The macroeconomic mismanagement EDITORIAL: There is mounting evidence of macroeconomic mismanagement coupled with a failure to proactively formulate... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:07am
Business & Finance Brazil reports lower than expected current account deficit in Feb BRASILIA: Brazil posted a lower-than-expected current account deficit in February, showed central bank data on... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
BR Research Current account in forceful balance The current account was almost hung in the balance last month. The outcome is not natural but forced through import... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 11:52am
Business & Finance Jul-Feb CA declines 68pc YoY KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit narrowed by 68 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal... Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am
Business & Finance Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Print Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Print MPC to meet today KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am
Editorials No good news on the horizon EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investors Service further downgraded Pakistan’s local and foreign currency issuer and senior... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:44am
Print MoF says inflation likely to remain high in coming months ISLAMABAD: Inflation is expected to remain high in the coming months around 28 to 30 percent consequent to uncertain... Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:06am
Editorials The floundering economy EDITORIAL: Current account deficit has declined 67 percent to 3.8 billion dollars (July-January 2022-23) against... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Let’s tighten our belts for one year: all will be well There comes a time in almost any life, when one has to tighten one’s belt and rein in one’s consumption, for the... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:14am
BR Research Current account manageable… The current account deficit has reduced to $242 million in Jan-23- lowest in twenty-one months. The deficit is down... Updated 21 Feb, 2023 11:34am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan: C/A falls hugely on import curbs KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit (CAD) sharply fell by 67 percent during the first seven months of... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Markets KSE-100 falls over 1% owing to economic uncertainty Stalemate over IMF programme, rumours of interest rate hike by SBP keep investors on sidelines Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:59pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks 90% YoY to $0.24bn in January: SBP Deficit during 7MFY23 reduces over 67%, clocks in at nearly $3.8bn Updated 20 Feb, 2023 07:10pm
Opinion Who has cost Pakistan more? The blame game for the prevailing deep economic crisis continues with only one out of the three national parties,... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Markets Govt projection of achieving $3bn current account surplus in FY23 ‘unrealistic’: PBC The Ministry of Finance's prediction of achieving a surplus current account by the end of the ongoing fiscal year... Published 06 Feb, 2023 03:22pm
BR Research Petroleum consumption overview Up till last year, there were two ways to look at growing petroleum sales in Pakistan. The rising consumption of... Published 02 Feb, 2023 08:40am
Print Country needs to repay $3bn debt in five months: SBP KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that Pakistan is out of default as major... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Print C/A deficit dips 60pc in H1FY23 on lower imports KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit declined sharply 60 percent during the first half of this fiscal year... Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:42am
Markets Current account deficit recorded at $0.4 billion in Dec 2022: SBP Deficit for 6MFY23 stands at $3.67 billion, compared with $9.09 billion in the same period of the previous year Published 18 Jan, 2023 09:23pm
Business & Finance 0.15m less containers arrived in Jul-Dec: FBR ISLAMABAD: A total of 0.55 million containers of importable goods/ commodities have reached Pakistan during the... Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:54am
Opinion Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – I On December 16, 2021 at a seminar at Hamdard University where Dr Miftah Ismail, who later became country’s finance... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance India’s current account gap widens to 9-year high MUMBAI: India’s current account deficit widened in the July-September quarter as high commodity prices and a weak... Published 29 Dec, 2022 06:18pm
BR Research Telecoms: the year ahead After navigating a tough year in increasingly challenging operating conditions, what lies ahead for the country’s... Published 23 Dec, 2022 08:46am
Business & Finance FPCCI inks trade cooperation pact with Cyprus Chamber KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said the federation and Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov CAD shrinks 57pc YoY KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit shrank 57 percent during the first five months of this fiscal year... Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:54am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks to $0.28bn in November: SBP Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) shrank by more than 50 percent during the first five months of this ... Published 16 Dec, 2022 11:02pm
Print FX reserves may rise in H2FY23: All debt repayments on track, says SBP governor KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad Thursday said all debt repayments are on track and the... Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:30am
Markets Pakistan's debt repayment situation completely under control: SBP governor During SBP's podcast, Jameel Ahmad says all upcoming obligations will be met on schedule, reserves' position to improve in second half of ongoing fiscal year Updated 08 Dec, 2022 10:59pm