Steady slide: SBP’s next move awaits The monetary policy is due on Monday (4th November). The pulse of the Chundrigar road is a 200-bps cut to a 15.5... Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:28am
BR Research ‘Cash and Code’ driving recovery As expected, the current account is nearly balanced in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The story is... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan IMF-backed reform agenda to accelerate Pakistan’s economic growth in FY25: ADB In its Asian Development Outlook, Manila-based lender sees Pakistan's growth to grow by moderate 2.8% in FY25 Updated 25 Sep, 2024 10:52pm
Markets KSE-100 retreats after briefly hitting record high of 82,000 Led by index-heavy stocks, benchmark index gains nearly 1.24% to settle at 81,459.29 Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:00pm
BR Research Current account roundup: 2MFY25 In August, the current account posted a marginal surplus of $75 million. The deficit for the July-August period... Published 19 Sep, 2024 08:42am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024 Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024 Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP' Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm
Markets SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5% Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm
Markets Majority expect reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds Brokerage house sees 100bps cut in meeting reportedly set to be held on July 29 (Monday) Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:56pm
BR Research Current account FY24: historic but in a good way? The current account posted the lowest deficit in thirteen years in FY24. The toll could have been a surplus if the... Published 22 Jul, 2024 08:27am
BR Research Current account roundup 11MFY24 The current account posted a deficit of $270 million in May 2024 after three straight months of surplus. The deficit... Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:55am
Editorials C/A surplus EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
BR Research Hope springs eternal, as do false promises The thing about economic indicators is they can tell whatever story the narrator wishes to sell. A quick look at... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 03:54pm
BR Research CA surplus – will it sustain? The current account surprisingly posted a surplus of $619 million in March 24,which is the highest surplus since... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:07am
Business & Finance C/A posts 3rd highest monthly surplus in March KARACHI: The country’s external account is performing well, posting the third highest monthly current account... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Editorials Balanced C/A by itself: no sustainable strategy EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is one economic variable that is coming under control, no thanks to the economy... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:54am
BR Research Current account roundup: 8MFY24 The practice of having near zero current account balance continues. In February 2024, the current account posted a... Published 21 Mar, 2024 08:56am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $128mn in February 2024 Overall balance stands at deficit of $1bn during 8MFY24 against $3.85bn in same period of FY23 Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:56pm
Business & Finance Malaysia’s current account surplus narrows to 253mn ringgit in Q4 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s current account surplus narrowed to 253.4 million ringgit ($53.05 million) in the fourth... Published 16 Feb, 2024 10:27am
Markets Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $9mn in November This is the first surplus since June 2023 Updated 18 Dec, 2023 05:35pm
BR Research To cut or not to cut The monetary policy committee is meeting today to largely deliberate on the policy rate. It is widely expected that... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 11:16am
BR Research Current account roundup: Aug 2023 The current account is coming back to manageable levels in August – departure from a sudden spike in the last month.... Published 18 Sep, 2023 08:58am
BR Research Understanding credit side of inflation The current tightening cycle, which began almost two years ago in Sep 2021 is showing no sign of abatement,... Published 22 Aug, 2023 08:38am
Markets Pakistan’s current account deficit clocks in at $809mn in July, highest since October 2022 Total imports stand at $5.03bn against $6.07bn in the same period of previous year Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:37pm
BR Research MPC surprise SBP has kept the interest rates unchanged at 22 percent. That was a surprise for a few, as the general expectations... Published 01 Aug, 2023 08:29am
BR Research Current account roundup FY23 The current account posted a surplus ($334 million for June 23) for the fourth consecutive month – the 2HFY23... Published 19 Jul, 2023 08:12am
BR Research CAD roundup: 11MFY23 The current account posted a surplus for the third consecutive month – last three months (March to May) surplus... Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:50am
Pakistan Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm
BR Research Current account roundup: 10MFY23 The current account hung in balance in April 2023, and the deficit in 10MFY23 is down to one-fourth and stood at... Published 18 May, 2023 08:47am
BR Research 9MFY23 fiscal accounts update The fiscal deficit is ballooning out of control. Overall deficit is reported at Rs3.1 trillion (3.7 percent of GDP)... Published 10 May, 2023 08:55am
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer