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When I sat down to write a commentary on Federal Budget FY21, I faced two odds: 1) there was not much to discuss and 2) there was no substantive explanation on how trillions of rupees additional revenue will be collected. …

The federal budget for 2020-21 is set in difficult circumstances with an exceptional degree of uncertainty generated by COVID-19. The economy was already reeling under the sharp slowdown brought on by the macroeconomic adjustment that began last July with accession …

The budget proposals for 2020-2021, prepared by the Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh — against the backdrop of potentially the biggest public health emergency and economic downturn in generations — and presented on the floor of the …

Sindh Budget The Sindh government presented the budget for FY2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs1.24 trillion with an estimated narrow deficit despite falling inflows from the federal divisible pool. Sources mentioned that the province is hoping to generate revenue …

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) report, the credit to the private sector continued its downward trajectory in H1-FY20, as businesses continued to scale down their activities and increasingly resorted to internal financing. This trend was consistent with …

Analysis of Economic Survey FY2019 of Pakistan recorded that the main purpose of public debt management is to make sure that the government’s financing needs are met at the lowest possible cost over the medium to long term, consistent with …

The New World Order implemented after the events of 9/11/2001 has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The details of what the world might actually look like is still being determined, however, it is safe to assume that if there …

Since 2010 investigators revealed that oil demand has raised quickly altogether over the planet due to worldwide oil price has driving down. Rise within the oil price cause to extend within the cost, import bills and price of petroleum products, …

The decision by the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to restrict claimability of input sales tax from unregistered consumers through the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2019 is expected to increase price of Urea by Rs40/Bag within the first month of …

International studies identified that economic growth and development is a main goal of most developing states; hence resources are mobilized from various sources counting external borrowing for investment into feasible projects for growth acceleration in any state. It is also …

Pakistan faces new challenges and emerging issues in the highly competitive world of consumer products, which is more complex, well-connected and fast-moving than ever. Whereas, it creates enormous opportunities, it also enhances risk factors. The products and services actually constitute …

The world’s energy-mix is changing rapidly to give priority to cleaner and renewable energy technologies to counter the looming threat of climate change. According to New Energy Outlook 2019 (NEO 2019) from the international research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance …