FBR reforms top priority, says minister ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday reaffirmed its priority towards the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
World If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from ‘burdensome regulations’ WASHINGTON: A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of US financial regulators, according... Published 13 Apr, 2024 03:49am
Opinion Beyond colonial legacies—I The economic crisis in Pakistan primarily stems from two critical issues: the absence of constitutional governance... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Print PML-N, PPP wrangle over premiership ISLAMABAD: Country’s two largest political parties were on Monday wrangling over who will be prime minister after an... Updated 13 Feb, 2024 08:55am
Editorials ‘Worst economic crisis’ EDITORIAL: Human Rights Watch’s (HRW’s) World Report 2024 only confirms what most Pakistanis have been... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
Pakistan Economic crisis: Bilawal says political parties will have to join hands RAWALPINDI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said all political parties will have... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
Print Bilawal urges PTI workers to support his party LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a public gathering of the party in Lahore... Updated 22 Jan, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan In 2023, Pakistan faced the ‘worst economic crisis’ in history: Human Rights Watch The Human Rights Watch (HRW) in latest World Report 2024 has said that Pakistan faced the worst economic crisis last... Published 20 Jan, 2024 07:58pm
Print Vulnerability of economy: Shamshad highlights five critical areas ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday, that Pakistan’s vulnerability has... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:11am
Business & Finance Key sectors: PIDE seeks to initiate debate on reforms PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) launched its latest issue of Discourse Magazine ... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
Opinion No justification for such fiscal profligacy This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Budgetary support during Jul 1-Dec 16, 2023 period: Govt borrowing... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Pakistan Bilawal wants to use 18th Amendment as a slogan to create ‘mistrust’: PML-N LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif is determined to steer the country out of the... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Print GSP review: EU identifies major challenges facing Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has said that political turmoil, constitutional challenges, economic crisis, high... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:46am
Opinion Rising again Confucius said, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” We find ... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:32am
World Bankrupt Sri Lanka gets China agreement on debt restructure COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday welcomed China’s tentative agreement to a debt restructure, as the island nation... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance ‘Collective efforts needed to overcome economic crisis’ KARACHI: Central leader UBG Malik Khuda Bakhsh, an expert in gas and petroleum sector, has said that as a nation, we... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Govt determined to fight off economic crisis: Shamshad KARACHI: Caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Shamshad Akhtar said that the caretaker... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 08:54am
Pakistan Resolutions on Kashmir: PM urges UNSC to secure implementation UNITED NATIONS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Friday called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Maryam says Nawaz wants to ease suffering of inflation-hit people ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief organizer and Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said efforts to oust... Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am
Opinion Rating agencies and Pakistan’s response There are three major international credit rating agencies providing investors information about bond and debt... Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:54am
Business & Finance KATI calls for united efforts to overcome economic crisis KARACHI: Notable figures including S M Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI)... Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am
Business & Finance Former BoI chief gives ‘road map’ to arrest economic slide KARACHI: Former Chairman of Board of Investment (BoI) Muhammad Azfar Ahsan has given a roadmap to overcome the... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s economic woes leave textile industry in tatters LAHORE: Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Business & Finance Indus Motor announces another plant shutdown Indus Motor Company (IMC), the assembler of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has once again announced that it will shut... Published 20 Jul, 2023 09:42pm
Editorials The IMF speaks! EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents on its website relating to the agreement reached... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
BR Research Investor confidence at its weakest News on the investment front has been gloomy amid the political and economic crisis; foreign direct investment in ... Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:12am
Pakistan Dar says Pakistan expects IMF deal in next 24 hours Country is racing against time to unlock funds ahead of the scheduled end of the programme today Updated 30 Jun, 2023 10:15am
World Sri Lanka unveils debt restructure plan to tackle economic crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at... Published 29 Jun, 2023 09:50am
Pakistan Unregistered cigarette brands pose threat to public health, economy: NGO LAHORE: Expressing serious concerns over the alarming prevalence of unregistered cigarette brands across the ... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Print Economic crisis: PM calls for ‘minimum common national agenda’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for minimum common national agenda to steer the country... Updated 20 Jun, 2023 09:00am
