Pakistan IMF reaffirms support for Pakistan’s bailout, calls for deesclation with India The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday reiterated that its Executive Board meeting pertaining to... Updated 08 May, 2025 11:07pm
Pakistan IMF to proceed with Pakistan review despite India’s objections IMF Executive Board to meet on May 9 to discuss Pakistan programme Updated 03 May, 2025 09:43pm
Markets Pakistan sees sharp decline in worker emigration to UAE: report Frequent changes in UAE visa policies attributed to the decline Published 15 Apr, 2025 03:51pm
Markets From crisis to clean energy: Pakistan emerges as top solar market in 2024 Despite being a low-income country plagued by economic and social issues, a green revolution is taking place in... Updated 14 Apr, 2025 10:42pm
Perspectives ‘Begging mafia’: an international embarrassment It was just another morning as I set to depart for a day at the office, after finding that regular routes were... Updated 07 Apr, 2025 03:34pm
Pakistan Trump’s tariff threat: Pakistan’s $3.3bn trade surplus with US at risk, says report Amid escalating US trade protectionism, Pakistan must adopt a proactive and strategic approach to safeguard its... Updated 07 Apr, 2025 11:52pm
Pakistan US criticises Pakistan’s trade policies in new report The US government has raised concerns over Pakistan’s trade and investment policies, highlighting their adverse... Updated 04 Apr, 2025 10:59pm
Pakistan US tariffs will hurt Pakistani products’ competitiveness, experts warn 'Biggest assault yet on global economic system' says one expert Updated 03 Apr, 2025 10:10pm
Markets IMF agreement brings relief, but economic challenges persist, say experts Analysts believe Pakistan must remain committed to IMF programme to ensure sustainable economic growth Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:58pm
Markets Net-metering buyback: Does govt want to dim Pakistan’s solar glow? Stakeholders in energy sector including Senator Sherry Rehman have raised concerns over the government’s decision to... Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:02pm
Pakistan Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s banking outlook to positive Rating agency expects Pakistan's economy to grow by 3% in 2025 Updated 12 Mar, 2025 08:53pm
Markets SBP likely to deliver seventh straight cut amid cooling inflation Pakistan’s central bank is expected to lower its key interest rate by up to 50 basis points (bps) on Monday,... Updated 06 Mar, 2025 01:38pm
Markets Pakistan weighs cryptocurrency regulations amid concerns As Pakistan moves toward formalizing its stance on cryptocurrency, key stakeholders voiced their concern over... Published 04 Mar, 2025 02:59pm
Business & Finance Sindh increases penalties: Late registration could cost vehicle owners up to Rs200,000 The Sindh government’s Motor Registration Authority has raised the penalty for late vehicle registration by up... Updated 28 Feb, 2025 08:29pm
Markets Will 18% GST on net metering slow down Pakistan’s solar boom? In a key development on the renewable energy front, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) ordered that solar net metering... Updated 26 Feb, 2025 07:56pm
Markets Rupee’s stable road: PKR sees off best year since 2015 Currency had depreciated for a successive 7 years before seeing some gain in 2024 Updated 01 Jan, 2025 04:50pm
Markets PSX record rally: more Pakistani companies join billion-dollar club Number of companies with over billion-dollar capitalisation increases from six in May 2024 to 11 in December 2024 Published 16 Dec, 2024 04:16pm
Technology Out of 2.32mn freelancers, only 38,000 hold bank accounts in Pakistan, PM Committee told In a startling development, it was disclosed during a high-level meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee on IT... Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:57pm
Markets Gold price per tola decreases Rs5,400 in Pakistan as international market reacts to Trump’s victory The impact of the recent decline in the international gold price was also felt in Pakistan, with the price of a tola... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 10:28pm
Perspectives Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few... Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am