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[ Tells SECP reforms will target lower issuance costs, digital onboarding and wider investor participation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said that under the Capital Markets Development Council, the government is promoting coordinated reforms across the entire financial system by moving beyond institutional silos as part of its comprehensive reform … Read more
Titled ‘Melania’, it was funded by an extraordinary multimillion-dollar deal with Amazon. Melania Trump. Photo: file WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, Melania Trump and top administration officials attended the premier Thursday night of the first lady’s new movie promising a behind-the-scenes glimpse at her husband’s return to power. The documentary, titled “Melania” and funded by … Read more
Announces Rs4.04 power tariff cut; Slashes export refinance scheme rate by 3% to 4.5%; Offers blue passports PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses the country’s major exporters and business figures at a ceremony in Islamabad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced major relief measures for the industries and exports sectors, including a reduction … Read more
[ Shares of 324 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 90 stocks closed higher, 211 declined and 23 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded sharply on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed over 1,800 points to close above 184,100, after touching an intraday high of 186,619 … Read more
[The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner.
New York City is icy and cold right now, but you’re probably not going to be able to walk to New Jersey any time soon.
The Emmy-winning actress was especially adept at playing women who had been cast off but maintained an inflated sense of self, always with a great comedic payoff.
Bajwa said that 24 state-owned entities are being privatised this year, and that the three major airports have also been included in the privatisation list. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government has said that following the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the privatisation of Islamabad International Airport has been declared a priority, adding that … Read more
[ The FBR’s performance has deteriorated despite distributing 1,000 cars and increasing salaries by up to 400% to incentivise officers to perform better. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: As the tax shortfall against the downward revised target widened to Rs374 billion, the central bank on Friday ordered commercial banks to remain open on a holiday in the … Read more
The world body warned it would run out of money by July and have to close its New York headquarters if countries, namely the United States, did not pay annual dues that amount to billions of dollars.