Dar confirms rollover of $2bn China loan, says issue is ‘no longer pending’ Denies reports that request for rollover is 'work in progress' Updated 31 Mar, 2023 06:46pm
Markets MPC meeting: SBP likely to raise key policy rate by 200 basis points MPC meeting is scheduled to be held on April 4 (Tuesday) Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:38pm
Markets Rupee slips against US dollar, settles at 283.79 Currency depreciates 0.05% in the interbank market Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:23pm
Opinion We don’t yet know what lies in store for us—II The entire nation is waiting for a rather irrelevant document called the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) with the... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Opinion SDR allocation, monetary tightening, inflation, and banking crisis While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to not provide a much-needed special drawing rights (SDRs)... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Editorials ‘Need for vigilance’ EDITORIAL: It’s interesting, and ominous, that IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief Kristalina Georgieva... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Editorials IMF and the stalled bailout EDITORIAL: Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, Minister of State for Finance, became the latest in a line of senior cabinet ... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Print UAE, Saudi Arabia: Dar says IMF seeking $3bn ‘guarantees’ Pakistan did not delay a single day in repayments, adds the finance minister Updated 31 Mar, 2023 12:16pm
Print Withdrawal of export power subsidy: Treasury MPs come down hard on govt ISLAMABAD: The treasury lawmakers in the National Assembly Thursday came down hard on the government for withdrawing... Updated 31 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Markets KSE-100 ends jittery session on a flat note Investors remain cautious over uncertain political and economic conditions Updated 30 Mar, 2023 06:22pm
Pakistan Technical-level talks with IMF are over: Ishaq Dar Finance minister holds back from giving timeline on when deal will be inked Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:53pm
Pakistan Chinese loan rollover of $2bn to Pakistan in process: source Finance ministry official says it is a 'work in progress, formal documentation underway' Updated 30 Mar, 2023 12:30pm
Markets Rupee inches higher against US dollar, settles at 283.66 Currency appreciates 0.09% in interbank market Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:16pm
Print IMF’s ingenious approach the only hurdle to bailout Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus-Pasha says the fund wants to independently verify commitments from friendly countries Updated 30 Mar, 2023 09:27am
Markets KSE-100 down 202 points amid economic uncertainty Investors still waiting for IMF to release long overdue tranche Updated 29 Mar, 2023 08:34pm
Print Pakistan’s ‘friends’: IMF wants commitments fulfilled: PM Says he is hopeful that commitments from friendly countries will also be done Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:14am
Editorials The macroeconomic mismanagement EDITORIAL: There is mounting evidence of macroeconomic mismanagement coupled with a failure to proactively formulate... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:07am
Pakistan IMF is asking for ‘guarantees at every step’: PM Shehbaz Says talks between government and IMF are still underway Updated 28 Mar, 2023 07:57pm
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
Editorials IMF ninth review remains suspended EDITORIAL: A press release notes that the Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as chief guest at an iftar dinner... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 03:40pm
Markets Volatility persists at PSX, KSE-100 ends nearly flat Volatility persisted at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as the benchmark KSE-100 ended the first trading session... Updated 27 Mar, 2023 06:27pm
Markets Rupee falls against US dollar, settles at 283.58 Currency depreciates 0.13% in inter-bank market Updated 27 Mar, 2023 08:03pm
Opinion The IMF-govt trust deficit The Pakistani public is being subjected to extremely disturbing macroeconomic indicators with each subsequent update... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Opinion Stop blaming the IMF! It has been forty days since the IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) technical talks concluded, but there have... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Opinion The fuel ‘relief’ plan and the IMF The government’s planned fuel relief package has expectedly attracted International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) ... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Print Dar looks with hopeful eyes to country’s friends Pakistan will not default and the government is making all possible efforts to steer it out of a difficult situation, he says Updated 27 Mar, 2023 11:32am
Pakistan Professionals struggle with higher costs as economy teeters KARACHI: Naureen Ahsan earns more than twice the average wage in country, but the school administrator says she has... Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am
Print Cash margin requirement on goods import removed KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced the removal of Cash Margin Requirement (CMR) on import of... Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:49am
Business & Finance Concern shown on ‘unending demands’ of IMF KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ... Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am
Print Locked bailout: govt fuel scheme adds to hurdles? Pakistan and the IMF have been negotiating since early February on an agreement that would release $1.1 billion Updated 25 Mar, 2023 09:03pm