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Budget 2023-24: New Income Tax Rates for Businessmen, AOPs

The amended Finance Bill 2023 has increased income tax on the income of individuals and association of persons (AOPs).The revised slabs for the individuals/AOPs revealed that where taxable income exceeds Rs. 600,000 but does not exceed Rs. 800,000, th…

ECC approves Rs2.5b to address shortfall of Pakistan Railways

The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved 2.5 billion rupees to address the shortfall of Pakistan Railways in order to ensure the continuation of operations without interruption.The ECC, which met in Islamabad on Friday with Fina…

Weekly Inflation Comes in At Below 35% for Second Straight Week

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 22, 2023, increased by 0.33 percent due to an increase in the prices of food items including wheat flour (4.95 percent), potatoes (2.60 percent), sugar (2.49 percent) and non-…

AGP Ltd to Increase Stake in OBS Pakistan Ltd

AGP Limited (PSX: AGP) has decided to increase its stake in OBS Pakistan Limited to 92.5 percent, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday.“The Board in its meeting held on June 14, 2023, and through subsequent approval effective fro…

Pakistan notes growing economic ties with Russia

Trade turnover between Russia and Pakistan has grown by over a third since last summer, as the two countries bolster economic ties, Pakistan’s minister for commerce, Syed Naveed Qamar, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.Bilateral trade from July 2022 to May…

Price of Gold in Pakistan Decreases Once Again

The price of gold in Pakistan fell for the fourth straight day during the week on Thursday to settle at Rs. 218,500 per tola.According to the data released by All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA), the price of gold (24 carats) d…

SBP Reserves Plunge to $3.5 Billion Due to Debt Repayment

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased by almost half a billion dollars on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.On June 16, the foreign currency reserves held by the SBP w…

UAE and India to Sign Rupee-Dirham Trade Agreement Soon

The central banks of the UAE and India are making great progress in talks about trading in dirham and rupee. They are expected to finalize an agreement soon. The goal is to reduce transaction costs and boost two-way trade between the countries.They wa…

Suzuki to Make Flying Cars With SkyDriver Inc.

Suzuki Motor Corporation has signed an agreement with SkyDrive Inc. to manufacture “flying cars” at a Shizuoka Suzuki plant in Japan in Spring 2024. SkyDrive is a Japanese company based in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.The two companies will develop a…

Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Deal With China

Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal Tuesday to build what would be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in the South Asian nation.The 1,200-megawatt project will be installed in the central Pakistani city of Chashma, where Beijing already…

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