FDI in Pakistan falls over 17% in 8MFY24 However, net FDI during February alone higher on yearly and monthly basis Updated 20 Mar, 2024 09:55pm
Print Economic indicators, other related matters: IMF team takes stock Discusses Pakistan’s overall macro-economic indicators and efforts on fiscal consolidation Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:59am
Print Mixed expectations: MPS on 18th KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce the Monetary Policy next Monday (March 18) with... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:42am
Pakistan Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 33% to $13.2bn in 7MFY24 Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank 33% to $13.167 billion during July-January (7MFY24) on account of a considerable... Updated 02 Feb, 2024 09:16pm
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.7% in December Reading is marginally higher than official estimates that put CPI reading in range of 27.5-28.5% Updated 01 Jan, 2024 07:51pm
Business & Finance ‘Pakistan can achieve higher GDP growth by adopting technology’ ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan can achieve higher GDP growth and improve economic indicators, by adopting technology at... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
Pakistan Pakistan’s FDI up over 8% in first five months of FY24 During November alone, net FDI amounted to $131.4mn, a 12% increase when compared with the same month of the previous year Updated 18 Dec, 2023 09:38pm
Business & Finance MPS today KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to be held today... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Markets KSE-100 finishes another day of bullish trend with over 700-point gain Analysts say market expects interest rate cut in upcoming MPC meeting Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:22pm
Opinion Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Can economy afford another Dar tenure? Key economic indicators reflect a worsening trend (as per data released by the Finance Division) in July-August... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Business & Finance Pakistani-British businessmen: PM highlights positive economic indicators ISLAMABAD: A delegation of prominent British Pakistani businessmen called on the Caretaker Prime Minister... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Print Essential food items and consumer products: ECC for maintaining gap between wholesale, retail prices ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM)... Updated 20 Sep, 2023 09:40am
Print In a surprise move, policy rate kept unchanged KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan has... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 09:51am
Opinion Acting on autopilot From 13.25% policy rate in 2020 to all time high of 22% in 2023, the state of Pakistan’s economy still seems to... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Print Finance minister briefed by MoF officials ISLAMABAD: Dr Shamshad Akhtar assumed the charge of caretaker finance minister on Thursday. Soon after taking oath,... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:42am
Print Risks undermining MTDS targets identified ISLAMABAD: The estimates of key economic indicators are prone to certain risks and vulnerabilities that could cause... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:08am
Print Dar defends 0.29pc growth rate ISLAMABAD: While unveiling the Economic Survey 2022-23, a day before the budget, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar dwelt on... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am
Print PTI issues ‘white paper’ on PDM govt’s performance ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday issued a “white paper” titled “one-year dark period”... Updated 10 Apr, 2023 08:30am
Business & Finance FPCCI chief says concerned at state of economy ISLAMABAD: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said... Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:02am
Opinion There’s a need for belt-tightening measures To market participants’ surprise, SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has increased the policy rate by one percent (100... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:18am
Pakistan ‘Rains bring more challenges to economy’ KARACHI: Economic indicators are going to be more challenging in the days to come, said Ateeq ur Rahman, an economic... Published 21 Aug, 2022 06:39am
Markets Rubber: Japan futures rebound TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures climbed on Monday, recovering from an 8-1/2-week low, as a rally in Shanghai futures... Published 17 May, 2022 06:29am
Editorials Hamstrung by economic issues EDITORIAL: The eleven plus-party government is on track to extend Ramazan subsidies on at least five essential food... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Markets SBP unveils Monetary Policy Committee meetings’ schedule for CY22 Is currently scheduled to hold another 5 Monetary Policy Committee meetings in 2022 Updated 17 Apr, 2022 04:52pm
Opinion Economic challenges for new govt Successive governments commenced their tenures by endlessly criticising the economic policies and delivery of their... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 11:11pm
Business & Finance Budget deficit to balloon to Rs5.6tr in FY22, says Miftah as he slams PTI's economic policies In press conference on Tuesday, PML-N leader says adding amount of supplementary grant would take deficit's total to Rs6.4tr Updated 12 Apr, 2022 10:13pm
Print IMF too endorsing ‘economy is on the right path’: PM Says present government was the first one that has reduced the expenditure and increased revenue Updated 22 Mar, 2022 06:14pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators stable, says PM Prime minister Khan says government has tackled economic disaster left by the previous government Published 07 Dec, 2021 02:58pm
Print Numbers never lie, says Shaukat Tarin Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue says various economic indicators clearly show that country's progress by all accounts was on the rise Updated 08 Nov, 2021 09:48am