated 21 Jul, 2022 09:33am
Editorials The woeful PKR slide EDITORIAL: The loss of 6.79 rupees to the dollar in one day has sent shock waves not only amongst the economic team... Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am
Pakistan ECC may approve rate of PL on LPG today ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has convened a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the... Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:26am
Print Religious scholars and banking sector representative: Miftah underscores need for dialogue Seeks guidance and clarity on the issues of Sharia-compliant mechanism Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:21am
Business & Finance Miftah orders authorities to address pharma industry’s concerns ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has directed the relevant authorities to undertake... Published 19 Jul, 2022 08:15am
Print Looking forward to Barrick Gold’s investment: Miftah Terms investment transformational for Balochistan and Pakistan Updated 19 Jul, 2022 10:29am
Editorials Politics mustn’t have precedence over economy EDITORIAL: The economy remains extremely fragile notwithstanding claims by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a press... Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am
Print Miftah gives a detailed account: How country saved itself from bankruptcy Finance Minister says country expecting $4 billion from friendly countries to bridge the external financing gap Updated 17 Jul, 2022 03:51pm
Print Inflation rate will soar to 40pc, claims Tarin LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader and former Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the... Updated 17 Jul, 2022 09:34am
Print Govt says reshaping ‘Mera Ghar’ scheme ISLAMABAD: The government has decided the reshaping of “Mera Ghar” scheme, confirmed by Finance Minister Miftah... Updated 17 Jul, 2022 03:51pm
Editorials IMF staff-level agreement at last EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was reached in the early hours of 14... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Business & Finance Imposition of supertax: Prgmea conveys its reservations to Miftah ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Prgmea) on Thursday conveyed its... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Print Coal, LNG import initiated for power generation: Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Thursday expressed his optimism that there will be a substantial reduction... Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:39am
Print ECC decides to raise gas prices Directs to further reduce the gas rates for export and non-export industry/captive power Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:42am
Print ECC takes step to forestall wheat shortage Approves lowest bid offer for the import of 500,000 metric tons of wheat at US$ 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
Print Irked by FED collection, PM orders investigation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of collection of Rs50,000 federal excise duty (FED) from... Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am
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
Print FBR exceeds upward revised collection target ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected net revenue of Rs6,125 billion during the whole fiscal... Updated 01 Jul, 2022 11:03am
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
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 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
Print PM vows to end country’s current economic morass Says country will receive $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Updated 29 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Print IMF likely to indicate approval of agreement today ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will likely send the draft of Memorandum of Economic and Financial... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Print Supertax: Miftah asks ‘why so much consternation?’ ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the government has imposed supertax on the factories owned... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 10:09am
Business & Finance Miftah assures Motiwala-led body over removal of budget anomalies KARACHI: An anomaly committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance under the chairmanship of Zubair Motiwala held... Published 26 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Print Punjab govt likely to extend subsidy to power consumers using 100 units per month ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government is likely to extend the subsidy to electricity consumers using 100 units monthly... Updated 26 Jun, 2022 08:50am