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
World Sunak vows more spending for UK defence in 'dangerous world' WARSAW: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he would lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP to reach 87 billion... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:44pm
Editorials No end to climate troubles EDITORIAL: Earlier predictions about the effects of climate change are turning out to be so frighteningly true that... Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am
Print 24.8pc inflation forecast: IMF projects 2pc growth ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the GDP growth rate for Pakistan at two per cent for... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:41am
Business & Finance China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some... Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am
Print World Bank quantifies Pakistan’s financing needs ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has stated that Pakistan now faces financing needs surpassing 10 percent of Gross Domestic... Updated 16 Apr, 2024 11:07am
BR Research An interview with Anwar Kashif Mumtaz, President, Pakistan Tax Bar Association ‘Documentation is the only way forward’ Anwar Kashif Mumtaz (Advocate Supreme Court) is a Tax and Corporate Lawyer,... Published 15 Apr, 2024 10:38am
Print Multiplicity of taxes heavily burdening industrial sector Claim by the manufacturing sector is that while their share in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is 20 percent yet their contribution in taxes is over 60 percent Updated 15 Apr, 2024 09:41pm
Print FY24 real GDP projected to grow by 1.9pc ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s real GDP is projected to grow by 1.9 percent in fiscal year 2024, driven by a rebound in... Updated 13 Apr, 2024 01:38pm
Print SIFC helps FBR collect Rs6.71trn in Jul-Mar FY24 The government is likely to achieve its Rs 9.415 trillion revenue collection target for 2023-24 Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:50am
Opinion Exiting the economic quagmire: a call to action Pakistan finds itself ensnared in a period of stagnant growth. If the World Bank’s projection of GDP growth for ... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
Editorials The quest for FDI EDITORIAL: World Bank report titled “South Asia Development Update Jobs for Resilience” highlights the existing... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
Print SOEs: PM for speeding up sell-off process ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to speed up the process of reforms and privatisation of... Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:57am
Print No reduction in poverty in sight: World Bank projects 1.8pc growth ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 1.8 percent against the budgetary estimates of 3.5... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:46am
Business & Finance Urgent action stressed to stabilise economy ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has stressed the need for urgent action to... Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am
Opinion Contours of new IMF programme Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated recently the need for moving ahead with a new IMF (International... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am
Editorials March economic outlook EDITORIAL: In the most damning indictment of the caretaker government’s performance on the economic front, the Gross... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:37am
Opinion Productive use of energy critical to reviving economy The new government faces the daunting challenge of navigating its complex economic landscape. The country’s foreign... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 06:14am
Opinion Paradigm behind an ideal tax-to-GDP ratio One point of commonality in all twenty-three International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes secured by Pakistan to ... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
Print PM sets targets for MoF, other ministries PM Shehbaz Sharif decides to evaluate the performance of each ministry Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:52am
World India's GDP set to grow 8% or more in Jan-March quarter: finance minister NEW DELHI: India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to grow by 8% or more in the quarter ending March 31,... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:23pm
Opinion Criticality of regional economic cooperation-I The size of Pakistan’s GDP was around USD 180 billion in 2010, which was around USD 400 billion in 2023. This is... Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Q2 GDP stands at 1pc despite improvement in agri sector ISLAMABAD: The GDP growth stood at one percent in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year against the revised... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:47am
Opinion Documentation for economic prosperity Upon assuming office for the second time, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has undertaken the critical responsibility ... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Pakistan Q2FY24: Pakistan sees GDP growth of 1%, below expectation National Accounts Committee says agriculture sees 5.02% growth, but industrial sector contracts Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:34pm
Business & Finance NAC to approve Q2 GDP estimates today ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday (Mar 28) to approve the 2nd... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 09:38am
Editorials Bringing traders into the tax net EDITORIAL: Successive governments in Pakistan have tried and failed to bring the country’s traders and retailers... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 05:07am
Opinion Attacks on the NFC Award There have recently been some attacks on the 7th NFC award relating to the distribution of federal tax revenues... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:41am
Print Fiscal deficit: OICCI submits proposals to Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has submitted proposals to the government... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:46am
Print Country needs ‘another’ IMF programme: PM Says rising electricity and gas theft, low tax-to-GDP ratio and rapid increase in expenditure need to be dealt with seriously Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:54am
