Month: December 2021

Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, said on Friday that certain media reports misinterpreted various tax issues as many taxes which were reportedly imposed were in fact not levied.Addressing a press conference, the Chair…

Afghanistan Revenue Department (ARD) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) concluded the second round of negotiations on the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Pakistan and Afghanistan.The four-member delegation of the Afghanistan Revenue Department …

More than two-thirds of the $1.7 billion increase in textile exports from July to November 2021 is due to an increase in global prices. In other words, had international prices remained the same from last year, the dollar value of textile exports would…

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Friday approved the re-rolling of a $142 million loan for Roosevelt Hotel, New York.Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presided over the meeting, which discussed a number of summaries, including t…

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan achieved a historic high level of cooperation with over $2.3 billion committed by the Bank in 2021, said ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye.The Country Director in a video message stated, “as we continue…

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected net revenue of Rs. 2,920 billion during July-December of the current financial year 2021-22, exceeding the target of Rs. 2,633 billion by Rs. 287 billion.According to the FBR provisional revenue collection f…

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised Rs. 1.26 trillion against a target of Rs. 1.2 trillion in the most recent treasury bill auction on Wednesday.Despite the big money raise, cut-off yields in the auction had a slight dip in three-month and six-mont…