Agri package, concessional electricity: IMF irked by govt steps Discussions on Ninth Review scheduled to start soon Updated 07 Nov, 2022 10:24am
Business & Finance Q1 fiscal deficit soars to 1pc of GDP from 0.7pc of GDP YoY ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first quarter of the current fiscal year with one percent of GDP fiscal... Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am
Markets Japan economy set to slow sharply as global inflation, recession risks hurt TOKYO: Japan’s economy is expected to have slowed markedly in the third quarter as global recession risks hurt... Published 04 Nov, 2022 11:29am
Print Power sector: Circular debt touching Rs2.6trn mark ISLAMABAD: The country’s power sector’s circular debt is reportedly touching Rs 2.6 trillion mark at present against... Updated 03 Nov, 2022 09:54am
Business & Finance MENA, Central Asia economies show resilience but global headwinds loom: IMF DUBAI: Economic activity in the Middle East and Central Asia was resilient with recovery continuing in 2022 but the... Published 31 Oct, 2022 12:07pm
Opinion Debt rescheduling challenge The country is going through a very difficult balance of payment (BoP) situation. The core of the problem is growing... Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am
Markets Asian currencies mixed in thin trading, Chinese yuan falls most Asian currencies were mixed against a choppy US dollar in thin trading on Monday, with the Chinese yuan remaining... Published 24 Oct, 2022 11:39am
Business & Finance China Q3 GDP growth tops forecasts but meaningful rebound elusive BEIJING: China’s economy rebounded at a faster-than-anticipated clip in the third quarter, but a more robust revival... Updated 24 Oct, 2022 11:20am
Business & Finance Japan’s stimulus plan must exceed $100bn, says ruling party executive TOKYO: Japan’s promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy’s output gap of about 15 trillion... Published 23 Oct, 2022 11:56am
Print Fitch cuts long-term forex IDR to ‘CCC+’ ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to... Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:46am
Markets Gasoline crack flips to discount, naphtha recoups some losses NEW DELHI: Asia’s refining margin for gasoline flipped to a discount on Tuesday, amid weak fuel demand outlook ... Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance Japan won’t rule out corporate, income tax hikes to fund military spending TOKYO: Japan has not ruled out raising corporate and household income taxes to fund a planned increase to its... Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:06pm
Opinion Pakistan’s pension system The cost of Pakistan’s public sector pensions is borne entirely by the government and has witnessed a significant... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Print IMF censures ‘untargeted’ subsidy schemes Says Fund will be fielding a mission in November Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:52am
Print IMF projects decline in govt gross debt ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a decline in the government gross debt for Pakistan... Updated 13 Oct, 2022 10:21am
Opinion Money market and debt management Money market has been behaving quite unusually. The standard theory suggests the yield curve on the bills and bonds... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
Editorials Economic despondency EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) nfor the week ending 29 September 2022 year on year was estimated at... Published 29 Sep, 2022 06:01am
Opinion Dar-dollar parity? Really? What’s all this fuss about (former finance minister) Isahq Dar and the dollar? And why did markets, both equity ... Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am
Opinion History of taxation: a perspective Taxes are share of state in income, production and consumption and never liked by individuals or corporate bodies.... Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan GDP ratio in education, health sectors declining, says governor LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for strengthening the linkages among academia, bureaucracy and development partners;... Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Markets Russia is considering $50bn hike in taxes on oil, gas in 2023-2025 Russia is considering raising taxes on the oil and gas sector to the tune of 3 trillion roubles ($50 billion) in... Updated 20 Sep, 2022 12:31pm
Editorials Most budget figures no longer valid EDITORIAL: Senior officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs while briefing a National Assembly Standing ... Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance FPCCI lashes out at Nepra over ‘anti-economy policies’, lack of reforms in sector KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), the apex body of entire trade, industry... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Opinion Dealing with the post-flood recovery challenges Pakistan is in the midst of perhaps the worst ‘natural’ disaster. According to the National Disaster Management... Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Editorials Revival of flood-hit rural economy EDITORIAL: The havoc caused by catastrophic flooding in nearly one-third of Pakistan is rightly the front-page news... Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Opinion A drifting economy It is quite distressful to see the nascent economic recovery ceding way to the same uncertainty and drift that... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Editorials Cotton crisis EDITORIAL: News that fears of much of the standing cotton crop being washed away by heavy rains are coming true in... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
World India GDP surges 13.5% on pandemic rebound, despite headwinds MUMBAI: A post-pandemic rebound saw India’s economy grow 13.5 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed... Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:49pm
Business & Finance Turkey’s economy grew 7.6% in Q2 driven by domestic demand, exports ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew 7.6% year-on-year in the second quarter as expected, extending a hot streak on... Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:27pm
Business & Finance Economy: MoEA report debates similarities, differences with Sri Lanka ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s strong economic relations with China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia have always provided a... Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am