Opinion
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Fine Tuning Workers’ Welfare Fund Levy
Businessmen and the legal fraternity dealing with taxation matters are pleased with the change in the attitude of the Federal…
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Why Islamic banking?
Islamic banking is based on Sharia that prohibits ‘riba’. According to religious scholars it means both usury and interest, and…
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Catalysing Venture Capital Funding
The importance of venture capital (VC) for business growth is critical, as the VC funding is available to nascent companies…
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Islamic Banking – A Hedge Against Man-made Crisis
Islamic banking remained least affected by the global financial crisis. It experienced some problems only after this crisis had snowballed…
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Finance Bill 2009-2010: Looking into the PESTL Crystal Ball
Whilst the global economy is slowing down under the impact of the US subprime crisis, Pakistan has not remained immune…
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Problems Under The Withholding Tax Regime [WHT]
Withholding is an act of deduction or collection of tax at source and is in the nature of an advance…
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Issues in Islamic Banking
Islamic banking has achieved growth rates that tremendously outpace conventional banking. While there are banking norms common to both Islamic…
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Role of Tax Directors and Managers during Economic Downturn
During economic downturns, company bosses search for as many ways as possible to cut business costs and bring in cash.…
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Strategic Fiscal Policy
One wonders about the news item appearing in the newspapers in which World Bank issued a report stating the fact…
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Instruments of Islamic Banking in Operation
There is consensus among Islamic scholars that to replace interest, the ideal mode of financing under Islamic banking system is…