Business

Overall, CDWP clears six development schemes costing Rs130b.

Says influential segment has been brought under tax net for the first time.

“We are pleased to work with Pakistan to tackle this problem in cooperation with other development partner,”says envoy

Budget will help in streamlining the national economy in a permanent and sustained manner.

Coal power plant to meet textile body’s energy needs.

Incentives mark substantial step towards economic growth.

Government plans to end load-shedding by 2018.

Plan to revive House Building Finance Company pleases sector.

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 52.75 points.

Industry wants enforcement to discourage illicit trade.

Second setback after project annulled due to irregularities in December 2013 .

Total paid-up capital to be Rs6b, govt to invest Rs1.2 billion.

Ministers demand increase in salaries, PM rejects.

PPP Senator says budget has been prepared by industrialists for businessmen with no relief for common man.

Govt scraps Rs103b tax exemptions to broaden revenue base.

Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 284.87 points.

Tax not applicable on sale of stocks after holding period of 2 years.

Govt proposes 3% advance tax on business and club class air passengers in a bid to widen the tax net.

FED removed, withholding tax reduced by 1%.

Industry players term package a surety for increasing exports.

Energy firms and essential commodities will get cushion.

Dar’s written speech, however, states lower wage increase than announced.

After Rs73b increase defence budget for 2014-15 stands at Rs700.2b.

Allocations made for new motorways, bridges, locomotives, train systems.

Prime Minister Nawaz says main objective of new budget was to provide relief to the masses and increase tax base.

Pakistan to receive Rs1b from China, Rs16b under Kerry-Lugar Act; Rs49.5bn from Islamic Development Bank.

Govt made a cut, at least on paper, in budget of PM’s Office for fiscal year 2014-15, pegging it on Rs779.35...

Islamabad High Court gets a significant chunk for reconstruction.

In-depth analysis of the budget for fiscal year 2014-15.

A total of Rs63 billion will be made for the HEC.

PSDP size has been increased by 24% increase from last year

Oil output rises; power generation to increase 16,564MW in four years.

Foreign inflows fuel rally, improve business sentiments during FY14.

Massive loans taken for business expansion in outgoing fiscal year.

Dismal performance cause of concern for agrarian economy.

With debt servicing on the rise, long-term debt becomes saving grace.

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 52.16 points.

Move to help sector contribute further to GDP.

Tele-density reaches all-time high of 78%, up 3% from 2013.

Posts more than targeted growth of 11.3%

Reduction in drone attacks also helped in lowering direct losses to infrastructure.

Dar, however, pledges to increase growth rate by 1% every year taking it to 7% by 2017.

GDP growth of 4.14 per cent for 2013-14 fell short of the government’s target of 4.4 per cent set in the Annual Plan.

Wholesale and retail trade grew by 5.18%, compared to 3.38% last year.

Country sustains a loss of Rs477 billion in the outgoing fiscal year on account of tax exemptions to industrialists

Real-time, in-depth analysis of the economic survey.

New Islamic financial institution being set up to provide agri financing.

Pakistan introduces global practice to avoid curbs.

Instead government deciding to squeeze the already taxed.

Lop-sided tax policies encourage smuggling, fail to curtail smoking habits.