Persistent decline of manufacturing sector The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
BR Research Barefoot on the edge of precipice If there is one economic indicator that would single-handedly be responsible for turning GDP growth negative during... Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:17am
Opinion Targets in the PML-N manifesto The manifesto of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) contains a set of key macroeconomic targets from 2023-24 ... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Markets Pakistan economy to grow by 2-2.5% this year, says Dr Shamshad Agriculture sector expected to grow by 5.6%, says caretaker minister Updated 20 Jan, 2024 08:00pm
Opinion IMF projections The good news is that the IMF Executive Board has completed the First Review of the Stand-By Arrangement for ... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 06:12am
Pakistan ‘High external funding risks’: Fitch maintains Pakistan’s rating at CCC Notes there are risks pertaining to policy implementation as parties across the political spectrum have extensive record of failing to implement or reversing reforms agreed with the IMF Updated 13 Dec, 2023 05:56pm
Business & Finance Goldman Sachs, J.P.Morgan cut UK’s 2023 growth forecast to 0.5% Goldman Sachs and J.P.Morgan on Wednesday lowered their forecast for Britain’s annual economic growth to 0.5%, as... Published 13 Dec, 2023 02:47pm
Opinion Mixed economic trends The first five months of 2023-24 have witnessed upturns and downturns both globally and within Pakistan. There was... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Opinion No more doing business as usual—VI Dwelling on the bigger picture; the foremost need of South-North Pipeline timing needs revisiting knowing that our... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 06:11am
Markets Japan’s Q2 GDP beats forecasts as exports zoom TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in April-June, as brisk auto exports and tourist arrivals... Published 15 Aug, 2023 10:05am
Opinion Mixed start of FY2023-24 The current financial year, 2023-24, started on a very positive note. The talks with the IMF (International Monetary... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:49am
Opinion IMF’s SBF The IMF Stand-By Facility (SBF) of $3 billion has been in operation for two weeks now. Already, there is a big... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Trend in key fiscal ratios The consistent series of the GDP with one year, 2015-16, has been estimated and released by the PBS from 1999-2000... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Opinion The economy in FY2023-24 The economic prospects for Pakistan in 2023-24 have been presented in the Annual Plan prepared by the Planning... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Print Dar defends 0.29pc growth rate ISLAMABAD: While unveiling the Economic Survey 2022-23, a day before the budget, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar dwelt on... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am
Print SBP to leave 21pc policy rate unchanged amid high inflation KARACHI: Central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 21% on Monday after aggressive... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:01am
Print World Bank revises Pakistan’s GDP growth downward to 0.4pc Projects GDP growth rate at 2pc for next fiscal year of 2023-24 Updated 07 Jun, 2023 10:30am
Editorials Growth projection EDITORIAL: Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) met under the chairmanship of the Minister for Planning,... Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:28am
Print Direct containerised Karachi-Saint Petersburg shipping service inaugurated KARACHI: In a bid to enhance energy growth and achieve a sustainable GDP growth rate of at least 5 percent, Pakistan... Updated 26 May, 2023 08:56am
Opinion IMF projections for 2023-24 The World Economic Outlook issue of April 2023 by the IMF contains detailed macroeconomic [AN1] projections at the... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Markets Gulf economies to grow at much slower pace in 2023 on lower oil revenues Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies will grow at a much slower pace in 2023 than last year as expectations for... Published 26 Apr, 2023 11:13am
Print IMF drastically cuts Pakistan’s FY23 growth forecast to 0.5pc Projects rise in inflation from 19.9 percent to 27.1 and unemployment from 6.2 percent to 7 percent Updated 12 Apr, 2023 01:04pm
Print 0.4pc growth rate foreseen: World Bank warns of a ‘macro-economic crisis’ ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has warned that a macroeconomic crisis could materialize in Pakistan, given the... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:49am
Opinion The economic malaise Pakistan today faces the worst financial crisis in its 75-year history. This is attributable to both long-term ... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 06:52am
Business & Finance 2000-21 period: World Bank says Pakistan’s 3.1pc growth rate among lowest in S Asia ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan investment has been subject to pronounced boom-bust cycles over the past two decades, with... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Opinion The 80/20 rule for maximising foreign exchange earnings Pakistan’s economy has been facing a number of challenges in recent years, including low growth, high inflation,... Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am
Print World Bank projects 2pc growth ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at two percent in the fiscal year 2022-23, half... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am
Supplements South Asian Countries Real GDP Growth % TEXT: South Asian region (excluding Afghanistan) 2021 2022(f) 2023(f) 2024(f) 7.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 Maldives... Published 09 Dec, 2022 07:00am
Markets RBI seen raising rates by smaller 35bps in Dec, hiking again in early 2023 BENGALURU: The Reserve Bank of India will raise interest rates by a smaller 35 basis points to 6.25% in December,... Published 01 Dec, 2022 11:25am
Print World Bank says growth to slow to 2pc next year WASHINGTON: Remittances to low- and middle-income countries grew by nearly 5% to around $626 billion in 2022 - about... Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am
