Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Pakistan NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm
BR Research Nutrition nightmare: fix Rupee to address food inflation All hail SBP, for inflation has witnessed its third consecutive month of slowdown, after peaking at 38 percent in... Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:44am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023 Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm
Pakistan Inflation projected to be at 28.6% in August, says brokerage house AHL says food prices expected to contribute significantly to this trend Updated 29 Aug, 2023 05:59pm
Business & Finance Burger King says tomatoes on ‘vacation’ as India battles food inflation NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Burger King has scrapped tomatoes from its wraps and burgers in many Indian outlets after prices... Published 16 Aug, 2023 02:42pm
BR Research Why food inflation is here to stay? No, and not just because Russia’s decision to exit the Black Sea grain export deal, or India’s decision to impose a... Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:22am
BR Research Inflation: FY24 off to a poor start Inflation monster is not coming in control. The fiscal year started on a high inflationary note. The headline number... Published 02 Aug, 2023 08:27am
Pakistan Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm
Pakistan Sindh PA: issues of rising food inflation, lawlessness raised KARACHI: Opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly on Friday voiced concerns over the deteriorating law and order in... Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am
BR Research Taming the beast Inflation numbers in Pakistan are sounding like a broken record, outpacing each predecessor month after month. The... Published 03 May, 2023 08:53am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation in April at record high, hits a distressing 36.4% CPI inflation in rural areas increases to 40.7% on year-on-year basis in April 2023 Average inflation during 10MFY23 stands at 28.2% compared to 11% in 10MFY22 Updated 02 May, 2023 07:48pm
Pakistan Working class being squeezed by rising food inflation, joblessness: PDP KARACHI: Expressing grave concern over the worsening economic conditions of working classes, Pasban Democratic Party... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Perspectives In Pakistan, there is a ‘Game of Thrones’ no one wants to see In a year since the current govt took power, the situation is as desperate as it can get Updated 09 Apr, 2023 05:35pm
World Food inflation to weigh on MENA growth this year: World Bank DUBAI: Double-digit food price inflation will weigh on the Middle East and North Africa region this year, causing... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
Markets European shares slip as data signal slower economic recovery PARIS: European shares fell on Wednesday as investors maintained a cautious stance after data signalled a... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan PKI calls for agriculture emergency to fight food inflation KARACHI: President Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI) Khalid Mahmood Khokhar has urged the federal government to impose an... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Perspectives Pakistan's crisis is a moral one — not an economic one The deluge of numbers pouring into the news on a daily basis is producing an unimaginable feeling of dread pervasive... Updated 10 Mar, 2023 04:58pm
BR Research Sugar industry: time to pivot During the past five years, the retail price of a regular cola bottle has increased by 55 percent. A kilogram of... Published 24 Feb, 2023 09:15am
Markets Global wheat buyers avoiding forward purchases SINGAPORE: Scarred by high and volatile prices, global wheat buyers are reducing their purchases of future supplies... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
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
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
Pakistan Protein Day to be observed on 27th: Right To Protein initiative announces theme for 2023 KARACHI: Ahead of the annual Protein Day to be observed on February 27, a dedicated awareness initiative called ... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan PDP assails rulers over high food inflation in agri country KARACHI: Pakistan is amongst the countries facing highest food inflation in the world and this grave food inflation... Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:42am
Pakistan Inflationary pressure expected to calm down gradually: Finance Division In Monthly Economic Update & Outlook January 2023, it says global commodity prices showing downward trend which will lower domestic price levels Updated 31 Jan, 2023 07:17pm
Markets Small traders assail oil price hike KARACHI: Small traders on Monday rejected the recent increase in oil prices by the PDM government, saying that the... Published 31 Jan, 2023 07:06am
Pakistan SBP says it recognises cost of monetary tightening, but curbing inflation essential The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) says that it recognises the short-term cost of monetary tightening on economic... Published 30 Jan, 2023 07:50pm
Print Food inflation highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 35.5 per cent in December on year-on-year... Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am
BR Research Food CPI: muted relief! He promised, and delivered! Food inflation finally slowed in December 2022. Never mind the naysayers, as the numbers... Published 04 Jan, 2023 09:08am
Pakistan Food inflation to remain high next year: PTI leader LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf central leader Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has claimed that the food inflation next year... Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am