Tax shift hits VPS, aids equity funds
By Nilam Bano | Category Fixed Income
June 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM GMT+05:00
Pakistan’s FY26 budget proposed a sweeping overhaul of savings-market taxation, ditching long-standing income-exemption benefits on Voluntary Pension Schemes (VPS) and reshaping the way mutual-fund dividends are taxed...
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Budget FY26: From Podiums to Pantries
By Nilam Bano | Category Economy
June 10, 2025 at 03:41 PM GMT+05:00
Behind the extravagant figures and talk of growth, the mood in power corridors is oddly confident. This will allow our Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, to stand tall today, armed with improving numbers, higher growth forecasts, a narrowing current account deficit, and finally cooling inflation.
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Asia markets climb as investors watch U.S. trade moves
By Nilam Bano | Category Global Business
March 26, 2025 at 09:14 AM GMT+05:00
Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday and the U.S. dollar meandered as markets awaited clarity on President Donald...
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