What’s in store for this government? A wave of unease and anguish pervades the country. The events of May 9 have only added to the state of uncertainty ... Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am
BR Research Shell Pakistan in 1QCY23 Shell Pakistan Limited (PSX: SHEL) announced its financial performance for the first quarter of 2023, which was... Published 15 May, 2023 08:38am
Business & Finance Zahid for import substitution, sell-off of loss-making SOEs to help resolve economic crisis KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
Editorials Death rattle of a global order? EDITORIAL: The market has clearly rejected the rhetoric that problems at SVB (Silicon Valley Bank), Signature Bank... Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am
Opinion An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am
Business & Finance Economic crisis to deepen by June, claims UBG chief KARACHI: President United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail said the economic crisis will become more serious by... Published 16 Apr, 2023 03:36am
Pakistan Rising external debt driving Pakistan's economic woes, says UN The United Nations has said Pakistan is in the eye of a polycrisis as the country’s external debt almost doubled... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 06:21pm
Opinion Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?–I The Pakistanis are battling an inflation rate of over 35 percent, a policy rate of 21 percent, depletion in value of... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:20am
Opinion ‘WB: A wake-up call’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “WB: A wake-up call” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer,... Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Partly Facetious: The crippling impasse “Good decision, you reckon?” “If you are referring to the ongoing politico-legal impasse…” “Nope.”... Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am
Opinion Pension reforms Throwing Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) at the police and in return tear-gassed and water-cannoned with, as is the... Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am
Print Umar says ‘next week to be turning point’ LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Asad Umar on Sunday praised party’s workers and supporters... Updated 27 Mar, 2023 12:06pm
Pakistan ‘Pakistan is running out of time,’ warns PBC as IMF programme hangs in balance As stakeholders contest short-term power, Pakistan's long-term future is in jeopardy, says Pakistan Business Council Updated 22 Mar, 2023 04:44pm
Opinion We’ve no Narasimha Rao or Manmohan Singh It was in 1991 that India was hit by a major economic crisis resulting from a huge balance of payments deficit. The... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 07:08am
Editorials Inauspicious anniversary EDITORIAL: How ironic that the country is tumbling from one political-constitutional crisis to another in the year... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 06:54am
Business & Finance Pakistan receives $500m from China’s ICBC bank KARACHI: Pakistan has received a loan tranche from China of $500 million that will help the country shore up its... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Pakistan Tola for unity, political stability to steer country out of current economic crisis KARACHI: State Minister and Chairman of Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission (RRMC), Ashfaq Tola has said... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance FPCCI proposes more regional trade to ease economic crisis KARACHI: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Pakistan Lack of vision behind economic failure, says ex-minister LAHORE Former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah has said that there is huge potential in Pakistan because it is fifth... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan To achieve his goal, Imran wants unrest to spread: minister LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that Pakistan... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Opinion Debt relief for developing countries Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance To lessen pressures on rupee: PDP calls for trade in currencies other than dollar KARACHI: Chairman of the Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Altaf Shakoor has said that to tackle the ongoing economic... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:29am
Pakistan Fazl says IK responsible for economic crisis ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman came hard on former Prime Minister... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:09am
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
BR Research Beyond repair? Heavy is the head that wears the crown – especially the one that is still trying to govern Pakistan amid myriad ... Published 03 Mar, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Economic crisis cannot be fixed thru IMF lending alone: BMP LAHORE: As the annual inflation rate has hit the new high of 38.42% for the previous week the Federation of Pakistan... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Business & Finance Dependence on IMF no solution to economic crisis: UBG KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has said that in the current situation of the... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan Imran accuses govt of destroying economy LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of destroying... Published 23 Feb, 2023 06:40am
Opinion Markets bracing for ‘no landing’ world economy scenario curb risk appetite Markets, bracing for a “no landing” scenario where global economic growth is resilient and inflation stays ... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan Maryam blames PTI govt for economic mess ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz, on Monday,... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am
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