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Economy · Page 10
The rupee, the IMF, the budget, prices, power tariffs, trade and the businesses that employ the country.
FPCCI urges power tariff cut as Chitral sit-in enters tenth day
President Atif Ikram Sheikh says business costs are 30 to 35 percent higher than regional peers and calls for taxes to be reduced from 65 to 35 percent.
Closed Steel Mill Piles Up Rs79.3 Billion in Losses
Interest on old loans made up 72 percent of the three-year total, according to Ministry of Industries data.
Finance Ministry restricts supplementary grants under IMF conditions
Ministries must first use reappropriation and technical grants, with exceptions mainly for severe natural disasters, under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility.
Planning Ministry asks PM for seat in IMF talks
Ahsan Iqbal says negotiations on growth, inflation and poverty fall under his ministry's domain and wants its earlier role restored.
Aurangzeb calls for climate funds, regulated virtual assets
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb outlined Pakistan's climate financing needs and digital asset plans during UN General Assembly meetings in New York.
KSE-100 gains over 400 points in early trade
Auto, cement, bank and energy shares led the advance as Asian markets rose and oil prices eased, Business Recorder reported.
Government raises petrol price by Rs4.61, cuts diesel by Rs1.96
New ex-depot rates are Rs393.75 per litre for petrol and Rs422.08 for high-speed diesel, the Petroleum Division announced.