ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy, which was relatively resilient in 2020, are forecast to experience a sluggish...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, on Saturday, said that the government’s focus is to ...

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives,Asad Umar has said that Pakistan needs economic transformation by redefining resource allocation and incentive structure. Asad Umar was addressing a seminar organized at the Planning Commission in which the Economic Advisory Group/PRIME Institute gave a presentation outlining a conceptual framework for economic transformation.

• The current forecast has yet to include the impact of the fresh spike in COVID-19 infections, she said.

In the midst of rising coronavirus cases with many economies under the third spell of the virus, the general trend ...

• On Wednesday, the Islamabad Policy Research Institute held a seminar on “Deconstructing FATF through a Legal Lens”, with a panel of distinguished speakers.

Over the weekend, in a live telephonic conversation with the public, the Prime Minister received a call from a woman...

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed federal minister for finance Hammad Azhar on Sunday said that despite all challenges...

• He said in 2018, the economic indicators were in worse condition and couldn’t be shared with the public through media for their negative impact.

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Thursday (April 1) with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair...

• It expected the economy would contract 4.2% in the 2020/21 fiscal year, it added.

• World Bank experts expect the economy will grow by 4.2% in 2022.

“If you don't cannibalize yourself, someone else will”. Prime Minister Imran Khan may or may not have read that...

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and president Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian...

• Talking about the rise in power tariff coming in the wake of the government's recent decisions the governor of the central bank said that our aim should be to reduce the circular debt.
• “The current amendments are a part of a broader process to modernize the central bank in light of latest developments,” he said.

• It was of the view that the capital markets in Pakistan are probably the most documented sector of the economy.

LONDON: The UAE is increasing UK investment with a focus on life sciences such as healthcare innovation, the British...

• "This underpins our cautious outlook for private consumption, which we do not see returning to pre-crisis levels before the end of 2022," it concluded.

“Underlying price pressures from the demand-side should remain contained,” noted SBP in its monetary policy...

The subject topic, as covered in Business Recorder (BR) article (March 9), in quite some detail may be misleading to...

• "In the absence of further climate policies, the costs to companies arising from extreme weather events rise substantially, and greatly increase their probability of default."

• "However, it's important to look forward," he said.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that solid steps have been taken to ensure ease...

• The government is considering extending a co-payment subsidy scheme to boost consumption, he said.

• Conflict is a major source of food insecurity across the world, and Kashmir has become criminally trapped in the same situation, Munir Akram told UN Security Council.
• The complete communications blackout have prevented Kashmiri farmers from reaching their farmlands, resulting in acute food shortages, the envoy further said.

ISLAMABAD: The government said on Sunday that the economy is moving on positive direction with all the business...

• He said there is a need to strengthen financial institutions on modern lines and formulation of policies keeping in view new trends.

There are some early signs of hot money returning. Nothing too hot though. It is just a little higher sum of money...

YANGON: Three anti-coup protesters were shot dead in Myanmar on Monday as demonstrators across the country sought to...