The continued stability in the exchange rate has made treasury bills (T-bills) attractive for foreign investors, as increased inflows noted during the first 15 days of the current month, according to sources in the financial sector. State Bank of Pakistan’s latest data shows that market treasury bills attracted $13.863 million during the first 15 days of March FY24. Financial market experts
With a four-year delay, the Federal Board of Revenue has set a July 1 deadline to implement the decision to connect professional services online with tax machinery across the country. The first draft rules for the plan were published on Dec 22, 2023. These proposed rules were later changed by another notification SRO428 of 2024, which established a precise time frame for implementing the decisi
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while taking notice of delays in the implementation of Trace and Track System (TTS) in tobacco, sugar, cement and fertilizer industries on Monday ordered immediate action against tax defaulters and evaders. The premier issued directives to the authorities concerned to form a committee to identify the hurdles in the implementation of TTS and those involved in tax th
Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on finance Muzzammil Aslam on Monday raised an alarm, warning that the new IMF bailout package, laced with “harsh conditions”, would unleash a tsunami of inflation and exacerbate public suffering. The PTI leader suggested the government refrain from hastily signing an agreement with the lender and instead involve the federating units to negotiat
ISLAMABAD: The review of IMF’s standby arrangement (SBA) is complete, and Pakistan is now seeking another IMF programme with the aim of “permanently resolving its fiscal and external sustainability weaknesses, strengthening economic recovery, and laying the foundations for a strong, sustainable, and inclusive growth”. This is expected to be the 25th IMF programme. Can an IMF programme “perma