IMF’s Fiscal Monitor report: Macroeconomic indicators show deterioration Fund projects government primary balance at 0.4 percent for 2024 Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:51am
World Israel-Hamas war a ‘new cloud’ over world economy: IMF MARRAKESH, (Morocco): The war between Israel and Hamas has darkened the horizon for a world economy that was already... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 08:18am
Print IMF sees slight rise in govt expenditure ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an increase of 0.6 per cent in the government... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 09:31am
Pakistan Shamshad meets officials from World Bank, Morroco’s central bank Caretaker finance minister discusses Pakistan's macroeconomic outlook and stabilization measures with WB managing director of operations Updated 11 Oct, 2023 08:39pm
Business & Finance Pakistan to appoint adviser as it privatises money-losing national airline ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will appoint an adviser to draft a plan to privatise its money-losing national airline, the... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 10:40pm
Opinion Spurt in inflation The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the estimate of the rate of inflation in the national Consumer... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:47am
Opinion Privatising Discos: tread with caution On 13th July 2023, IMF’s Executive Board while approving US$3 billion Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:49am
Editorials Economy: performance based on expediency? EDITORIAL: Two and a half months after the staff-level agreement was reached on the Stand-By Arrangement with the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Poverty on the rise Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Print Cheap power during winter months: Package for industry on the cards The impact of incremental package will be around Rs 25 billion Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:53am
Print IMF, World Bank meetings: Shamshad-led team leaves for Morocco ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic team, led by Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has departed for Morocco... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 08:42am
Pakistan Shehbaz speaks about his govt’s 16-month performance LAHORE: Felicitating the Pakistani nation over the extension in GSP+ status, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Editorials Crackdown on smuggling EDITORIAL: The most recent scare about the economy, especially how complying with IMF conditions, inflated utility... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
World Africa to get ‘stronger voice’ at IMF: Georgieva Abidjan: Sub-Saharan Africa will have a “stronger voice” at the International Monetary Fund as it will get a... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Markets Govt may raise PDL on diesel to Rs60 as declining sales dent target: JS Global The government in its bid to achieve revenue targets assigned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may increase... Updated 06 Oct, 2023 11:43pm
Opinion World Bank needs to revisit its policy and lending focus In its recently released report ‘Pakistan development update October 2023: restoring fiscal sustainability’ the... Updated 06 Oct, 2023 09:56am
Print First review under SBA becomes due: Ministries spurred into action Ministry of Finance asks all ministries to implement all the commitments made with the International Monetary Fund Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:47am
Print World Bank projects primary balance at negative 0.4pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected a primary balance for Pakistan at negative 0.4 percent (-0.4) for the... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 08:36am
Editorials Milking the system for what it is worth EDITORIAL: During a press briefing in Washington DC, Julie Kozack, Director of Communications International Monetary... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance World Bank revises growth downward to 1.7pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revised downward Pakistan’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year 2023-24... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Pakistan’s GDP projected to recover to 1.7% in FY24: World Bank This is 'predicated on the robust implementation of the IMF Stand-By Arrangement, new external financing and continued fiscal restraint' Updated 03 Oct, 2023 10:43pm
Editorials Caretakers’ approach to economic impasse EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government’s discernible approach to dealing with the economic impasse is twofold: ... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print Opposition of IMF, World Bank: Plan to have direct credit lines from banks, FIs shelved ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has reportedly shelved its plan to have direct credit lines from Banks/ Financial... Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:15am
Markets Open-market: rupee continues to recover against US dollar The Pakistani rupee maintained its upward trend against the US dollar in the open-market as well on Monday as the... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:13pm
Opinion IMF’s policy needs deeper political economic thinking ‘“Escalating protests in Pakistan against rising costs linked to IMF demands, which follow similar protests in... Published 02 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Markets KSE-100 sees 12% increase in 3Q2023 amid positive sentiment Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed double-digit growth of 12% in 3Q2023, as sentiments improved on back of... Updated 30 Sep, 2023 04:45pm
Business & Finance IMF programme: Govt will deliver to secure $700m under SBA: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government will deliver on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to secure $700... Updated 03 Oct, 2023 06:23am
Editorials Tax the rich EDITORIAL: One reason our ruling class always paints IMF’s conditions as “harsh” is their own inability, rather... Updated 29 Sep, 2023 09:29pm
Opinion Consequences of frequent borrowing The government of Pakistan has a plan of borrowing yet another time from commercial banks over next three months. We... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:06am
Print Fixing economy top priority: PM Terms Pakistan a transitional democracy and assures electoral process would be neutral, fair, and free Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:37am