SCCI demands govt withdraw increase in electricity, fuel prices PESHAWAR: Backing the ongoing protest of traders’ community against increasing inflation, prices of electricity,... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Business & Finance Why consumers pay for ‘unused surplus electricity’: PDP KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party PDP Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday asked why the electricity consumers of... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Markets Trader to launch protest drive against rising energy prices KARACHI: Traders are going to start a “livelihood protection movement” against the soaring petrol and ... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Print BRACE report lists factors leading to greater poverty ISLAMABAD: Rising inflation, particularly food inflation (highest in the history of Pakistan), increase in... Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:29am
Markets Pakistan expects Gulf investment in renewable sector: Dastgir Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Monday said Pakistan expects investment from Gulf countries in the... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 04:19pm
Print 15 months: financial impact of power theft estimated at Rs500bn ISLAMABAD: The Power Division Tuesday informed National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the financial... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:47am
Business & Finance Value-added textile industry assails ‘frequent increases’ in power tariffs LAHORE: The value-added textile industry has rejected the frequent increase in prices of electricity and gas, saying... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Print Rs7.50 per unit hike in basic power tariff okayed by Nepra ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday gave its nod for increase in basic... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:15am
Opinion Retrospective tax on windfall income discourages corporatization—I A new Section 99D has been introduced in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (“ITO”) through the Finance Act 2023... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 06:10am
Print Electricity rates standardisation: Subsidy will be allocated: Dastgir LAHORE: Federal Minister of Power Khurram Dastgir announced on Monday that significant efforts are underway to... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:46am
Business & Finance First half of financial year 2023: Inflationary pressures, rising electricity prices further impair KE’s recoveries, profitability KARACHI: Challenging socio-political and macroeconomic factors have had a cascading impact on multiple sectors... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Print IMF talks: ‘Some understanding’ reached: MoS Pasha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that some understanding has been reached... Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:42am
Print Talks with IMF team: Doubts exist about Dar-led team’s capability ISLAMABAD: The business community and agriculturalists have shown serious concerns over the capability of Finance... Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:03am
Print Crucial IMF talks begin today ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in Islamabad and formal talks on the 9th review of the... Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:06am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI-based inflation on the rise ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended January 12, recorded an increase ... Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am
Markets Soaring energy costs push UK public borrowing to November record LONDON: British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record,... Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:45am
Opinion Role of LPG in gas crisis – II Gas tariff and subsidies. Gas and electricity prices are politically sensitive issues. The IMF compares prices in ... Updated 01 Dec, 2022 06:20am
Print Tarin criticises govt’s approach to IMF programme KARACHI: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Saturday that gas tariffs and tax rates will be increased... Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:08am
Markets Gas prices approach record peak on Russian supply fears LONDON: European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian ... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance KATI objects to imposition of new taxes through ordinance KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Salman Aslam has expressed reservations... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Print Oil demand rises as gas prices surge: IEA Prices of natural gas and electricity have jumped to new records Updated 12 Aug, 2022 10:18am
Opinion Ambitious reforms: need of the hour With the glaring example of Sri Lanka defaulting on its debt, the risk of Pakistan facing a similar fate should be ... Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am
Print IMF program ‘on track’, insists Miftah Says 'no truth' in reports that IMF program being postponed or delayed due to some anti-corruption law Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:55am
Opinion Oil prices – what to do? – I Petroleum prices have been increased once again. New prices are: petrol Rs209.86 and High Speed Diesel (HSD)... Updated 08 Jun, 2022 08:11pm
BR Research CPI: worse is yet to come Like heat wave, a fresh wave of inflation is hitting inhabitants of Pakistan hard. The headline number was recorded... Published 06 May, 2022 08:24am
BR Research Petroleum woes ahead Be it the retail fuels or the fuel for power generation; the petroleum crisis has been brewing. The populist moves... Published 11 Apr, 2022 08:26am
BR Research Development spending in the dock? Is development spending about to get caught up in the political storm? Already, there are reports that the PM’s... Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:07am
Opinion Wait-and-see policy of SBP The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was issued by the SBP on the 8th of March. Since the Russian-Ukraine war... Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
BR Research Wholesale prices: not cooling down soon Wholesale prices in February 2022 recorded 23.6 percent increase year-on-year – sixth consecutive month of WPI... Published 09 Mar, 2022 08:28am
Opinion Desperate times Just as a glimmer of hope appeared of life getting back to normalcy after economic shock of pandemic, the war ... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost