The National Tax Council (NTC) could not meet this week in the absence of full quorum, despite formally convening a meeting, an affair which may appear to be small, but highlights the challenges posed by increasing political polarisation amid an unfavourable global environment for raising debt. The council was scheduled to meet on Monday to make a decision on complying with a critical condition
The sugar industry stakeholders have called on the government to allow the export of surplus sugar and promote the free market economy. “Last year, Pakistan produced 7.9 million tonnes of sugar, which is 40% (2.247 million tonnes) more as compared to that in FY2020-21,” noted Miran Mohammed Shah, President of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture. “If the decision-makers had considered this aspec
Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a four-month low at $2.44 billion in September 2022. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Tuesday that the receipts contracted 10.5% in September 2022 compared to inflows of $2.72 billion in the prior month. The remittances were 12.3% lower compared to the same month of previous year when they stood at $2.78 billion. Experts
The shares market witnessed a range-bound session on Tuesday as investors chose to book profits. Arif Habib Ltd said the benchmark index failed to continue its upward momentum despite opening in the positive zone. Sluggish participation led the benchmark to close in the red zone, it added. The trading volume remained healthy in main-board stocks while hefty volumes were recorded in third-ti
After hitting an all-time low of 239.71 to a US dollar on September 22, the Pak rupee has since made a handsome gain of 8.25 per cent. It closed at 219.92 per dollar on October 7. Whether Finance Minister Ishaq Dar can bring the exchange rate to Rs200 per US dollar, as he has repeatedly claimed, broadly depends on two things: how the US dollar fares against major foreign currencies and how quic