menu_open Columnists

Dawn Business

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

National Assembly panel directs FBR to expedite tax refunds

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday to automate and...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Federal budget to be presented on June 10: Finance Ministry

Adviser to the Finance Minister, Khurram Schehzad, on Friday announced that the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 will be presented on...

yesterday 30

Dawn Business

Tahir Sherani

PSX dips on oil price pressure, budget caution

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a volatile session on Thursday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index lost 778 points, or 0.65 per cent, to...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Shahab Nafees

ABAD proposes 15-year tax policy to boost investor confidence

KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) has called for a long-term 15-year tax policy to restore investor confidence, arguing...

yesterday 20

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

PM Shehbaz pledges swift reforms, resolves to benefit from World Bank help

• Meets IMF delegation, says country on road to economic progress • Govt seeks relief measures in budget; Fund reviewing proposals ISLAMABAD: Amid...

yesterday 40

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

PM Shehbaz pledges swift reforms, resolves to benefit from WB help

• Meets IMF delegation, says country on road to economic progress • Govt seeks relief measures in budget; Fund reviewing proposals ISLAMABAD: Amid...

yesterday 30

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Export Development Fund to support exporters in reaching global markets

ISLAMABAD: The Export Development Fund (EDF) will provide targeted technical and financial support to help exporters access international markets,...

yesterday 20

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Pakistan to export 125,000 tonnes of mangoes

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to begin mango exports from May 25, targeting 125,000 tonnes this season, with projected earnings of $100 million in...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Rupee depreciates despite global drop in dollar index

KARACHI: The rupee has been gradually depreciating against the US dollar, even as the greenback itself has fallen by around nine per cent on the...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

Business confidence turns positive after three years: OICCI

• Manufacturing sector leads recovery, followed by retail and wholesale sectors, survey shows • Respondents highlight inflation, taxation,...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Pakistan met all economic targets, EFF decisions taken by consensus: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that its executive board approved funding for Pakistan after the country “met all the targets”...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Dawn.com

Govt sets up digital assets authority as per FATF requirement

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced establishing a Pakistan Digital Assets Authority (PDAA) to regulate and accelerate the Virtual...

previous day 20

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

PSX hits all-time high, inches towards 120,000

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index rising by 960 points, or 0.81 per cent, to...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

Shahab Nafees

More burden on consumers as Discos seek FCA hike

• Nepra sets May 29 hearing on Rs1.27/unit hike request • If approved, power firms to charge Rs13bn more in June ISLAMABAD: With a massive 22 per...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

IMF yet to decide on budget relief request

ISLAMABAD: Seeking effective and practical steps for the realisation of agriculture income tax and improvements in retail sector taxation, the...

previous day 20

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

PM Shehbaz vows to expedite institutional reforms as IMF lauds economic progress

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation and reaffirmed his government’s...

previous day 20

Dawn Business

Sanaullah Khan

Deloitte pledges support for economic goals

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from Deloitte Advisory US, led by Richard Longstaff, on Wednesday called on Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Banks’ credit to NBFIs falls sharply

KARACHI: Banks’ credit to non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) sharply declined to Rs416 billion during November-May FY25, compared to over Rs1...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

SECP suspends insurance firm’s guarantee business

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has suspended the guarantee business of United Insurance Company of Pakistan...

previous day 30

Dawn Business

Kalbe Ali

Trade deficit with nine regional countries widens 35pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened by 34.64 per cent, reaching $9.787 billion in the first ten months of...

previous day 30

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Auto financing rises

KARACHI: 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...

thursday 10

Dawn Business

Aamir Shafaat Khan

Sindh Assembly slams Centre for gas crisis, delay in Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday lashed out at the federal government for neglecting Sindh’s core issues, including persistent and prolonged...

thursday 20

Dawn Business

Tahir Siddiqui

6.6pc rise in gas prices okayed

ISLAMABAD: Criticising the IMF-led gas disconnection of industrial captive power plants, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday...

thursday 40

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

CDWP clears 10 projects

ISLAMABAD: Days before the unveiling of the federal budget for the next fiscal year, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Tuesday cleared...

thursday 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Refineries agree to launch $6bn upgrade plan

