Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose EDITORIAL: In an overarching drive to launch development projects before the term of the government expires, a drive... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged as economic uncertainty ebbs KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance Pak Suzuki halts motorcycle production till Aug 15 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMC), the assembler of Suzuki automobiles in the country, has announced a 16-day... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 06:46pm
Business & Finance Further jump in key policy rate to deepen economic crisis: BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:58am
Opinion Power sector remains Pakistan’s Achilles heel The power sector continues to be a major source of concern with circular debt a high of 2.6 trillion rupees at... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Restoring investor confidence key challenge Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Hunger in Pakistan Pakistan hosts the poorest population with per capita income at $1550 compared with Bangladesh at $2660 and India at... Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am
Opinion Exports collapsing under power sector burden The fundamental premise upon which the foundations of modern-day economics stand is that resources are finite and... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Opinion Taxing work and subsidising non-work Turns out that there’s a Salaried Class Alliance (SCA), based in Karachi, which describes itself as a... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 07:00am
Print PM calls for devising extensive export policy KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for formulating a comprehensive export policy in consultation with... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:22am
Print Economy very much on track: PM KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said the country’s economy was on the course of progress as the... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 08:55am
Print Policy continuation, forex financing a must for growth ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has stated that prudent and effective economic decisions, political and economic... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:10am
Business & Finance Foreign investors: Repatriation of profit, dividend dives to 18-year low KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors plunged by 80 percent, ie, to 18 years lowest... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:01am
Pakistan Bilawal takes up issue of disruption of grain supply chain with Lavrov ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday reached out to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:03am
Editorials The ‘begging bowl’ challenge EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged to break the “begging bowl” by curtailing government expenses... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Opinion Energy transition: green dreams, brown realities The world energy landscape is transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables to address energy and environmental... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:47am
Editorials An agriculture revolution is needed EDITORIAL: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Khanewal Model... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Reducing rising electricity tariff?—II LIBOR has gone up; thus a case for reduction of this margin suitably. Second solution is increase in the repayment... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Print Budgetary support: Govt borrows Rs500bn from banks in 2 weeks: SBP Says federal government's borrowing for budgetary support rose by 218 percent during the initial two weeks of this fiscal year Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:00pm
Print ECs can import dollars in cash through cargo or security companies KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday night allowed the Exchange Companies import of cash US dollars... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:21pm
Print 15 months: financial impact of power theft estimated at Rs500bn ISLAMABAD: The Power Division Tuesday informed National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the financial... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:47am
Pakistan PM again holds PTI govt responsible for economic mess FAISALABAD: The government of Nawaz Sharif had laid down a strong foundation for the comprehensive socio economic ... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Managing the BoP The balance of payments (BoP) figures for the full-year, 2022-23, have just been released by the SBP. They reflect... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Opinion Inward forex cash flows: from 2023-24 to 2027-28 The IMF (International Monetary Fund) issued ‘Request For Stand-By Arrangement’ in July 2023. The IMF has again... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 07:01am
Markets PBF concerned over massive hike in electricity base tariff KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has shown displeasure on a significant increase in the base tariff by Rs7.50... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Value-added textile industry assails ‘frequent increases’ in power tariffs LAHORE: The value-added textile industry has rejected the frequent increase in prices of electricity and gas, saying... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Print Rs7.50 per unit hike in basic power tariff okayed by Nepra ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday gave its nod for increase in basic... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:15am
Editorials Tax proposals by the IMF EDITORIAL: The $3 billion nine-month-long Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the International Monetary Fund... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:49am
Markets Sitara Peroxide extends plant shutdown for another two weeks Sitara Peroxide Limited (SPL), Pakistan’s chemical manufacturer, has announced that it is extending its plant... Published 24 Jul, 2023 04:28pm
Opinion The indictment of monetary policy The Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) documents uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website this Tuesday ... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
