Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: While again ruling out a mini-budget, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked to seek speedy decisions in the pending tax cases in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and also improve law enforcement to recover the shortfall of 386 billion rupees. Government sources told The Express Tribune that the prime minister held … Read more
A representative image showing the seal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, January 26, 2022. — AFP The IMF mission is in Islamabad from November 11 to 15. Finance Secretary, FBR chief begin first session with IMF. Revealing a mini-budget is a more viable option: official. ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb has … Read more
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb addresses a press conference in Islamabad on June 13, 2024. —AFP FinMin describes the IMF discussions as “constructive and productive”. An open and factual dialogue took place with the IMF team, says Aurangzeb. The IMF claims to have held constructive negotiations with the Pakistani authorities. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rejected … Read more
A stockbroker looks at a computer during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi, July 31, 2023. — AFP Stocks hit a new all-time high above the 94,200 mark on Thursday amid high expectations of a soft landing for the economy, following reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF ) would … Read more