Economy: performance based on expediency? EDITORIAL: Two and a half months after the staff-level agreement was reached on the Stand-By Arrangement with the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Real reforms in sight? The initial signs of real reforms are in sight. This includes crackdown on smuggling of goods and currencies through... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:35am
Opinion Poverty on the rise Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Print IMF, World Bank meetings: Shamshad-led team leaves for Morocco ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic team, led by Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has departed for Morocco... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 08:42am
Editorials CCER: stupendous task EDITORIAL: The eleven-member Cabinet Committee for Economic Revival (CCER) has suggested slashing the budgeted... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:01am
Pakistan Shehbaz speaks about his govt’s 16-month performance LAHORE: Felicitating the Pakistani nation over the extension in GSP+ status, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Opinion Implementation – a key challenge The World Bank issues ‘policy advice’ to Pakistan, from time to time, on key reforms, structural weaknesses and... Updated 07 Oct, 2023 06:42am
Print Documentation of economy: Promulgation of crucial ordinance delayed ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has delayed the promulgation of an Ordinance for the integration of data of all... Updated 07 Oct, 2023 05:40pm
Editorials Crackdown on smuggling EDITORIAL: The most recent scare about the economy, especially how complying with IMF conditions, inflated utility... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Opinion No more business as usual—II Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution.... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:51am
Print 50bps hike in policy rate adds Rs300bn to domestic debt: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has disclosed that 0.5 percent (50 basis points) increase in interest rate... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am
Editorials No respite from ever-rising inflation EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am
Opinion No more business as usual-I It is stated that Pakistan requires a sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years, increase focus on reducing... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:58am
Print Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives says economy has slowly and steadily started recovering from the downturn in growth Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am
Print World Bank projects primary balance at negative 0.4pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected a primary balance for Pakistan at negative 0.4 percent (-0.4) for the... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 08:36am
Print Certain tax policies discourage investment in tradable sector: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Certain tax policies in Pakistan discourage investment in the tradable sector, and certain investment... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:15am
Editorials Milking the system for what it is worth EDITORIAL: During a press briefing in Washington DC, Julie Kozack, Director of Communications International Monetary... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance World Bank revises growth downward to 1.7pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revised downward Pakistan’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year 2023-24... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Editorials Caretakers’ approach to economic impasse EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government’s discernible approach to dealing with the economic impasse is twofold: ... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Opinion Improving tax compliance The caretaker government has set up a tax reforms taskforce to come up with recommendations to close the ‘tax... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Opinion Export sector: prohibitive energy costs If the economy is to be stabilized, exports can no longer afford to pay for the energy sector’s failures and... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Opinion We need a ‘Charter of Society’ Lately, there has been an extensive talk about various charters of sorts - the Charter of Democracy, the Charter of... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print Third-party participation in CPEC: Accord likely at third Belt and Road Forum Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Sami Saeed chairs meeting to review progress on CPEC projects Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:51am
Business & Finance Jul-Sep trade deficit shrinks 42.25pc to $5.289bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed down by 42.25 percent in the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance More companies announce temporary shutdowns as economic woes continue Despite the government’s decision to ease restrictions on the approval of Letters of Credit (LCs), Pakistan’s... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 04:02pm
Opinion IMF’s policy needs deeper political economic thinking ‘“Escalating protests in Pakistan against rising costs linked to IMF demands, which follow similar protests in... Published 02 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Opinion Widening Indo-Pak economic divide This is the final part of a two-part series of articles, highlighting the differences between India and Pakistan’s... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:15am
Opinion Taming inflation: pushing the boulder uphill According to a recent survey, inflation and poverty are the biggest issues in Pakistan. No one could have any doubts... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:16am
Editorials There’s always a smell of shenanigans in the air EDITORIAL: The government is desperate to fill the growing fiscal gaps. The space to finance a continuously high... Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am
Business & Finance Need for widening tax net stressed KARACHI: Depending on salaried class and organised sector for tax to GDP ratio is not a positive sign for economic... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:23am