OMC sales: flat year, weak finish Updated 03 Jul, 2026 07:46am Pakistan’s oil marketing companies closed FY26 with a story that looks stable on the surface but weaker underneath....
11MFY26 foreign assistance surges 75.68pc YoY Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am ISLAMABAD: Foreign assistance inflows to the country surged to USD 12.106 billion during July 2025–May 2026,...
40pc drop in SBP’s profit predicted Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am KARACHI: The federal government has forecast a significant 40 percent drop in receipts under the State Bank of...
Manufacturing’s uneven rebound Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:45am Pakistan’s manufacturing sector is seen moving again - The Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 shows manufacturing...
OMC sales: Recovery intact but risks mount Updated 11 Mar, 2026 07:04am Pakistan’s oil marketing sector recorded total petroleum product sales of 1.28 million tons in Feb-26, reflecting a...
BR RESEARCH: Solar adoption: An import lull, not a reversal Updated 27 Jan, 2026 09:33am Pakistan’s solar panel imports have now posted two exceptionally weak months in a row, inviting a question that the...
EDITORIAL: Navigating the investment drought Updated 18 Dec, 2025 07:06am EDITORIAL: Grim economic news continues to arrive with unsettling regularity. Recent media reports warn that the...
BR RESEARCH: A cut that solves yesterday’s problem Updated 16 Dec, 2025 08:07am It blinked. After holding the policy rate at 11 percent for four consecutive reviews, the Monetary Policy Committee...
5MFY26 budgetary support: Govt borrowing from SBP stays in negative zone Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) remained in negative territory...
Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing rebounds with 4.08% growth in Q1 FY2025-26 Updated 20 Nov, 2025 07:22am Sectors that contribute to growth include food, tobacco and textile
September electricity generation: The grid won’t catch the sun Updated 06 Oct, 2025 07:43am Power generation data for September 2025 paints a familiar picture — one of stagnation and structural...
Pakistan central bank sees FX reserves climbing to over $17bn by FY26 end Updated 30 Jul, 2025 10:48pm KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad projected on Wednesday that the central bank’s foreign...
Open market: currency dealers aim to double remittance inflows with increased margin in FY26 Published 01 Jul, 2025 10:35pm Currency dealers in the open market have projected to double the inflows of workers’ remittances sent home by...
Power (generation) struggle continues Updated 27 Jun, 2025 03:41am After a robust 22 percent year-on-year jump in electricity generation in April 2025, May barely moved the...