economy

Decision comes in wake of hefty rupee depreciation

Contraction of industrial output, shift to RLNG dented demand

Core inflation decelerates to 8.4% in urban areas, remains static at 8.8% in rural areas

Ishrat Husain insists cooperation between public, private sectors will help overcome challenges

Walks a tight rope in meeting IMF target of controlling circular debt

Pakistan receives $328m investment in T-bills, other debt instruments in Jul-Sept

Expects global merchandise trade to rise 1.2% this year compared to April's estimate of 2.6%

New policy will allow PayPak to process transactions in Pakistan

Also falls short of refund target by Rs45b while return filers stand below 450,000

Says high foreign currency reserves critical for avoiding lender in future

OGRA, however, recommended reduction of up to 2.6%

90% cut in tax liabilities on builders’ income earned from low-cost housing schemes planned

Efforts are needed to increase exports to sustain reduction in deficit in the long run

Country can set up SME, agri-zones in collaboration with China, Germany

Most politicians and bureaucrats do whatever they have already decided

Innovation should be promoted to upgrade Pakistani products in global value chain

Govt shows little interest in taking critical steps to prevent worsening of situation

The territory has been in dire financial straits under an ongoing economic crisis

Surprise postponement of WeWork IPO underscores how confidence is eroding

President says country needs to make optimum use of the resource

Gloomy economic outlook and uncertainty keeps investors on sidelines

Moody’s cites US-China trade war as a risk for Asian economies

Says Beijing is committed to resolving disputes in a rational manner

Major US stock indexes slipped following news

Official says govt has failed to attract investment despite improvements

Businessmen demand focus on renewable energy to boost industry and trade

Anticipate better GDP rate than global agencies for the current fiscal year 2019-20

BoE policymakers to vote for higher interest rates in 2017 and 2018

Country’s National Index score stands at 33.8 compared with India’s 62.9

To also help improve agricultural practices, rural economy

Finally acknowledges some of Islamabad's initiatives with regard to ease of doing business

The Internet Association released its estimate as the tech sector has come under increasing criticism

Warning for the common man is clear: hard days are hard to go

Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan addresses LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo

PM Imran will also have some control over board proceedings

Trafigura will import LNG and sell to CNG station operators

Wide gap may force taxmen to take advances from banks, big firms

Tax holiday will be offered to foreign investors

PTI govt wants support in development projects, but financiers remain sceptical

Appointment of advisers, settlement of liabilities and assets to take six months

Imran's govt wants to take loan to build Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves

Share of income tax in total tax collection reduced to slightly over Rs2trn while sales tax and fed excise duty go up

Indian govt takes a number of measures to revive growth, but experts predict slow growth for the next fiscal year

Says growth rate to plunge to 2.8% this fiscal year; inflation to rise to 12%, highest S Asia

NHA not given funds for previous and current quarter under PSDP in which it happens to get largest share

Officials discuss proposed transit trade through railways

Shanghai Electric kick-starts civil works on second mining block in Thar

They had been set up in major cities to trace people outside of tax net

Reduced output at refineries will lead to lower demand for supplies from fields

Final decision to be made after FBR-Parliamentary Affairs consultations