ISLAMABAD: All five refineries are now ready to initiate upgrade projects involving a $6 billion investment after the government addressed their...

thursday 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Pakistan set to miss growth projection for FY25

• GDP expands at 2.6pc, per capita income sees modest rise to $1,824 • Economy size swells to $411bn, agriculture grows just 0.56pc and LSM...

thursday 20

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

PM Shehbaz briefed on FBR’s plan of digital freight tracking

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue plans to introduce digital tracking of freight vehicles to prevent sales tax evasion and curb smuggling. A...

thursday 3

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Push for simplified sukuk structures

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan is working to simplify sukuk structures and streamline the issuance process to deepen the Islamic finance...

thursday 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

Stocks lose 718 points on budget uncertainty

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Stock Exchange (PSX) faltered on Tuesday on economic concerns after the International Mone­tary Fund (IMF) attached new...

thursday 10

Dawn Business

Muhammad Kashif

Pakistan hopeful of getting $350m loans from UAE banks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking loans totalling up to $350 million from commercial banks in the United Arab Emirates to meet its external financing...

21.05.2025 30

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Profit repatriation jumps to $1.8bn

KARACHI: The outflow of profits and dividends on foreign investments jumped by 108 per cent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year...

21.05.2025 3

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Tariff cut on CBU vehicles

KARACHI: The Engineering Development Board (EDB), a strong arm of the Ministry of Industries and Production (MOIP), has surprised the auto...

21.05.2025 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

UK strikes EU trade and defence reset in ‘new era’ for relations

Britain agreed the most significant reset of defence and trade ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday after US President Donald...

21.05.2025 4

Dawn Business

Reuters

Pakistan, IMF open talks on budget finalisation

WASHINGTON: Paki­stan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) opened high-level policy talks in Islamabad on Monday to discuss the upcoming...

21.05.2025 10

Dawn Business

Anwar Iqbal

Govt fails to sell three inefficient power plants

ISLAMABAD: The government got an apathetic response to its auction for three inefficient power plants, compelling it to go for a second round of...

21.05.2025 9

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

SBP goes ‘cashless’ for cattle markets

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has initiated a nationwide “Go Cashless” campaign to promote digital payments and reduce reliance on cash...

21.05.2025 10

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Cotton sector faces potential crisis amid tax-free imports

LAHORE: Despite the early commencement of the new cotton ginning season in the second week of May — a first in the country’s history — concerns are...

20.05.2025 40

Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Govt achieved economic revival under PM Shehbaz, will provide relief in next budget: Sanaullah

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday that the country has achieved economic revival under the...

20.05.2025 3

Dawn Business

Dawn.com

Banking sector’s problem child

For the most part, Pakistan’s financial services industry is quite boring, at least when it comes to designing products that customers need. But...

20.05.2025 20

Dawn Business

Mutaher Khan

Dar heads to Beijing today for tripartite talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan, China and Afgha­nistan are set to hold tripartite talks in Beijing on Tuesday (tomorrow) to disc­uss regional peace and...

20.05.2025 4

Dawn Business

Syed Irfan Raza

Economic perils may push policymakers to introduce stricter tax measures

The World Bank has affirmed that the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan does not permit unilateral suspension — a stance Pakistan has...

20.05.2025 7

Dawn Business

Mohiuddin Aazim

Questions raised over Rs2.2bn vehicle spending in FBR reforms

• Planning Commission urges review of expenditure amid austerity measures • FBR defends procurement of 179 vehicles, says it’s essential to...

20.05.2025 10

Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

PSX hits 120,000 barrier to reach record high in intraday trade before losing gains

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued last week’s renewed momentum and crossed the 120,000-point barrier to reach a record high during...

20.05.2025 3

Dawn Business

Dawn.com

Dollar retreat setting stage for diversification?

The overriding objective of President Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs — most of which remain suspended until July while the White House...

20.05.2025 2

Dawn Business

Nasir Jamal

Key federal ministers discuss budget with Sindh govt to get allies on board

• Key federal ministers hold consultations in Karachi to get allies on board • Sanaullah hints at ‘good news for common man’ in upcoming budget •...

20.05.2025 3

Dawn Business

Imran Ayub