Markets Weekly SPI inflation down 1.1pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended on April 25, 2024, decreased by 1.10... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Business & Finance Number of cellular subscribers rises to 192.07m ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 191.46 million by end February to 192.07 million by end... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Print ‘Case study of 2022 floods’: ADB warns of big climate disasters ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 01:06pm
Pakistan $400m HEDP restructuring project: World Bank’s help sought ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for restructuring of Higher Education Development in Pakistan... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Business & Finance UNDP report: Pakistan in moderate digital development category ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lies in the moderate digital development category with a cumulative Digital Development Index... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
Business & Finance Jul-Mar borrowing stands at $6.899bn ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $6.899 billion from multiple financing sources during the first nine months... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:00am
Business & Finance ‘Digitise Pakistan in governance, economy, and society overall govt’s vision’ ISLAMABAD: The government’s vision is to digitise Pakistan in three verticals including governance, economy, and... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
Business & Finance IT, ITeS export remittances up 17.37pc in first 8 months ISLAMABAD: IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call centre ... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Print Pakistan ‘highly vulnerable’ to impacts of climate change: WB ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:37am
Print IMF Executive board meetings scheduled till May 1: Pakistan not yet on the agenda ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its executive board... Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:26am
Print Crisis-Resilient Social Protection programme: World Bank to approve $270m additional financing next month ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will provide additional financing of $ 270 million for Crisis-Resilient Social Protection... Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:00am
Print Space activities rules: Pemra licensees to use only registered satellites in future ISLAMABAD: The existing licensees of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) shall continue to ... Updated 21 Apr, 2024 09:19am
Print Demand & supply side: More work needs to be done: IMF official ISLAMABAD: The monetary policy has been tightening over the past two or three years in Pakistan to control... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:24am
Business & Finance IMF detects hike in govt expenditure ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an increase of 0.7 percent in the government... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Print ‘Kindly refrain from emailing Mr. Porter and Ms. Kozack...,’ IMF tells BR ISLAMABAD: What is the maximum possible International Monetary Fund (IMF) fresh programme loan that can be extended... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:59am
Business & Finance Economic developments: PBS develops calendar to release ‘QNAs’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has developed a dissemination and revision policy while... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Print Jul-Feb LSM posts negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.51 per cent during the first... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 08:59am
Print 24.8pc inflation forecast: IMF projects 2pc growth ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the GDP growth rate for Pakistan at two per cent for... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:41am
Print Infrastructure financing support: ADB wing rates TA as ‘successful, relevant’ ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated technical... Updated 16 Apr, 2024 09:13am
Print World Bank quantifies Pakistan’s financing needs ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has stated that Pakistan now faces financing needs surpassing 10 percent of Gross Domestic... Updated 16 Apr, 2024 11:07am