Mian Zahid terms PES ‘encouraging’ Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:15am KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...
Economic Survey: PIA reduces workforce by 40pc Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am ISLAMABAD: The national flag carrier of Pakistan has reduced its workforce by nearly 40 per cent, the Economic ...
IK describes Survey as vindication of his govt’s policies Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday questioned why...
Debt stock position Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am EDITORIAL: Irrespective of claims of borrowing only to repay loans incurred by previous corrupt governments, the...
Measuring poultry GDP Published 25 Nov, 2021 06:32am It is that time of the year again. Yesterday, SBP released its flagship annual economic publication – State of the...
Economic Survey 2020-21: Overview of the economy Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am Despite myriad of challenges, Pakistan’s economy is moving progressively on higher inclusive and sustainable ...
July-March 2021: Country witnesses decline in gas, crude oil production Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 revealed that the country witnessed a decline in indigenous natural gas...
Economic Survey 2020-21: Health expenditure increases by 14.3pc to Rs482.3bn Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The health-related expenditure increased by 14.3 percent from Rs421.8 billion in 2018-19 to Rs482.3...
Economic Survey 2020-21: Tax exemptions, concessions cause massive govt loss Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The total tax exemptions and concessions to various businesses, sectors/industries, lobbies/ groups and...
Economic Survey: 129,541 power, gas consumers got registered with FBR Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: As many as 129,541 commercial and industrial consumers of electricity and gas have been registered with...
Economic Survey 2020-21: Expenditure on education stands at 1.5pc of GDP Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am Islamabad: Pakistan’s literacy rate is stagnant at 60 percent in 2019-20 since 2014-15, while cumulative education...
Govt hopeful about IMF relaxations Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am • Economic Survey 2020-21 released ISLAMABAD: Expressing the government’s resolve to consolidate and build on...
Exports bounce back Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday claimed that exports have bounced back owing to proactive measures taken by ...
Factors behind low tax-to-GDP ratio listed Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The distortionary exemptions, concessions, weak enforcement, low compliance by taxpayers, reliance on...
BISP disbursements: Survey shows Rs6.5m discrepancy in data Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: There is a discrepancy of Rs 6.5 million in the data on disbursements for Benazir Income Support ...
LSM sector posts 9pc growth in July-March Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: During July-March 2021, Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector posted nine percent growth against 5.1...
Installed power capacity grows 3.6pc Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The country’s installed capacity of electricity has posted a growth 3.6 percent to 37,261 MW till April...
Telecom sector contributes Rs97.7bn to exchequer Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am ISLAMABAD: The telecom sector contributed an estimated Rs 97.7 billion to the national exchequer in terms of taxes,...
Around 97pc of MSMEs functioning in informal sector Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am KARACHI: Around 97pc of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are under individual ownership and mainly ...
Key highlights of Economic Survey 2020-21 Updated 10 Jun, 2021 06:19pm Per capita income stands at $1,543 in outgoing fiscal year
Pakistan beats projections, targets higher growth Updated 10 Jun, 2021 07:33pm Finance minister reviews past-year's performance while unveiling Economic Survey 2020-21 Says country now dependent on international food prices Needs economic growth of 6-7%, adds Tarin