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India’s rising home prices, rentals a new inflation threat

Rising home prices and rentals in large Indian cities could pose a new challenge to the country’s central bank in...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

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Cost-of-living crisis ‘biggest global risk’

LONDON: The cost-of-living crisis will be the biggest global risk over the next two years, a survey by the World...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

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Galloping inflation

Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am

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Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as dollar crunch bites

CAIRO: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:36am

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World food prices hit record high in 2022

Food prices surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year on fears of disruptions to Black Sea trade

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:55am

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Pakistan: Weekly SPI sharply up 1.09pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) witnessed a sharp increase of 1.09 percent ended on January 5, 2023...

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:50am

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Analysing the inflationary spiral

EDITORIAL: December 2022 headline inflation (Consumer Price Index) rose by 24.5 percent as per the Pakistan Bureau ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

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Key phrase: ‘structural reforms’

State Bank of Pakistan says prudent monetary and fiscal policies imperative to increase resilience of the economy

Updated 22 Dec, 2022 09:52am

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Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation eases to 65% in November

Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 65% in November after a 70.6% jump in...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 02:58pm

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Nov CPI inflation jumps 23.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:41am

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Prices of important kitchen items continue to rise

PESHAWAR: A continuous upward trend in prices of important kitchen items, like live chicken/meat, farms, vegetables,...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:53am

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MPS makes grim but unsurprising reading

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to 16 percent, reflecting...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:09am

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Prices of essential kitchen items rise

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an increasing trend during this week past against ...

Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am

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IMF warns against ‘costly’ tax cuts to fight inflation

WASHINGTON: Soaring food and energy prices are raising the risk of social unrest but attempting to tame costs...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 06:13pm

BR Research

Grain market in turmoil

Terms such as “highest ever prices” and “record increase” have become clichés over the past three years, ...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 09:01am

World

Heavy rains damage Indian crops

MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall in India has damaged key summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean, cotton, pulses and...

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

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Inflation reading falls slightly in September, clocks in at 23.2%

Decline driven by relief in fuel charges adjustment in electricity bills, say analysts

Updated 01 Oct, 2022 07:29pm

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ADB to mobilise over $2bn to support post-flood relief measures

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is envisaging financing of over $ 2 billion to support Pakistan’s...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am

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World Bank confirms fears of growing food insecurity

Says flooding in Pakistan has exacerbated previously high levels of food insecurity

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:57am

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UN chief steps up his attacks on oil, gas companies

Antonio Guterres pushes developed countries to tax fossil fuel windfall profits

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:54am

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Hungary extends energy and food price caps amid soaring inflation

BUDAPEST: Hungary has extended price caps on fuels and basic foodstuff by three months until the end of the year in...

Published 17 Sep, 2022 06:11pm

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No way around another recession?

This is turning out to be a sombre week for international markets as they digest the upside August inflation ...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am

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France, Romania to agree deal to boost Ukrainian grain exports

PARIS: France’s transport minister said on Sunday he would sign an agreement with Romania to help increase...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

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Prices of daily food items increase sharply

PESHAWAR: Prices of daily kitchen items, including vegetables, live chicken/meat, pulses, flour, cooking oil, ghee,...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 07:28am

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Crisis of food prices

‘Food prices have surged more than 20% this year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. About 345...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

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Economic indicators in July 2022

The first month of 2022-23 which has just come to an end presents a mixed picture. Perhaps the most positive...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

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Emerging economies: now is the time for unity

Pakistan’s economy is geared to move towards a low-level equilibrium. The fear of defaults, which was mostly...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:41am

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Global rice supplies at risk as harsh weather hits top exporters

Adverse weather across top rice suppliers in Asia, including the biggest exporter India, is threatening to reduce ...

Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am

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Food prices: expand social protection now!

After 36 straight months of double-digit rise (with three seasonal dips), food CPI is on its way to double next...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 08:50am

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July CPI inflation soars to highest rate in 14 years

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by a massive 24.93 percent on year-on-year basis...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am