The way forward EDITORIAL: The senior leadership of the eleven parties’ coalition met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister... Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am
Print FY22 budget deficit likely to stand at 9pc of GDP — highest-ever in country’s history ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Abdul Hafiz Pasha has projected Pakistan’s budget deficit for the fiscal ... Updated 18 May, 2022 10:25am
Business & Finance FPCCI says economic conditions have never been worse LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has said that... Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am
Print World Bank projects slowdown in remittances ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected a slowdown in remittances to Pakistan and estimated it to grow at eight... Updated 13 May, 2022 10:14am
Business & Finance UK economic growth slows in first quarter LONDON: Britain’s economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter compared with the final three months of last... Published 12 May, 2022 01:07pm
Pakistan Public debt stands at Rs41.466trn, NA told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the total public debt stands at Rs41.466 trillion –... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Print Consultations begin ahead of resumption of IMF talks ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry and Power Division are said to have started internal consultations to devise strategy... Updated 10 May, 2022 10:11am
Markets Energy crisis: Utilisation of indigenous resources can be a game changer: experts LAHORE: Emphasising the need for investing in renewable energy and hydel resources, energy experts believed that... Published 08 May, 2022 07:06am
Business & Finance FPCCI urges govt to declare ‘economic emergency’ KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged the federal government to... Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am
Business & Finance Saudi Arabia's economy estimated to grow 9.6% in Q1, driven by oil Saudi Arabia's economy grew by 9.6% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to a year earlier, according to flash... Published 01 May, 2022 07:54pm
Opinion Tentative start The new government has undoubtedly inherited a turbulent economy. The woes are not due only to political ... Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:41pm
Print IMF asks govt to bring C/A deficit under control DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund has urged Pakistan to bring its current account deficit under control, an... Updated 28 Apr, 2022 11:07am
Print IMF projects decrease in gross debt ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a decrease in the government gross debt for Pakistan... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:02am
Print Govt may increase fiscal deficit to Rs5,600bn to discredit PTI: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday said the... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:44am
Business & Finance Cannot bear burden of subsidy on petroleum prices, says Miftah ahead of IMF meeting Finance minister confident of programme revival, will travel to Washington later in the day Updated 20 Apr, 2022 08:27pm
Business & Finance KCCI highlights problems faced by SMEs, proposes budget measures KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has highlighted problems faced by the small and medium... Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Opinion More and more bad news Pakistan finds itself increasingly in a quagmire. The economy was hit severely first after March 2020 by the... Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Print PESCO: Proposal to recruit prayer leaders to check power theft ISLAMABAD: Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) and International Growth Centre (IGC) have proposed to ... Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:13am
Editorials A practical outlook on economy? EDITORIAL: The government constantly cites the 7.6 percent growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) July-January... Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am
Print MoF’s monthly outlook: Domestic, world scenarios may ‘ramify economic recovery’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government is apprehensive that domestic and international changing scenario may have... Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Opinion Implications of the GDP rebasing The Governing Council of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has approved the new GDP estimates, following the ... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am
Editorials Better late than never EDITORIAL: Finally, the rebasing of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and trade indices has been approved by Pakistan... Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am
Print SBP argues why higher growth imperative KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy maintained the growth momentum in the first quarter of current fiscal year (FY22) as... Updated 18 Mar, 2022 10:14am
Editorials Populism: Exchequer is not a cookie jar EDITORIAL: The virtue of giving has infinite dimensions and Pakistan, in general and its economic capital, Karachi,... Updated 16 Mar, 2022 06:24am
Print ST rate will be rationalized in ‘due course’: FBR chief LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dr Muhammad Ashfaq has said that at present, tax-to-GDP ratio is... Updated 14 Mar, 2022 09:45am
Business & Finance China sets lowest GDP target in decades over 'grave' outlook BEIJING: China set its lowest annual GDP target in decades Saturday, as Premier Li Keqiang warned of a "grave and... Published 05 Mar, 2022 10:04am
Pakistan PML-N terms PM’s speech ‘last-ditch attempt’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday dubbed Prime... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Business & Finance Geopolitical tensions present ‘considerable’ risk factor: MoF ISLAMABAD: With the fiscal deficit of Rs1,372 billion 2.1 percent of GDP during the first halve of the current ... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Opinion Very fragile BoP The balance of payments (BoP) numbers for the first seven months of 2021-22 have been released recently by the SBP... Updated 01 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Markets Turkey's economy boomed 11% last year, most in a decade ISTANBUL: Turkey's economy bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to grow 11% last year, its highest rate in a... Updated 28 Feb, 2022 04:02pm