Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday tabled a Rs 1.96 lakh crore size state budget for 2023-24 in the Assembly, an increase of 26 per cent versus last year's figures.
During the deliberations that followed, FM Sitharaman and the US Secretary of Commerce also exchanged views on enhancing bilateral cooperation to further boost investment and trade in mutually agreed areas, according to a tweet posted by the official handle of the Union finance ministry.
Ministry of Finance took to its official Twitter handle to inform about the meeting between Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and UAE Embassy officials.
The minister while addressing a press conference on Friday said that every year, private security vans, carrying USD 2 billion in cash, "move from south to north." He said dollars are smuggled out from there.
The Union minister said, "We have announced four core sectors where we have said there will be at least minimum presence of the government. But they have been also opened for private sector."
Noting that India is the destination for businesses, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the country has the right combination of factors that matter for a growing economy including a middle class, captive market with purchasing power, technology-driven public invest
Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced, " Formalities completed [and] Chinese Bank, ICBC approved rollover of USD 1.3 billion facilities which has been repaid by Pakistan to ICBC in recent months."
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI/Mediawire): Society today has evolved with new technologies and trends that reshape the world we live in. During the Union Budget 2023, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman asserted that the government believes in a technology-driven and knowledge-based e
Pakistan's government has taken the decision to generate PKR 335 billion more in revenue over the next fiscal year to finance the power sector's debt and liabilities.
During her visit to Panitanki, she was apprised regarding the role of customs in using advanced technology installed to deliver service in a cost and time-effective manner thus enhancing trade with our neighbouring nations.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan alleged that the state Finance Minister hid the economic position of the state while the state failed to collect Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) over five years.