New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) As deliberations on the upcoming budget gather pace, Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s recent engagement with trade bodies and the business community has thrown up a set of entrenched concerns that continue to weigh on economic activity, according to an editorial in the Karachi-based Business Recorder newspaper. Stakeholders pointed to the persistently high cost of doing business, tightening liquidity, chronic infrastructure gaps and most importantly, po…
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Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A transparency survey, launched by Ipsos and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has found a gap between “perception and reality”, showcasing trust deficit between people and government institutions, local media reported on Thursday. The Index of Transparency and Accountability in Pakistan (iTAP), launched during an event in Islamabad on Tuesday, revealed that government departments usually have a bad image in public in comparison to the …