People wait for their turn out at an ATM in Islamabad. – AFP / File The rates of salaried class slabs were revised upwards at the request of the IMF. FBR collects Rs 367 billion from the salaried class in the last financial year. The board faces a mammoth task of collecting Rs12.97 trillion in … Read more
A man reads the newspaper while selling betel leaves, cigarettes and sweets at a shop in Karachi. — Reuters/File A useful monetary policy to support economic activity: report. Forecasts weaken agricultural growth due to heavy rains. Wheat and Cotton Expected to Perform Poorly in FY2025. ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its recent publication, … Read more
A view of a textile factory in Pakistan. — Reuters/File Data shows that textile exports fell 3% to $1.27 billion in July 2024. Exports rise 13% to $1.64 billion in August FY25, the data showed. Textile exports recorded a reasonable increase of 18% to $1.61 billion in September. ISLAMABAD: A 10 percent increase in textile … Read more
A representative image of containers stored at a facility. — AFP/file KARACHI: Pakistan’s exports to the European Union (EU) increased by 14 per cent to $4.8 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, compared to $4.2 billion in the same period last year, official trade data showed. In November alone, exports … Read more
A currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a currency exchange office in Karachi on May 26, 2023. — PPI FDI flows in November jumped 27% to $219 million. China remains the leading investor with $469 million in FDI. The UK contributed $113 million from July to November. Pakistan’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) increased … Read more