Economy needs stimulus The economy is headed towards a deep recession. Only a well-targeted fiscal stimulus can avert the incoming crisis.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Opinion Broadening the tax net-II: A solution to taxation woes? The narrative highlighting the importance of enhancing the number of tax filers also fails to take into account the... Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Pakistan & Argentina: two economic scenarios “On July 28, the Argentine authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Economic policy by the interim govt Given Pakistan is facing very difficult economic challenge, mainly in the shape of bringing debt sustainability, on... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Debt servicing hits record high of Rs5.831trn: FY23 closes with 7.7pc budget deficit ISLAMABAD: The government closed the last fiscal year (2022-23) with a budget deficit of 7.7 percent or Rs6.521... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:49am
Print Interim govt will ensure full use of SIFC forum: Kakar Says Special Investment Facilitation Council will play its key role for the improvement of the country’s economy Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:44am
Editorials Woeful LSM decline EDITORIAL: The FY23 Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) is down 10.3 percent year-on-year. Barring the Covid year, this... Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am
Markets Baluchistan Wheels shuts production till September amid drop in sales Baluchistan Wheels Limited (BWHL), a manufacturer of steel wheels for automobiles, has said it will shut production... Published 17 Aug, 2023 04:39pm
Business & Finance Sitara Peroxide looks to ‘generate funds through various sources’ as shutdown bites Pakistan's chemical manufacturer announced extending its plant shutdown for three weeks a day ago Updated 17 Aug, 2023 05:50pm
Business & Finance Sitara Peroxide shuts plant for another three weeks Sitara Peroxide Limited (SPL), Pakistan’s chemical manufacturer, has announced that it is extending its plant... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 07:42pm
Print Economic policies: Kakar says will ensure continuity An increase in foreign investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would remain one of the key priorities of the government, adds the caretaker PM Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am
Print LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Print High interest rates, power tariffs, costly raw materials: Textile sector will continue to face economic headwinds: APTMA ISLAMABAD: The textile sector will continue to experience economic headwinds related to high interest rates,... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am
Editorials What happens when cash reigns supreme? EDITORIAL: In the last decade, authorities had supposedly lent focus to expand documentation of the economy. But,... Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am
Opinion Mixed start of FY2023-24 The current financial year, 2023-24, started on a very positive note. The talks with the IMF (International Monetary... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:49am
Print Global conditions contributed to higher inflation in Pakistan: SBP KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said that global economic conditions have largely... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 10:02am
Opinion Gas: No more window dressing, please Reportedly, the plan to reduce the gas circular debt has been shared with the IMF. It has two components – one is... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 06:57am
Opinion Broadening the tax net — I: A solution to taxation woes? In recent years the word “narratives’ and the phrase “narrative building” have come to occupy a prominent... Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am
Print Shehbaz narrates his achievements in farewell address ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government... Updated 14 Aug, 2023 10:11am
Opinion PIA to go under the hammer The last leg of the incumbent government witnessed numerous policy decisions and legislations - one of them is the... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:30am
Opinion CPEC — a game changer for Pakistan The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project since its launch on April 20, 2015, by President Xi Jinping... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:35am
Pakistan ‘No legislation passed in five years for welfare of people, traders’ KARACHI: Chairperson of Pakistan Business Forum (Sindh Region) Shabnam Zafar said that no legislation was passed in... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Opinion A mission-oriented industrial policy ‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Opinion Budget Rupee Account: FY2023-24 to FY2027-2028 In the earlier two articles the focus was on the foreign (external) currency account of Pakistan. In this article ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Pakistan PTI says PDM govt has ruined economy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday termed the one-and-a-half-year tenure of Pakistan Democratic... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Print BRACE report lists factors leading to greater poverty ISLAMABAD: Rising inflation, particularly food inflation (highest in the history of Pakistan), increase in... Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:29am
Editorials Plan to borrow Rs11.09trn in 3 months EDITORIAL: According to the auction calendar issued by the State Bank of Pakistan, the federal government intends to... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Business & Finance Jul remittances down 19.3pc to $2.027bn YoY KARACHI: Inflow of home remittances fell sharply, ie, over 19.3 percent during the first month of this fiscal year,... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Opinion Path of maximum uncertainty The market’s given a roaring farewell to the coalition government (up about 20pc since the SBA) but – write this... Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am
Print PM terms 16-month tenure most difficult test of his life ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif made his final appearance in National Assembly on Wednesday as prime minister with all... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:49am
