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Electricity Bills to Rise Again This Month
Electricity consumers will pay an additional Rs. 1.11 per unit in their October 2026 bills under a fuel cost adjustment
ProPakistaniImported Almonds to Get More Expensive in Pakistan
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has raised the customs value of imported shelled almonds to $3.81 per kilogram and
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Indian rupee risks more losses after post-RBI policy slide, higher oil adds to woes
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee’s drop after a Reserve Bank of India rate hike and stance change on Wednesday that some economists said was hawkish has left the currency vulnerable to further losses, with…
Business RecorderIndian shares poised for muted start, TCS kicks off earnings season
Indian shares were likely to open slightly lower on Thursday , extending losses from the previous session after the central bank delivered a hawkish rate hike, while rising oil prices added to…
Business RecorderGold prices recover from two-month low as dollar rally stalls
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday as the dollar eased from an 18-month peak, helping bullion recover from a two-month low, while traders weighed the prospect of another US Federal Reserve rate…
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IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement on EFF, RSF reviews
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the fourth review of the $7-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review of the…
Business Recorder Reliable energy supply sought for export industries
KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman of the FPCCI Policy…
Business RecorderRs11.56m fines imposed for overcharging, hoarding
LAHORE: The Punjab Food Safety and Consumer Protection Department and its price control magistrates conducted 433,511 inspections across Punjab during the last one week in a bid to nab the…
Business RecorderTrade among Islamic nations must become key focus: TDAP chief
KARACHI: Chief Executive of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Saqib Chadhar has said the government will fully support economic cooperation among Muslim countries, stressing that…
Business RecorderPPP’s Farooq Naek resigns from JCP
ISLAMABAD: Senator Farooq H Naek resigned as a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Wednesday.
Business RecorderMariam Kayani made adviser to IMF ED
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday appointed Mariam Kayani, a BPS-20 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), as adviser to the executive director (ED) of the International Monetary…
Business RecorderUnrecovered VAT can push input cost up by 8.9pc: IMF study
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted significant distortions in tax systems that affect key economic decisions, noting that unrecovered value-added tax (VAT) can raise…
Business RecorderFBR imposes new conditions on units seeking tax credit
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday imposed new conditions and restrictions on units intended to claim tax credit for integration with the Board’s systems, according to a…
Business RecorderPower sector: Govt has moved to overhaul regulatory regime: Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: The government has moved to overhaul the power sector regulatory regime amid growing solarisation, falling grid demand and mounting legacy capacity obligations, with Finance Minister…
Business RecorderFinancial inclusion index rises to 59.5: SBP
KARACHI: Pakistan’s financial inclusion index rose to 59.5 in 2025 from preceding year’s 58.1, reflecting a further expansion in access to and use of formal financial services across the country.
Business RecorderSMEs digital portal launch likely by Nov-end
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the launch of a digital portal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by November end to facilitate access to bank financing and…
Business RecorderRs2trn target set for SME financing
ISLAMABAD: The government has set an ambitious target to nearly double SME financing to Rs2 trillion and increase the number of potential borrowers to 775,000 by June 2028, as the Finance Ministry…
Business RecorderCotton output target for Kharif missed
ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated production of the commodity is 6.7 million bales from an area of 1.75 million hectares…
Business RecorderBoltlike launches next-generation audience intelligence ecosystem
LAHORE: Boltlike Solutions, a Brillanz Group company and official audience intelligence partner of MADsemble 2026, formally launched its next-generation audience measurement and intelligence…
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