Print High inflation, low growth and falling forex: Country confronted with variety of challenges: MoF ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is currently confronted with the challenges such as high inflation, low growth and low levels of... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:18am
Pakistan Pakistan’s performance worsens, rank remains same in corruption perception index In the latest Transparency International's (TI) latest Corruption Perception Index, Pakistan scores 27 out of 100 points, lowest since 2012 Updated 31 Jan, 2023 07:55pm
Business & Finance PKR slide likely to fuel inflation in a big way ISLAMABAD: The depreciation of Pak rupee by 13.5 percent by Friday in the interbank rate will raise inflation to 35... Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:26am
Opinion Gross mishandling of the rupee The economically disastrous policy of controlling the interbank rate thereby providing stimulus to the black market,... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Markets SBP raises key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 17% — a 25-year high Governor SBP Jameel Ahmad announces decision at press briefing following the meeting Updated 23 Jan, 2023 10:04pm
Opinion Why are interest rates expected to rise? It’s that time again when speculation over the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) monetary policy stance starts to... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 07:57am
Print SBP may hike rates by another 100bps to tame inflation KARACHI: State Bank looks set to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17% at its review on Monday as it... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:44am
Print Food inflation highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 35.5 per cent in December on year-on-year... Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am
Opinion Managing sovereign default Nations can and do periodically default on their sovereign debt, despite the fact that they do so comparatively... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:41am
Opinion Galloping inflation Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and... Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Equity mutual funds: a half year of turmoil The first half of fiscal year 2023 has come to an end, and will be remembered as a time where Pakistan lurched from... Updated 06 Jan, 2023 10:36am
Print Forex reserves to be propelled by ‘friends’: Dar PTI’s ‘White Paper’ censured Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:58am
Editorials Analysing the inflationary spiral EDITORIAL: December 2022 headline inflation (Consumer Price Index) rose by 24.5 percent as per the Pakistan Bureau ... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Inflation to maintain declining trend in December: Finance Division In its Monthly Economic Update & Outlook, govt expects CPI-based inflation to remain in the range of 21-23% Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:01pm
Business & Finance PBF terms 2022 ‘worst year’ for country’s economy KARACHI: President of Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Mian Usman Zulfiqar said textile and its allied sectors,... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Print S&P cuts rating on weakening of several metrics Rating agency states that Pakistan’s already low foreign exchange reserves would remain under pressure throughout 2023 Updated 23 Dec, 2022 09:04am
Print Key phrase: ‘structural reforms’ State Bank of Pakistan says prudent monetary and fiscal policies imperative to increase resilience of the economy Updated 22 Dec, 2022 09:52am
Business & Finance SBP lowers FY23 growth forecast KARACHI: Taking into account the destruction caused by floods and the policy focus on stabilization, the State Bank... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
BR Research Sizing Pakistan’s poultry output In recent years, BR Research has raised its fair share of concerns about the dubious measurement of Pakistan’s... Published 16 Dec, 2022 08:59am
Markets Most Gulf markets gain on US data DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the prospects of a pivot in... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Markets Wall Street gains as CPI data calms jitters NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, led by rate-sensitive megacap stocks, after a... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Markets Japanese rubber futures track Shanghai lower SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures edged lower on Tuesday, tracking losses in the Shanghai market as rising Covid-19... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance China’s PPI falls, consumer inflation slows on soft demand BEIJING: China’s factory-gate prices showed an annual fall for a second month in November while consumer inflation... Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:15am
Markets Gold gains as US dollar, yields slip on Fed slowdown bets NEW YORK: Gold prices rose on Wednesday, helped by a retreat in the dollar and US bond yields, as investors... Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Inflation: the fault is in ourselves Inflation has reached politically untenable levels in the ongoing year, considerably higher than the high rates... Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:09am
Business & Finance Former finance minister suggests rescheduling of external debt KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) economic team has suggested immediate rescheduling of entire external debt... Updated 04 Dec, 2022 12:45pm
BR Research Core inflation keeps rising National CPI headline inflation for the first five months of FY23 stands at 25.1 percent. It was a little over 9... Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:39am
Print Nov CPI inflation jumps 23.8pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:41am