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Pakistan's tax revenue goal is of 13 trillion rupees ($47 billion) for the financial year ending in June 2025(Representational Image/Pixabay)
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Cash-strapped Pakistan won’t impose more taxes this year: Report

Nov 18, 2024 04:48 PM IST Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is facing public criticism for raising taxes and energy costs to meet the conditions…

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Company registrations on downhill trek, down 22% in October

NEW DELHI: Fresh company incorporations saw this fiscal’s steepest fall in October and the registration of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) eased for the first time…

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sovereign ratings: Nirmala Sitharaman calls for fair and accurate sovereign ratings to ensure capital for emerging economies at IMF meeting
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sovereign ratings: Nirmala Sitharaman calls for fair and accurate sovereign ratings to ensure capital for emerging economies at IMF meeting

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the issue for fairness and accuracy in sovereign ratings for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) during her address…

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Soft landing of global economy is increasingly a possibility: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Soft landing of global economy is increasingly a possibility: Nirmala Sitharaman

A soft-landing of the global economy, which has experienced tremendous stress over the past several years, is increasingly a possibility, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

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Nirmala Sitharaman highlights Global South's contributions to foundations of multilateral development banks
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Nirmala Sitharaman highlights Global South’s contributions to foundations of multilateral development banks

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the contributions of the Global South to the foundations of multilateral development banks at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference…

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Targeting 7%+ growth for next 2 decades: DEA secretary
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Targeting 7%+ growth for next 2 decades: DEA secretary

New Delhi: India isn’t looking for a short burst of accelerated economic growth but a sustained expansion rate of over 7% for at least the…

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Pvt sector’s role vital in ensuring durable 8% real GDP growth in India: IMF executive director
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Pvt sector’s role vital in ensuring durable 8% real GDP growth in India: IMF executive director

India’s private sector needs to play its part to ensure a sustainable 8% real GDP growth, which would be key to achieve a $55 trillion…

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India is growing 'very well,' but it still needs a strong jobs push, IMF's Gita Gopinath says
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India is growing ‘very well,’ but it still needs a strong jobs push, IMF’s Gita Gopinath says

The International Monetary Fund‘s (IMF) deputy managing director Gita Gopinath think India needs a strong reform agenda to keep up the pace at which its…

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Angel Tax: Reduction of Corporate Tax, removal of Angel Tax will help promote India-US economic ties: Ex-CEA Subramanian
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Angel Tax: Reduction of Corporate Tax, removal of Angel Tax will help promote India-US economic ties: Ex-CEA Subramanian

Reduction of corporate tax in the 2024 Indian Budget and removal of Angel Tax are among the measures that will promote India-US economic engagement, according…

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Pakistan inflation slows to 23.1% yr/yr in Feb, lowest since mid-2022
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Pakistan inflation slows to 23.1% yr/yr in Feb, lowest since mid-2022

KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer price index for February was up 23.1% from the same month last year, marking the slowest rate of annual inflation since June…

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