Expenditure growth rate EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Fiscal Monitor report titled “Putting a Lid on Public Debt”... Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:25am
Business & Finance Malaysia says advance estimates show Q3 growth at 5.3% y/y KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy likely grew 5.3% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slower than the previous... Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:36am
Print Global energy price variations pose risks: SBP projects 2.5-3.5pc growth KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that uncertainty on the economic front has reduced and... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:38am
Pakistan Pakistan’s GDP grows 3.07% in April-June, 2.52% in FY24 National Accounts Committee says growth in agriculture, industry and services stands at 6.76%, -3.59% and 3.69%, respectively, in fourth quarter of 2023-24 Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:53pm
Business & Finance ADB maintains GDP growth rate at 2.8pc ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained GDP growth projection for Pakistan at 2.8 percent and... Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Print Higher returns thru Islamic banking perturb Senate panel? ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad, Wednesday, said that inflation is expected to remain... Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:03am
Business & Finance Australia economy stuck in slow lane, household spending drags SYDNEY: Australia’s economy stayed stuck in the slow lane in the June quarter as punishing borrowing costs and... Published 04 Sep, 2024 11:01am
Opinion Sectoral growth patterns in FY2023-24 The latest Pakistan Economic Survey for 2023-24, released in June, contains a comprehensive set of estimates on the... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Markets Pakistan’s GDP growth to hit 3.2% in FY25, says Fitch Solutions’ BMI report Growth to come on back of agriculture boost, lower policy rate and easing inflation Projected figure still below govt's targeted level of 3.6% Updated 18 Jul, 2024 10:08pm
Print WEO update: IMF maintains growth rate projection at 3.5pc Releases latest report ‘World Economic Outlook (WEO) update: The Global Economy in a Sticky Spot' Updated 17 Jul, 2024 05:21pm
Opinion Challenge of lower growth: IMF bailout insufficient The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:17am
Opinion Outlook for FY25 The fiscal year, 2024-25, promises to be an eventful year. It will see early negotiations between the Government of... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 07:39am
Opinion Taxation in Pakistan: taxing the untaxed elites Chris Matthews’s famous quote “Paying tax is not a punishment. It’s a responsibility”. Most developed... Updated 02 Jul, 2024 06:33am
BR Research Current account roundup 11MFY24 The current account posted a deficit of $270 million in May 2024 after three straight months of surplus. The deficit... Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:55am
Opinion Fixing fiscal imbalances Though Pakistan’s fiscal imbalances have been persisting since its inception, yet no serious efforts are yet in ... Updated 21 Jun, 2024 07:26am
Opinion Budget: an analysis Flanked by the Deputy Prime Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, once hailed as the PM-N’s (Pakistan Muslim... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 07:56am
Pakistan SBP expected to cut rates by 100bps, Reuters poll shows ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its key interest rate next week by 100 basis... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:51pm
Opinion Why is productivity low in Pakistan? According to Paul Krugman, productivity is not everything but in the long run, it is almost everything. The average... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:35am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for May 2024 was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 29... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:26am
Business & Finance IMF upgrades China’s 2024, 2025 GDP growth forecasts after ‘strong’ Q1 BEIJING: China’s economy is set to grow 5% this year, after a “strong” first quarter, the International Monetary... Published 29 May, 2024 11:09am
Markets Oil prices gain on expectations of OPEC+ extension to output cuts LONDON: Oil prices grazed a four-week peak on Wednesday on expectations that major producers will extend output cuts... Updated 29 May, 2024 05:20pm
Editorials GDP growth for the current year EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the current year at... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:46am
Pakistan Agri, industries perform: Pakistan posts 2.09% growth in Q3FY24, says NAC Revises Q1 and Q2 estimates upwards to 2.71% and 1.79%, respectively Targets GDP growth of 2.4% in FY24 Updated 21 May, 2024 10:07pm
Print IMF projects FY25 defence budget at Rs2.152trn IMF estimates allocation as 1.72 percent of Gross Domestic Product Updated 21 May, 2024 10:14am
BR Research No-growth policy working The current account is in surplus ($491 mn in April 2024) for yet another month. The 10MFY24 deficit is a meager... Updated 20 May, 2024 10:02am
Opinion Need for a balanced revenue-sharing framework One of the key demands of the IMF is to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio to 13-14 percent by the end of the upcoming... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:21am
BR Research LSM: Revival will be painfully slow For the fourth month running, LSM reading recorded a positive year-on-year growth, as March 2024 LSM grew 2 percent... Published 17 May, 2024 09:30am
Opinion Tax reforms: Aurangzeb has a difficult road ahead Reportedly, the IMF expects FBR tax revenues to grow by over 30 percent in the upcoming fiscal year (FY25). However,... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Opinion Counterproductive trickle-down economic effect The critique of Western universities and certain schools of thought advocating for economic models based on the... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Business & Finance Indonesia’s Q1 GDP growth beats forecasts, highest in three quarters JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economy grew by 5.11% in the first quarter from a year earlier, the highest in three quarters... Published 06 May, 2024 10:36am
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer