economy

Pakistan shares its revised macroeconomic indicators with IMF

Federal cabinet urges permanent solution to refugees issue

Punjab governor insists economy suffered massively due to iniquitous policies in the past

Taxes are an important source of revenue generation for any government

Say awarding non-filers will increase the burden on existing taxpayers

Foreign investors are pulling out of risky markets and returning to the US

Delay caused by divergent views of ministries, govt intervention sought to resolve issue

Contrary to expectations, it has resulted in only a marginal improvement in Pakistan’s exports to EU

Delays in regulatory approvals from PTA due to absence of proper head led to failure of transaction

Price revision is unavoidable; both govt and consumers have to make sacrifices

Appreciation of dollar, higher global oil prices to exacerbate country’s economic woes

Investment, which lags in the region, must be doubled

Economy of the country is facing crisis and needs immediate injection of $12.5 billion

Data on exports that was released on Tuesday indicating growth

Tourism industry has failed to thrive under successive governments

Analysis suggests benefits of IMF programme outweigh the cost country may have to pay

Comments taken out of context and distorted

May also increase customs duty, reduce age limit for car imports

In 10 years, the debt parked in holding company has gone up from Rs105 billion to Rs582 billion

EAC is calling for what it calls ‘tough decision making’ within the first two months

Govt still undecided on going to IMF; Fund’s team to arrive next month

Should focus on development of agriculture, dairy and mining sectors

PM sets up 18-member council, 11 members come from private sector

Iran faces international sanctions in the wake of the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal

Asad says parliament will decide if govt should approach IMF

Country set on course to overtake Britain as world's fifth-largest economy

The Iranian parliament decided to summon President Hasan Rouhani to account for the parlous state of the country

Expansionary fiscal policy, poor performance of tax body put country into a deeper debt trap

Many retailers had displayed official price lists to avoid being fined by officials

SAARC CCI asks new premier to promote intra-regional trade

It may consider tapping bilateral sources, go to IMF, float Euro and diaspora bonds

Country needs to make investment opportunities more lucrative for locals

Research suggests strategy for making higher value-added export goods

Advises further rupee devaluation of 8%, 200bps increase in key interest rate

Pakistan’s agriculture received a boost in the 1960s when it posted a growth rate of 5.1%

Country’s business community feels the time is right for a bargain

Mass media termed connecting force for people from east and west

Turkey is passing through a period of turbulence and is in a financial crisis

As the new government assumes power, energy crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing Pakistan

Assistance will be sought from China to improve domestic manufacturing capabilities

The economic model that we have been using all these 71 years has failed to deliver

Unorthodox approach to currency crisis has unnerved investors, according to reports

Asad gets real-time in-sights into country’s finances

Trump's withdrawal from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran spooked investors, triggered run on the Iranian rial

After that, it will switch to restoring economy’s competitiveness

Most important challenge is human deficit that reflects lack of competent economic managers

Claims nation's financing gap is between $10 and $12 billion dollars

CPEC is one of the six economic corridors envisioned under the One Belt One Road initiative for closer economic ties

It will promote transparency and efficiency; IT likely to create 1m jobs

Says deterioration in bank earnings, foreign currency market could dent financial stability