Inflation: is the worst over? The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am
Business & Finance April CPI-based inflation soars 17.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 17.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024 CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm
Markets Finance ministry sees headline inflation decelerating further to 18.5-19.5% in April Expects further easing to 17.5-18.5% in May 2024 Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:37pm
Markets 7th straight status quo: SBP holds key interest rate at 22% Upcoming budgetary measures may have implications for the near-term inflation outlook, Monetary Policy Committee says in press release Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53pm
Pakistan Inflation woes have taken the shine off Pakistan’s Eid festivities Mohammad Rizwan, a vendor selling children and women’s clothing off a side street from the main Tariq Road in... Updated 09 Apr, 2024 10:12pm
Pakistan UN expects Pakistan’s GDP growth to clock in at 2% in 2024, improve further in 2025 Pakistan’s real GDP growth rate is expected to clock in at 2% in 2024 and inch up marginally to 2.3% in 2025, a... Updated 05 Apr, 2024 10:10pm
Business & Finance Turkiye inflation inches up in March to 68.5%: official data ISTANBUL: Price growth in inflation-plagued Turkiye gathered pace in March, rising to 68.5 percent year-on-year, the... Published 03 Apr, 2024 02:16pm
BR Research WPI: Much more than it shows While the last two years have piled on a misery of historic proportions on retail prices, the seeds were sown a year... Published 03 Apr, 2024 09:18am
Pakistan In absence of major, sustained reforms, Pakistan to continue facing liquidity issues: World Bank Poverty reduction projected to stall in medium term due to weak growth, low real labour incomes, and persistently high inflation, says lender in 'Pakistan Development Update' Updated 02 Apr, 2024 11:38pm
BR Research Inflation still at a tricky spot The CPI inflation reading is finally lower than the policy rate. The headline number stood at 20.7 percent on... Published 02 Apr, 2024 08:00am
Print March CPI inflation soars 20.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 20.7 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm
Business & Finance Indonesia March inflation rate at highest in 7 months JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation on a yearly basis accelerated more than expected in March to 3.05%, the quickest... Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:29am
Pakistan Finance ministry sees inflation at 22.5-23.5% in March Says inflation outlook at moderate level despite upward revision of petrol prices and influence of Ramzan Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:12pm
Markets Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm
BR Research MPS: slow (and cautious) wins the race As expected, SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. However, the implied forward guidance (the language... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:43am
Markets SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% This is the sixth successive decision to hold rates by Pakistan's central bank Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:43pm
BR Research MPS: Stay put in March The monetary policy meeting is on Monday, March 18, 2024 and analysts are divided on where they will be, some... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 04:58pm
Perspectives Never has an economic roadmap been more important in Pakistan It was in June 2022 that Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation figure topped 20%. It has since then stood stubbornly at... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm
Markets Brokerage house sees ‘strong possibility’ of policy rate cut of 100bps in upcoming MPC A brokerage house sees “strong possibility” that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may cut the key policy rate by 100... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:38pm
BR Research Inflation: don’t lower rates on Food (CPI)’s account The average inflation for the fiscal year 2023-24 may very well be off target, but the taper has most certainly... Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:42am
BR Research Gas price & PBS: Never-ending love affair “Wonderful news on the inflation front” and other message son similar lines were aplenty last Friday when the... Published 05 Mar, 2024 09:07am
Business & Finance KIBOR falls after ‘lower-than-expected’ inflation reading The Karachi Interbank Offered Rate (KIBOR) dropped notably following the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based... Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:04pm
Print Feb CPI-based inflation up 23.1pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 23.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:39am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022 Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm
Pakistan Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5% Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm
Pakistan Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a... Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm
Business & Finance Indian rupee ends flat tracking subdued Asian peers MUMBAI: The Indian rupee closed unchanged on Tuesday after hovering in a narrow range through the day’s session as... Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am
Markets Delivery startup Krave Mart sees change in buying behaviour amid inflation spike Pakistanis are opting for cheaper brands, be it cooking oil, hand wash, or soaps, as inflation has caused... Updated 03 Feb, 2024 08:44pm
