Second phase of CPEC to focus on agriculture, industrialisation: PM Imran In interview CGTN China, prime minister says Pakistan needs to improve agriculture sector's productivity Updated 08 Feb, 2022 09:29pm
Pakistan Experts weigh in after IMF programme revival Highlight need to address structural issues in economy Updated 03 Feb, 2022 06:31pm
Pakistan Current IMF programme 'should be enough': Shaukat Tarin Finance minister says curtailing budget deficit and tapping international markets should help sustain economic growth Updated 03 Feb, 2022 05:11pm
Markets Pakistan's January inflation reading hits 13%, highest in two years Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocks in at 12.96%, highest since January 2020 when it stood at 14.6% Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:27pm
Business & Finance India sees GDP growth slowing to 8-8.5% in 2022/23 as risks rise NEW DELHI: India has forecast its economy will grow 8% to 8.5% for the fiscal year starting in April, down from 9.2%... Published 31 Jan, 2022 03:27pm
Business & Finance Tunisia to review foreign exchange law TUNIS: Tunisia will review its foreign exchange law with a view to reforming it, as part of work by the central bank... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am
Business & Finance ‘Gas outage causes adverse effects on economy’ KARACHI: Minister for Industries & Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo has said that... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am
Business & Finance Experts react as Senate gives nod to SBP (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Functional focus will move to inflation, says one market expert Published 28 Jan, 2022 03:28pm
Pakistan It was Pakistan's request to move IMF board meeting: Shaukat Tarin Country had also asked to move the earlier meeting meant to be held on January 12 Updated 26 Jan, 2022 06:56pm
World 'Throwaway economy' thwarting climate goals: report PARIS: Countries are neglecting the massive impact of the "throwaway" economy on planet-warming emissions, according... Published 19 Jan, 2022 11:04am
Business & Finance China exports surge in 2021 as global demand picks up BEIJING: Chinese exports surged in 2021 on solid global demand as countries reopened, official data showed Friday,... Published 14 Jan, 2022 09:35am
Business & Finance Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slams latest credit rating downgrade COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accused international rating agencies of undermining efforts to rebuild its cash reserves on... Published 13 Jan, 2022 02:16pm
Markets Despite Covid, Pakistan’s economic fundamentals remained stable, says Baqir State Bank of Pakistan governor lauds country's performance Updated 12 Jan, 2022 04:27pm
Pakistan Rs1,138bn credit offtake shows private sector’s trust, growth momentum: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the credit offtake of Rs 1,138 billion by the private sector during... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Business & Finance PM Imran terms PTI govt tenure 'an economic success story' Says Pakistan's GDP is set to grow at over 4%, which is a huge achievement given the state economy was in during 2018 Updated 07 Jan, 2022 04:38pm
World N Korea’s Kim says focus on economy, food production for 2022 SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and centre of an agenda-setting speech at the end of a... Published 02 Jan, 2022 05:05am
Markets Pakistan Rupee sees one of its worst years in 2021 Currency has lost a cumulative 38% in the last 4 years Published 01 Jan, 2022 09:00pm
Pakistan Fawad insists economy 'headed in the right direction' Says improvement to be seen in 2022 as various social protection programmes come into effect Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50pm
Pakistan Tarin rejects opposition's claims, says 'mini-budget' will not hike inflation Says Pakistan’s sovereignty will not be compromised due to the State Bank of Pakistan autonomy bill Published 30 Dec, 2021 08:02pm
Pakistan Economic tailwinds batter Pakistan in 2021 It doesn’t make for a pretty picture. Galloping inflation, a yawning trade deficit, depreciating currency and... Updated 30 Dec, 2021 09:47pm
Pakistan Economy: SECP chief highlights criticality of documentation LAHORE: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Aamir Khan said that documentation of ... Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am
Pakistan PIAF says rupee slide to harm economy LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Saturday said that massive fall of rupee... Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Business & Finance Inaugurating Lahore Technopolis, PM says IT sector could end Pakistan’s CAD concerns Special technology zone has been established under Lahore Knowledge Park Company Updated 23 Dec, 2021 06:53pm
Pakistan Sixth review to be presented to IMF board on Jan 12: Pakistan's finance ministry Development would bring some sense of clarity to the volatility-hit financial markets Updated 23 Dec, 2021 03:07pm
Pakistan Economy: role of overseas Pakistanis praised LAHORE: Makhdoom Syed Tariq Mahmood Al Hassan, Vice Chairman Overseas Pakistanis Commission Punjab said that ... Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am
Markets 'IMF programme approval to reduce uncertainty in Pakistan's financial markets' Approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement reached with the Pakistani authorities would bring in... Published 18 Dec, 2021 05:09pm
Markets July-November: FDI up 12% year-on-year, clocks in at $798 million On a monthly basis, FDI drops 39% in November 2021 Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:55pm
Perspectives The wrong race A number of Pakistanis obsessed about the appointment of Parag Agrawal, an Indian-origin engineer, as CEO of Twitter... Updated 16 Dec, 2021 03:30pm
Business & Finance Govt approves SME policy with incentives to boost growth Policy aimed at extending facilitation and incentives to promote the growth of small and medium enterprises Updated 15 Dec, 2021 07:24pm
Markets Interest rate hike in line with expectations, to reduce uncertainty: experts Say latest announcement will be reflected positively in equity and money markets Published 14 Dec, 2021 07:27pm