Rupee continues recovery against US dollar, closes tad below 260 Currency settles at 259.99 in inter-bank market Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:40pm
Opinion Finally, there’s light at the end of the tunnel President Dr Arif Alvi has signed the supplementary finance bill 2023 into law. This development will surely lead to... Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Markets Rupee registers back-to-back gains against US dollar Currency settles at 260.93 in inter-bank market Updated 23 Feb, 2023 07:47pm
Business & Finance PTEA appeals for govt measures to rescue ailing Punjab units FAISALABAD: Extreme cash flow problems and high production costs have greatly damaged the prospects for growth in... Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:30am
Opinion Let’s tighten our belts for one year: all will be well There comes a time in almost any life, when one has to tighten one’s belt and rein in one’s consumption, for the... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:14am
Business & Finance Telecom licence price pegged with USD: CMOs warn of ‘digital catastrophe’ ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) Wednesday gave SOS call to the government and warned that the ... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Print Forex reserves to get much-needed boost: China lends a hand amid IMF procrastination Board of China Development Bank approves facility of $700 million Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:24am
Business & Finance Lack of banking channel obstacle to enhancing Pak-Iran trade: CG KARACHI: Consul General of Iran Hasan Noorain has said that the volume of bilateral trade has reached 2 billion US... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Editorials The challenge of elite capture and collusion EDITORIAL: A briefing by the Finance Division to the Federal Cabinet claimed that the delay in the International... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Markets Rupee back to winning ways, settles at 261.9 against US dollar Currency records appreciation of 0.23% in inter-bank market Updated 22 Feb, 2023 08:09pm
Markets Rupee registers decline, settles at 262.51 against US dollar Currency records depreciation of 0.24% in inter-bank market Updated 21 Feb, 2023 05:53pm
Opinion Surging govt debt The statistics on total debt of Pakistan as of end-December 2022 has been released recently by the SBP (State Bank ... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Severe shortage of rebars: PALSP again urges SBP to allow opening of LCs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has again requested the State Bank of Pakistan ... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER index falls to 92.8 in January Experts attribute development to rupee’s massive depreciation against US dollar in January Updated 20 Feb, 2023 06:30pm
Markets 5th consecutive gain: rupee appreciates 0.36% against US dollar Currency settles at 261.88 in inter-bank market Updated 20 Feb, 2023 07:06pm
Opinion Who has cost Pakistan more? The blame game for the prevailing deep economic crisis continues with only one out of the three national parties,... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Opinion A great social and political upheaval is coming? There are two extremely discomforting economic phenomena unfolding simultaneously in Pakistan – one is dangerously... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Editorials They seem more content, less bitter? EDITORIAL: Social and economic disparity was always high in Pakistan but now it is growing to a dangerous level. The... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Markets PKR appreciates 2.45pc against USD KARACHI: The rupee appreciated 2.45% during the previous week, reportedly helped by realisation of export proceeds... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Markets 4th successive gain: rupee appreciates 0.59% against US dollar Currency settles at 262.82 in inter-bank market Updated 17 Feb, 2023 09:04pm
Print Rs9.92/litre on petrol, Rs13.12 on HSD: PSO allowed exchange rate adjustment ISLAMABAD: The federal government allowed the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) an exchange rate adjustment of Rs9.92 per... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Forex reserves move up by $162m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $162 million during the last week. ... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 06:38am
Markets Rupee maintains upward trend against US dollar Currency settles at 264.38 in inter-bank market after 0.38% appreciation Updated 16 Feb, 2023 07:12pm
Opinion Better late than never, or just too late? Too bad Finance Minister Ishaq Dar didn’t get to give Moody’s a “befitting reply” for downgrading... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion The challenge of SOEs — II The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Print Dar presents Rs170bn tax measures Blames previous government and last year’s devastating floods for the current economic situation Updated 16 Feb, 2023 09:00am
Print POL products’ prices jacked up ISLAMABAD: The federal government Wednesday increased the prices of petroleum products up to 8.8 percent with effect... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:57am
Editorials A further decline in remittances EDITORIAL: Remittances declined to under 1.89 billion dollars in January 2023, thereby registering a continuous... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Markets Rupee continues winning momentum against US dollar Currency settles at 265.38 in inter-bank market after 0.74% appreciation Updated 15 Feb, 2023 07:47pm
Print SBP takes steps aimed at timely realisation of export proceeds Has decided to initiate necessary action in all those cases where full export proceeds are not realized within prescribed time period as defined Foreign Exchange Manual Updated 15 Feb, 2023 12:34pm