Fraught present, unknown future EDITORIAL: The country is fast approaching a point of no return. If the economy is forced upon a default on its... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 02:33pm
Print Exports should be enhanced to $100bn per annum: govt ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday while stressing the need to ... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Tarin sees negative GDP growth in LSM, agri, other sectors LAHORE: Former federal finance minister and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin has predicted that Pakistan would register a... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance Pasha warns of stagflation this year LAHORE: Noted economist and former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha has warned that Pakistan inflation can skyrocket... Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am
Print CPEC second phase instrumental in achieving SDGs: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that the second phase of the China-Pakistan... Updated 18 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Opinion GDP growth in 2022-23 The World Bank has revised its projection downwards of the GDP growth rate of the economy of Pakistan in 2022-23 ... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Editorials Know thy economy EDITORIAL: The government of Pakistan’s comparative data revealed under the title “Know Your Economy” in the... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance German economy weathering hard winter but risks loom BERLIN: The surge in energy prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Germany to the brink of a... Published 13 Jan, 2023 01:49pm
Business & Finance Economist sees GDP growth in negative arena ISLAMABAD: All economic indications of the first six months of the current year suggest that Pakistan’s GDP growth... Published 13 Jan, 2023 07:07am
Opinion Managing sovereign default Nations can and do periodically default on their sovereign debt, despite the fact that they do so comparatively... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:41am
World UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments LONDON: The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a “hugely significant” new defence deal allowing UK... Published 11 Jan, 2023 11:48am
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
Business & Finance FBR sees Rs1289bn tax gap for 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has worked out overall tax gap of Rs1,289 billion during 2022, which... Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:28am
Print SBP seeks feeder-wise data of power consumers ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has sought feeder-wise data of electricity consumers to be used to project... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:03am
BR Research Why banks don’t lend There is a declining trend in the banking sector’s returns on equity as banks are not lending to the private sector.... Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:36am
Opinion How to deal with Pakistan’s forthcoming currency crisis “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” ? Thomas Sowell Nomura has warned that Pakistan faces currency... Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Print Economic challenges: Dar has failed to provide any roadmap: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s press conference on 4th January 2023 is an attempt to divert attention away... Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Print Economy: EAG underscores need for reforms ISLAMABAD: The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has called for necessary reforms to transform Pakistan into a globally... Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:48am
Business & Finance India govt forecasts slower economic growth in year to March NEW DELHI: India’s government expects economic growth to slow in the financial year ending March, as... Published 06 Jan, 2023 06:43pm
Print Forex reserves to be propelled by ‘friends’: Dar PTI’s ‘White Paper’ censured Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:58am
World Citi cuts India current account deficit forecast to below 3% of GDP MUMBAI: Citigroup lowered its projection for India’s current account deficit (CAD) to 2.9% of gross domestic product... Published 04 Jan, 2023 05:39pm
World Biden to receive Japan’s PM Kishida on Jan. 13: White House WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on January 13, the White House... Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:59am
World Omani leader okays deficit budget for 2023 CAIRO: Oman’s Sultan ratified a 2023 budget with a deficit of 1.3 billion Omani rials ($3.38 billion) or 3% of ... Published 02 Jan, 2023 06:46am
Opinion A sad tale indeed – I Pakistan has been struggling ever since its emergence on the world map to achieve political and economic stability,... Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:28am
Print Jul-Oct: Fiscal deficit rises 1.5pc of GDP to Rs1.266trn YoY ISLAMABAD: Overall, the fiscal deficit has increased to 1.5 percent of GDP (Rs1,266 billion) during July-October... Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:50am
Opinion Geo-dynamics – 2023 At the start of 2023, the catch words are flux, realignment, reset, new world order, pivot, tilt. I am no... Updated 30 Dec, 2022 06:40am
Opinion Energy sector reforms — I My previous op-ed, summed up Pakistan’s gas supply position vis-à-vis the current demand, prevailing geo-political... Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am
Print Dar addresses ebbing investor confidence KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday assured the investors that Pakistan won’t default, adding... Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:45am
Opinion Caution: not make privatisation appear better than it is Privatisation has kept its relevance as a policy option in this country to this day – as a means to not only cut... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am
Opinion Economic pain: an illusion of choice Pakistan is facing an illusion of false choices in managing its ongoing economic crisis. It can either return to the... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am