SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm
Print Macroeconomy: Structural challenges persist: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that a host of structural impediments continue to pose challenges... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:24am
Pakistan SBP predicts 2.5-3.5% growth for FY25, warns of structural challenges Inefficiencies in energy sector resulted in accumulation of circular debt, says central bank in annual report Updated 17 Oct, 2024 10:51pm
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
Business & Finance Dollar edges up to two-month highs NEW YORK: The US dollar edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of records from the Federal Reserve’s... Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am
Business & Finance NPMC notes significant decline in inflation ISLAMABAD: National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting revealed significant declining trend in inflation over... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:33am
Print Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am
Pakistan Pakistan will not lose focus on reforms, Aurangzeb tells foreign investors Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb assured international investors that the government will not let go... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 10:23pm
Opinion Emerging negative factors There is an air of general optimism about the economy today. The Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion was approved ... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:11am
BR Research Inflation: Busting myths As the headline inflation clocked in at a surprisingly low 6.9 percent for September 2024, skeptics were quick to... Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am
Business & Finance FPCCI demands lowering policy rate to 9pc KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has... Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:50am
Print PM satisfied with ‘lowest’ inflation rate ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over reduction in price hike which is now... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Lowest since Jan ’21: Sept CPI inflation drops to 6.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation decreased to 6.9 per cent on year-on-year basis in... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Markets Lowest reading since Jan 2021: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.9% in September 2024 Reading also lower than market expectations that put figure in range of 7.5-8% Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:47pm
Business & Finance Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine... Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am
Markets Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm
Editorials POL price reduction and the feel-good factor EDITORIAL: Petrol price has been slashed by 10 rupees per litre, High Speed Diesel’s by 13.06 rupees per litre,... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:05am
Editorials Monetary easing amid slowing inflation EDITORIAL: In its scheduled 12 September Monetary Policy Committee meeting the discount rate was reduced by 200 ... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance PHMA wants interest rate in single-digit KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the State Bank to cut interest... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
Opinion An intriguing televised address Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am
Opinion What sustainable macroeconomic stability? The fall in inflation (to be precise CPI inflation) to single-digit in August –stood at 9.6 percent – meant that... Updated 06 Sep, 2024 07:36am
Editorials Inflation decline EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 9.6 percent – a... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 06:49am
BR Research Inflation: Single-digit, finally National headline inflation for August threw no surprise clocking in at 9.64 percent year-on-year – lowest since... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:07am
Business & Finance First single-digit stat in nearly 3 years: Annual inflation slows to 9.6pc KARACHI: Country’s annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading ... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Markets Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5% Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm
Print Inflation decline, credit rating hike: PM derives satisfaction from indicators Says government committed to economic reforms Updated 02 Sep, 2024 03:28pm
Print Credit to private sector: incorrect calculation? ISLAMABAD: Credit to private sector (flows) stood at Rs -326.9 billion, 1-July to 26-July 2024-25 against Rs -171.1... Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:21pm
Pakistan August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm
Opinion Inflation decline and no feel-good factor The July inflation data was released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the 1 of August, showing a ... Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am