Shahbaz Rana
TV Host and Economic Correspondent at The Express Tribune
Host of News show, The Review, Express News, Economic Correspondent, The Express Tribune, Analyst, ex-Dunya, The Nation.RTs are not endorsements. Views are mine
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7 hours ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday conditionally approved the construction of the Dasu hydropower project at a 240% higher cost of Rs1.74 trillion and also decided to build a new border crossing post at Wagah with India. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), which took the decisions also approved the construction of 30 anti-smuggling posts along River Indus and in Balochistan at a cost of Rs15 billion.
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11 hours ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to substantially lower import taxes worth Rs120 billion in the upcoming budget aimed at opening the economy to foreign competition amid concerns over the impact of a steep tariff reduction on external financial imbalances. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has this week endorsed the plan of reducing import duties while turning down the objections raised by the Ministry of Industries and the Ministry of Commerce.
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1 day ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin virtual discussions on Pakistan's upcoming budget on Wednesday (today), as the visit of its mission to Islamabad has been delayed due to security concerns in the region, government sources told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. The virtual talks will take place as the global lender has appointed a new mission chief to Pakistan.
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2 days ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to make the new budget at an exchange rate of Rs290 to a dollar, anticipating only 3.6% depreciation due to a largely stable external account in the next fiscal year on the back of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The Rs290-to-a-dollar exchange rate indicates Rs10 or 3.6% depreciation, which is in line with the currency market trading in the past one year.
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4 days ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has set a more stringent fiscal path for Pakistan by setting the primary budget surplus target for the next fiscal year at 1.6% of the size of the economy which, this time, is projected to be achieved by largely containing expenditures.
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Victory over India with the help of China provides an opportunity to Pakistan to recalibrate its economic policies too.The country ought to truly revive China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, reshape its economic structure, reduce reliance on foreign loans & policy advice by ending
RT @HamidMirPAK: فتح کا جشن ضرور منائیں لیکن بھارتی جارحیت سے شہید ہونے والے پاکستانیوں کو مت بھولیں یہ گجرات کے گاؤں جلال پور صوبتیاں کے غ…
The IMF has set a more stringent fiscal path for Pakistan by setting the primary budget surplus target for the next fiscal year at 1.6% of the size of the economy which, this time, is projected to be achieved by largely containing expenditures. https://t.co/2Q9v138tcy
