Time to miss another opportunity Lady luck has a strange romance reserved for PML-N. After two years of record high food inflation - averaging above... Published 18 Apr, 2024 07:44am
BR Research An interview with Anwar Kashif Mumtaz, President, Pakistan Tax Bar Association ‘Documentation is the only way forward’ Anwar Kashif Mumtaz (Advocate Supreme Court) is a Tax and Corporate Lawyer,... Published 15 Apr, 2024 10:38am
BR Research Inflation still at a tricky spot The CPI inflation reading is finally lower than the policy rate. The headline number stood at 20.7 percent on... Published 02 Apr, 2024 08:00am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm
Markets Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm
Editorials No relief for consumers EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that 2024 is turning out to be like any other year, at least as far as affordability ... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
BR Research Rate cut in the offing? The bond market is expecting a rate cut soon while the forex players are expecting the currency to be under... Published 08 Mar, 2024 09:14am
BR Research Inflation: don’t lower rates on Food (CPI)’s account The average inflation for the fiscal year 2023-24 may very well be off target, but the taper has most certainly... Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:42am
BR Research Inflation respite – but for how long? The headline inflation is down to a 20-month low (since June 22) at 23.1 percent in Feb 24, and still only in five... Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a... Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm
Business & Finance Rising cost of doing business hurts growth of industries: analyst KARACHI: By setting up our priorities we have to overcome the prevailing most daunting national economic challenges... Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am
Business & Finance At 4.1%, French inflation rises as expected in December PARIS: French December consumer prices rose in line with expectations, preliminary data from the national statistics... Published 04 Jan, 2024 01:30pm
BR Research Inflation: Throwing gas on fire Inflation is not coming down. The headline number stood at 29.7 percent in December 2023 – slightly higher than... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 11:39am
BR Research Food inflation: past its peak The headline inflation seems to be creeping up again. And if there is one obvious culprit – beyond the phenomenal... Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:51am
BR Research Inflation: Rate cut seems farther away The headline inflation inched up again. It stood at 29.2 percent in November 2023 and the monthly increase stood at... Published 04 Dec, 2023 07:39am
Business & Finance APSEA urges govt to halt axle load control regime KARACHI: The government faces a potential surge in terms of foreign exchange in fuel costs if it persists with its... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Editorials One big reason for food inflation EDITORIAL: The National Price Monitoring Committee’s (NPMC’s) revelation of a 40 percent differential in... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Markets Inflation expected to come down to 26% in October: brokerage house Amid drop in food prices, JS Global says CPI reading to go lower Published 23 Oct, 2023 11:37am
BR Research Must find ways to subsidise the poor National headline inflation for the third straight quarter stayed close to 30 percent – a first in Pakistan’s... Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:25am
Print ECC forms core group on food inflation ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has constituted a core group of Federal... Updated 11 Oct, 2023 09:55am
Opinion Rise in street crimes: a wake-up call The country’s two main cities in particular — Karachi and Islamabad — seem to be in the grip of street crimes.... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Editorials No respite from ever-rising inflation EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am
BR Research Food inflation: is this the peak? The monthly inflation report card has brought no reason for respite for the policy makers. The deceleration in... Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:53am
Opinion 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