Advance tax, refunds & compensation — III
The PTI Government without waiting for the next budget, through Presidential Order or Finance Supplementary Bill 2021, must make amendment in law requiring FBR to: 1- Account for advance tax…
Budgetary framework in IMF programme
The IMF Programme which remained suspended for almost one year has become operational once again. Effectively the Programme has entered the period of the Sixth Quarterly Review up to the…
Dirty air, foreign aid, and climate funds
Burning of fossil fuel has had a significant role in exacerbating climate change crisis, the tipping point of which appears to be around four decades ago as the recent monumental…
Bailout programme in the bag?
Excuse the stock market for not saluting the staff-level agreement with the IMF (International Monetary Fund), subject to approval form its executive board of course, because it turns out that…
The IMF programme
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)-Pakistan relationship has a history of over 60 years, starting in 1958 with a loan agreement of $ 0.3 billion to the current 2019 loan of…
IMF programme: The journey has just begun
The Fund program has finally been negotiated. However, it is only a milestone in the tortuous road to success. What would it take to successfully traverse the distance? We would…
Developing the fundamentals
THE survival of individuals and nations depends on their practical knowledge of emerging technologies and innovations, which is not possible without certain prerequisites including education and health. It is a…
PMC sets up Rs360m scholarship fund to support students
Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has announced the launch of the National Medical Scholarship Fund worth Rs360 million. The step will create avenues for high merit students who cannot af ford…
Status of the IMF programme
There continues to be a hiatus in the finalization of the sixth review of the IMF Extended Fund Facility to Pakistan. The Pakistan economic team, led by the Finance Minister…
Dilemma facing IMF, and Programme countries
The pandemic has seen international commodity prices, especially food prices, sky rocket; while oil prices also cross $80 a barrel a few days ago, which is the highest level of…
