Seeking effective and practical steps for the realisation of agriculture income tax and improvements in retail sector taxation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet to take a position on Pakistan’s request for relief measures in the upcoming budget, due on June 2. The authorities, however, have committed to meeting any revenue shortfall through reduced expenditure in the Public Sector
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) faltered on Tuesday on economic concerns after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attached new performance benchmarks to the current $7bn Extended Fund Facility, which dented bullish sentiments and bears dragged the benchmark KSE 100 index below 119,000-barrier on nervous selling by jittery investors. Topline Securities Ltd said the stock market remained v
Amid falling lending costs, auto financing increased by 2 per cent month-on-month and 12pc year-on-year to Rs263 billion in April. This was the fifth straight monthly rise. However, auto financing remains 28pc below its peak of Rs368bn in June 2022, observed Topline Securities Chief Executive Mohammed Sohail. The benchmark interest rate stands at 11pc after staying at an unprecedented level
All five refineries are now ready to initiate upgrade projects involving a $6 billion investment after the government addressed their key demand for clearance of their Rs34bn stuck-up funds through petroleum pricing. The chief executive officers (CEOs) on Tuesday had a meeting with Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik to appreciate his proactive role in resolving almost a year-long problem hamp
Criticising the IMF-led gas disconnection of industrial captive power plants, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday determined about 6.6 per cent (Rs117 per unit) increase in prescribed natural gas prices to meet about Rs890 billion revenue requirement of the two gas companies during 2025-26. In a late-night determination sent to the federal government, Ogra worked out the aver