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
Business & Finance Jul-Aug period: Borrowing from multiple financing sources stands at $3.206bn ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.206 billion from multiple financing sources during the first two months... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:31am
Editorials Significant rise in poverty EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am
Opinion Fall in industrial production The estimate of the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) for the month of July 2023 has recently been released by ... Updated 26 Sep, 2023 07:12am
Business & Finance Minister tells CMOs: No tax relief possible due to IMF programme ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication has conveyed to the... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Editorials PML-N has helped country avert default? EDITORIAL: Nawaz Sharif, the undisputed leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), resident in the UK for ... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Markets ‘Pre-election rally’: PSX has potential to reach near 50,000, says brokerage house Topline Securities says assuming smooth election process and approval of the IMF tranche in November, the KSE-100 could see 8-10% rally Updated 25 Sep, 2023 10:20pm
Opinion Escalating economic divide with India The following is the first part of a two-part series of articles highlighting the differences between the economies... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:34am
Editorials Pakistan: growth projections EDITORIAL: Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its regular publication Asian Development Outlook lowered Pakistan’s... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
Editorials Household debt cycle EDITORIAL: One of the enduring lessons of economic downturns is that they run households, especially middle- and... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance ‘Tax rich more,’ IMF asks govt NEW YORK: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called on the authorities in... Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan Dr Shamshad shares salient features of draft SOEs policy Caretaker finance minister says majority of directors on their boards should be independent Updated 21 Sep, 2023 06:13pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn