PSO suggests Rs10/litre levy to avert default ISLAMABAD: While claiming it is on the brink of collapse, Pakistan State Oil (PSO), state-owned energy marketing... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:57am
Markets 3rd successive decline: rupee closes at 282.85 against US dollar Currency registers a depreciation of 0.20% in inter-bank market Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:11pm
Business & Finance Drug price adjustment: Pharma industry seeks support of govt ISLAMABAD: Pharma industry has sought the support of the government for addressing their issues related to price... Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:05am
Print PL on HSD to go up by Rs5/litre ISLAMABAD: The federal government is most likely to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on high-speed diesel (HSD) by... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:50am
Markets Rupee continues to decline, settles at 282.29 against US dollar Currency depreciates 0.24% in inter-bank market Updated 14 Mar, 2023 07:59pm
Markets Rupee fails to sustain gains, settles at 281.61 against US dollar Currency records depreciation of 0.3% in inter-bank market Updated 13 Mar, 2023 10:23pm
BR Research Tumbling remittances? While remittances for February 2023 were seen rising on a month-month basis to $2 billion in the recently announced... Published 13 Mar, 2023 07:51am
Print LC restrictions: World Bank asks govt to exempt projects funded by IFIs Economic Affairs secretary agrees to take up matter with Finance Division Updated 13 Mar, 2023 12:51pm
Opinion Shape up or ship out! For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Markets Rupee recovers, settles at 280.77 against US dollar Currency records appreciation of 0.54% in inter-bank market Updated 10 Mar, 2023 08:31pm
Markets Rupee continues to fall, settles at 282.3 against US dollar Currency loses 1.13% against US dollar in inter-bank market Updated 09 Mar, 2023 06:50pm
Editorials Soaring debt EDITORIAL: The government’s total debt stock rose to 55 trillion rupees by end January 2023 as per data released ... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Print Forex manipulation: SBP governor says probe against banks completed ISLAMABAD: Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Wednesday said that the inquiry report... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:55am
Markets Rupee loses momentum, depreciates to settle at 279.12 against US dollar Currency records fall of 0.45% in inter-bank market Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:27pm
Markets Marginal gain: rupee settles at 277.87 against US dollar Currency records appreciation of 0.02% in inter-bank market Updated 07 Mar, 2023 09:23pm
Markets Rupee maintains positive momentum, settles at 277.92 Currency registers 0.19% appreciation Updated 06 Mar, 2023 08:16pm
Business & Finance To lessen pressures on rupee: PDP calls for trade in currencies other than dollar KARACHI: Chairman of the Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Altaf Shakoor has said that to tackle the ongoing economic... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:29am
Markets OGRA manipulating pricing of petroleum products: OMAP LAHORE: Oil Marketing Association of Pakistan on Sunday demanded that exchange rate adjustments should be passed on... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:16am
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Inflation out of control Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am
Editorials MPS: steep rate hike to tame inflation EDITORIAL: In spite of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision to raise the discount rate to 20 percent... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am
Markets PKR: woeful fall KARACHI: The rupee depreciated6.63% against the US dollar during the previous week, settling at 278.46 in the... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am
Print PL: Govt projects Rs175bn revenue shortfall The government expected to raise rate of PL on high-speed diesel by Rs 5 to Rs 50 per litre Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:03am
Print $1.3bn financing from China’s ICBC expected ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has stated that the budget deficit is manageable but the external account... Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:13am
Markets Rupee reverses losing trajectory, gains 2.38% against US dollar Currency settles at 278.46 in inter-bank market Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:46pm
Print Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Print Jul-Jan: $6.134bn borrowed from multiple sources ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $6.134 billion from multiple financing sources including $1.166 billion from... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:52am
Print Govt ‘mulling abandoning’ talks with IMF, claims Hammad ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar on Thursday accused the government of planning to... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:01am
Print Nation is paying ‘heavy price of regime change’: IK LAHORE: On Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan castigated the PML-N-led coalition ... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance Forex reserves increase $556m to $3,814.1m KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $556 million during the last ... Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am