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Pakistan should review and renegotiate scope of existing treaties

Govt would like to have current account surplus to achieve growth with stability

An in-depth account of distribution between Punjab and Sindh

China accounts for over half of global bitcoin production

Country’s largest exchange suspected of violating foreign exchange regulations

WTO for speeding up vaccine delivery

SPI decreases 0.59%

Recommend allocating minimum Rs50b for development of agriculture sector

UAF VC rejects notion that India is far ahead of Pakistan in farm sector

Industry had demanded exemption from 10% GST, sought zero rating

KSE-100 index inched up 93 points as investors remained cautiously optimistic

Urge government to remove disparity in taxes

Govt lauded for business-friendly budget

Higher export orders, industries running near full capacity aid growth

Govt expects to spend Rs2.9tr on domestic and foreign debt in ongoing fiscal year

Large chunk of relief will go to power sector

Performance remained encouraging in 2020-21 as sector grew by 2.77%

Finance minister says economy has to grow by 7-8% per year to accommodate new job-seekers

Finance minister says expenditures estimated on account of income tax, sales tax and customs duty concessions in FY21

Expansion led by strong performance in textile, food, beverages, automobile sectors

Shaukat Tarin says debt not good but necessary to fund high fiscal deficit

Economic Survey says benchmark KSE-100 index appears set to rise in FY22

Tarin believes IT exports will increase by 100% in coming years

Says power sector is a big challenge for the country

Pakistan shares blueprint with IMF on achieving Rs5.829tr tax target

Urge govt to focus on supporting small farmers to enhance agri growth

Asks govt to reduce withholding tax to 0.5% in federal budget for FY22

Auctions three to ten-year bonds to commercial banks

Authorises EAD to sign $1b worth of agreements for July-December 2021

Energy minister says shortfall due to maintenance work at Tarbela

By revising IGCEP and making schedule adjustments for projects, it can play constructive role

Country has forgotten long-term planning, replaced it with tweets, statements

With Covid-19, IMF says poverty rate in Pakistan is predicted to increase to 40%

To develop at fast pace, competent human capital and effective governance structure are essential

Remittances may not continue to grow at same pace in next fiscal year

Government appoints fifth finance secretary in past around three years

Telenor and Jazz pay second instalment of license renewal fee

Business community offers help

Rupee weakens against dollar

Some expect appointment of new finance minister to impact politico-economic landscape

Says levies spark inflationary pressure, discourage consumers

Company lodges protest with Petroleum Division over not being taken on board

IFC report says Pakistan’s untapped potential can be realised through key policy actions

Tarin supports proposal to give subsidised energy to five export sectors

Trading volumes soar to fresh peak at PSX

Ultimate loser of wishy-washy decision-making will be Karachi

Huawei-Changan tie-up expands to include chips

BITs are neither necessary nor sufficient condition for attracting FDI

As locusts can revisit in future, Pakistan should be ready to cope with them

Covid-19 provides ICT services opportunity to become vital contributor to export revenue