Govt mulls over increasing regulatory duties up to 100% to ease pressure on rupee

Data agency under pressure to announce suppressed numbers

Seems reluctant to take bold decisions to arrest the widening current account deficit

Of the total subsidy amount, Rs91b is the cost of indecisiveness by the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Planning ministry seeks to reduce number of ongoing schemes by up to 90%

LSM sector grows 10.4% in Jul-Mar

Finance ministry sources say the bank hinted to give $1.5b under Counter Cyclical Finance Facility

State finance minister hesitant to back projection of single-digit inflation in FY23

The new $798.7m plan will be funded by a $192.5m loan from IDB and $606m in grants from GPEI

It will require imposition of additional taxes, increase burden on salaried class