Business & Finance World Bank revises growth downward to 1.7pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revised downward Pakistan’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year 2023-24... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Jul-Sep trade deficit shrinks 42.25pc to $5.289bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 42.25 percent in the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance Sept CPI rises 4 percentage points to 31.4pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September to 31.4 percent against the... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Meta unveils strategy aimed at protecting election integrity ISLAMABAD: Meta, formerly known as Facebook, on Wednesday unveiled its strategy to protect general election... Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am
Print Many IT cos parking USD outside country: minister ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Dr Umar Saif, said that the... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:41am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug period: Borrowing from multiple financing sources stands at $3.206bn ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.206 billion from multiple financing sources during the first two months... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:31am
Print Provincial mandates: Federal spending must be ceased, recommends World Bank WB says that federal and provincial departments that are already redundant or would become so under the proposed devolution to the local governments should be abolished Updated 26 Sep, 2023 10:02am
Business & Finance Minister tells CMOs: No tax relief possible due to IMF programme ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication has conveyed to the... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Print KPEC implementation: Progress moderately unsatisfactory: WB ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has rated the overall implementation progress of the “Khyber Pass Economic Corridor... Updated 24 Sep, 2023 09:15am
Pakistan Pakistan’s politics, economic policies need to be aligned ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s politics and economic policies need to be aligned for the common purpose of long-term growth... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Print Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to... Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.93pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 21st September, 2023 increased by... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Data ex-filtration: Indian group targeting Pakistani, Chinese state institutions ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has revealed that PatchWork — an Indian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has... Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am
Print ADB revises growth downward to 1.9pc: Inflation revised upward to 25pc from 15pc ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024 down... Updated 21 Sep, 2023 09:37am
Business & Finance Jazz invests over Rs13.8bn during H1 2023 ISLAMABAD: Amid a challenging macroeconomic environment, Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, has invested... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:55am
Print July LSMI output contracts 1.09pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output registered negative 3.62 percent growth in July... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:11am
Print PM’s meeting with IMF chief at UN: Phasing out of certain SBA conditions highly unlikely ISLAMABAD: In the event that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar manages to meet Managing Director... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 10:57am
Technology Auction for 5G spectrum may take more time than expected ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has little in hand with respect to fiscal and policy interventions to oblige... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:48am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug textile group exports down 9.49pc to $2.766bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 9.49 percent during the first two months... Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:51am
Print Interim govt pursuing PSM revival plan, Senate panel told ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has started working on the revival plan of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), which has... Updated 16 Sep, 2023 09:48am