Privatisation of SOEs: a focus on PIA Pakistan’s economy is confronting numerous challenges like fiscal deficits, low savings, limited investment, low... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:55am
Print Mid-year review: 77pc borrowing for financing fiscal deficit thru domestic sources: MoF ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed around 77 percent for financing of federal fiscal deficit through domestic... Updated 23 May, 2024 09:22am
Editorials GDP growth for the current year EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the current year at... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:46am
Opinion From IMF to IT Digital revolution. E-commerce. On line expansion. Artificial intelligence. This is what the world has been talking... Updated 22 May, 2024 06:17am
Print Aurangzeb tells PRBC team: FBR digitalisation to broaden tax net ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday informed Pakistan Retail Business Council (PRBC) that... Updated 22 May, 2024 09:27am
Print Federal Budget: PM pledges more facilities for investors Chairs first meeting of Economic Advisory Council Updated 22 May, 2024 09:29am
Business & Finance $171m RDA inflows received in April: SBP KARACHI: Pakistan has received gross inflows of $171 million in Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) in April 2024, the... Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am
Pakistan ‘Not an experiment’: At 59, Miftah Ismail is hoping for a sweet transition with political party launch KARACHI: At 59, Dr Miftah Ismail can lead a sweet life. A little over 31% share in a company valued by stock market... Updated 20 May, 2024 11:14am
Opinion U-turn on net metering Delivering a powerful speech at a closing Plenary- Rejuvenating Growth of the World Economic Forum on 29th April... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Opinion Flawed IMF programme design The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:19am
Opinion Need for a balanced revenue-sharing framework One of the key demands of the IMF is to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio to 13-14 percent by the end of the upcoming... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:21am
Print Apr FDI inflow up 172pc to $358.84m YoY KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan has increased by 172 percent on year-on-year... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm
Opinion Fundamental reforms for survival Pakistan is persistently confronting economic challenges, the resolution of which hinge on IMF’s new programme,... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Print Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the... Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm
Editorials FBR must stop leaning on crutches EDITORIAL: In a fresh indicator of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) utter inability to carry out its basic job... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Opinion The AJK curtain-raiser I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance Pakistan can become a $1 trillion economy by 2035: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Nation suffering due to wrong priorities of policymakers KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion Time to act: 9 cents/kWh The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am
Print H1FY24: Driven by agri sector, real GDP grew 1.7pc: SBP Macroeconomic conditions improve during first half of fiscal year 2024 Updated 15 May, 2024 09:24am
Business & Finance Political uncertainty impacting economy: SBP KARACHI: Despite some improvement in macroeconomic indicators, economy continues to grapple with the structural... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion Strategy for sustainable growth: Energy-efficient textile industry Since 2000, there has been a significant outburst in the global energy consumption, paralleled by Pakistan’s rising... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Opinion Growth model needs to be long term Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance Economic growth: Senate chief extols traders’ crucial role MULTAN: Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday commended the indispensable role of the business community... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Editorials Taxation: maybe we need a rethink EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) may ask the government to enhance the tax collection to reach 13... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Pakistan ‘Independents’ won more seats than any other group: IMF ISLAMABAD: The ‘independents’ associated with former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Print Home-grown economic uplift: PM constitutes committee ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a six-member committee to be headed by the finance minister... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:44am
Print SBA: performance against end-Dec benchmarks satisfactory ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities’ overall performance against end-December quantitative performance criteria... Updated 11 May, 2024 01:43pm
Print Gross external financing needs: IMF lowers projection to $21.044bn ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:41am