Trials and tribulations of CAD The current account deficit is slowly coming down. The toll stood at $1.0 billion in Mar-22 as compared to the... Published 25 Apr, 2022 08:11am
Markets Highest-ever monthly figure: workers' remittances in March hit $2.81bn This is a 28% increase on a monthly basis Cumulative inflow during nine-month period (July-March) reaches record $22.95bn Updated 14 Apr, 2022 02:49pm
Markets Pakistan’s REER rises marginally to 97.91 in February Pakistan's Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Published 24 Mar, 2022 06:54pm
Pakistan Reko Diq project to boost Balochistan economy, generate $100bn over its lifespan, says Tarin Terming the settlement with Barrick Gold Corporation and Antofagasta for the revival of Reko Diq as a ‘major ... Updated 22 Mar, 2022 06:53pm
BR Research CAD roundup: 8MFY22 Current Account Deficit (CAD) stood at $0.5 billion in Feb-22 as against $2.5 billion in the previous month – a... Updated 21 Mar, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance Pakistan's current account deficit reduces massively to $545mn in February Registers 78% decline month-on-month after clocking in at $2.53 billion in January Updated 19 Mar, 2022 05:52pm
Markets Rupee falls further against US dollar, nearing all-time low Depreciates another 0.12% in inter-bank market on Thursday Updated 03 Mar, 2022 07:10pm
Business & Finance Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8 Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm
Markets Against USD: Rising oil prices add to rupee's woes Rising oil prices pushed Pakistan’s rupee lower against the US dollar, as the currency registered a depreciation ... Updated 02 Mar, 2022 08:36pm
Markets Rupee crosses 177 against US dollar after record C/A deficit, high oil prices Depreciates 0.41% in inter-bank market on Friday Updated 25 Feb, 2022 08:30pm
Pakistan Experts weigh in after IMF programme revival Highlight need to address structural issues in economy Updated 03 Feb, 2022 06:31pm
Markets Current account deficit increases marginally to $1.93bn in December Six-month (July-December) deficit in ongoing fiscal year amounts to $9.09 billion Updated 22 Jan, 2022 06:20pm
Editorials Great expectations EDITORIAL: Shooting for the moon is good, as they say, because even if you miss you’ll land among the stars. But... Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am
Business & Finance Inaugurating Lahore Technopolis, PM says IT sector could end Pakistan’s CAD concerns Special technology zone has been established under Lahore Knowledge Park Company Updated 23 Dec, 2021 06:53pm
Markets Stocks end flat in volatile trade KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Friday witnessed highly volatile session and after oscillating in both directions,... Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Markets Best day of 2021: KSE-100 registers 2.76% increase Benchmark index closes over 45,300 due to positive triggers Updated 29 Nov, 2021 08:14pm
Markets Pakistan’s REER declines in October as trade competitiveness improves The Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) of Pakistan, a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average... Updated 26 Nov, 2021 11:25pm
Business & Finance Canadian dollar steadies TORONTO: The Canadian dollar barely moved against its US counterpart on Thursday as oil prices dipped and domestic... Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am
Business & Finance Monetary policy: Experts say rate hike higher than expected Market expected interest-rate increase of up to 100 basis points Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:20pm
Business & Finance Remittances clock in at $2.67 billion in September Amount nearly 17% higher year-on-year Published 08 Oct, 2021 06:37pm
Business & Finance Cash-strapped Pakistan purchases pricey LNG for Sept Pakistan has purchased the most expensive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in its history with LNG deals for September at... Published 30 Jul, 2021 12:09pm
BR Research CAD: Time to manage imports FY21 was one of the better years in terms of managing current account deficit while bringing the growth momentum... Updated 26 Jul, 2021 08:22am
BR Research Agri-imports: let them flow in freely! According to a news report published in this paper yesterday, the federal government’s Adviser on Commerce and... Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:25am
BR Research Currency – no excitement The current account was in deficit in Dec-2020 after five straight months of surpluses. This coupled with SBP ... Updated 27 Jan, 2021 10:38am