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DG Valuation fixes export values for mangoes vide VR No.2/2025
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has officially notified the export values for mangoes for the current season, setting a fresh benchmark for...
Pakistan reduces sugar import tender to 50,000 tons amid price surge
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has made a significant change to its sugar import tender. The country has...
Interest rate may drop soon, but SBP holds the key: Muhammad Aurangzeb
KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that there is room to reduce the interest rate, but the final decision...
Nationwide strike looms: Aurangzeb calls traders to the table
KARACHI: The Finance Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Aurangzeb, has invited all chambers and trade associations nationwide for a negotiation meeting...
Ahsan for early start of transshipment operations between Gwadar & Persian Gulf
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the...
FBR tightens noose around terminal operators
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a comprehensive monitoring framework for terminal operators operating at sea ports,...
Aurangzeb calls for population-based NFC allocations
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has urged that population size and human development indicators should become key criteria in how...
Tax advisors challenge FBR’s QR scan system, citing compliance hardships
KARACHI: Tax advisors and consultants have formally approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to express strong reservations against its...
FBR’s new PIN system creates impossible hurdle for non-resident taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has recently introduced significant amendments to the income tax return filing process, as...
Pakistan’s foreign reserves cross $20b after strong official inflows
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves jumped sharply during the week ending July 4, 2025, following a sizable injection of official...
Pakistan launches first National Dredging & Marine Services company to boost port capacity
KARACHI: Pakistan has launched its first National Dredging and Marine Services (NDMS) company in collaboration with the Port Qasim Authority,...
State Bank of Pakistan to launch pilot for digital currency, says governor
KARACHI/SINGAPORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is finalising legislation...
Govt waives all duties, taxes on sugar imports to check price hike
KARACHI: National Food Security Ministry announced that it has decided to waive all duties and taxes on sugar imports to...
Workers’ remittances increase by 26.6pc to $38.3b in FY 2025
KARACHI: The workers’ remittances increased by 26.6 percent during the fiscal year 2025 as compared to the corresponding period of...
Dubai-based bank arranges $1b financing facility for Pakistan
KARACHI: A Dubai-based bank has successfully arranged a $1 billion syndicated term-finance facility for Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance said...
Govt to cut container dwell time by 70pc at ports: Junaid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has announced the establishment of a high-level committee tasked with...
Naqvi orders crackdown on hawala-hundi mafia, non-customs goods
KARACHI: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to launch a full-scale crackdown on hawala-hundi networks, non-custom...
FDI-driven M&A activity crosses $50m in FY25 with 69 approvals from CCP
KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) approved 69 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions during fiscal year 2024–25, facilitating an...
Exchange companies contribute $5b in remittances during FY2024-25
KARACHI: Foreign currency exchange companies in Pakistan contributed nearly $5 billion in remittances during the fiscal year 2024-25, marking a...
Aurangzeb stresses sustained tariff reform to boost trade competitiveness
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation...
