New high at PSX: KSE-100 crosses 58,000 level after 827-point gain Ongoing bullish trend comes amid country’s improved economic indicators Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:16pm
Markets Open-market: rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar The Pakistani rupee kept its momentum against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, as the local currency... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:24pm
Markets Bullish momentum at bourse, KSE-100 gains 294 points Analysts attribute bullish trend to reports that a staff-level agreement with the IMF will be inked in coming weeks Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:44pm
Editorials Not the same old policies, please EDITORIAL: How typical that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his senior aides told Lahore’s business... Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am
Editorials Staff-level agreement reached EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement (SLA) on the first review of the nine-month 3 billion dollar International... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
Markets Open-market: rupee continues to weaken against US dollar The Pakistani rupee weakened further against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, while the local currency... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 05:53pm
Pakistan Dr Shamshad reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to working closely with IMF Statement from Finance Division comes as IMF Mission begins talks in Islamabad for review of $3 billion Stand-by-Arrangement Published 02 Nov, 2023 09:37pm
Opinion Budgetary outcome in first quarter The information on fiscal operations in the first quarter of 2023-24 by the Federal and the four Provincial... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Markets Gas tariff hike to bode well for Pakistan in upcoming IMF review: brokerage house Topline Securities says chemical sector is likely to be significantly impacted as gas prices constitute a major part of total cost and impact is unlikely to be passed on to final consumers Updated 24 Oct, 2023 10:31pm
Editorials No amnesty for NCP vehicles! EDITORIAL: Now that tax authorities have ruled out any amnesty scheme for non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles, the... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
Editorials Sheer blackmail EDITORIAL: With revenue-specific conditions of the IMF programme necessitating a progressive revision of the tax... Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am
Pakistan ‘Comfortably placed’: SBP chief says end-Sept targets with IMF met Remarks come during meetings with key international institutions organised by Barclays, JP Morgan, Standard Bank, and Jefferies Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:19pm
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 More fiscal crises EDITORIAL: The “cash flow crisis” threatening petroleum sector exploration and production (E&P) companies,... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan World Bank indicates $2bn disbursement to Pakistan during FY24 Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar reaffirms Pakistan values its development collaboration with the bank Published 09 Sep, 2023 09:44pm
Opinion Bad news for Asian FX, esp PKR Pakistani monetary authorities can only count their sorrows as King Dollar’s unrelenting advance pushes Asian... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
World Pakistan among countries in grip of debt problems LONDON: The persistent and damaging debt problems gripping a number of developing world nations will be a core topic... Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:57pm
Print SOEs monitoring under IMF SBA: Finance Division yet to operationalise CMU ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has yet to complete the operationalisation of the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) by... Updated 26 Aug, 2023 06:28pm
Editorials The govt debt EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am
BR Research An interview with HBL President & CEO, Muhammad Aurangzeb ‘Pakistan should declare war on cash’ Muhammad Aurangzeb joined HBL on April 30, 2018, as the President & CEO.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:35am
Print PM acknowledges China’s role in crucial IMF SBA Says IMF deal would not have been possible without China's support Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:57am
Print Cabinet approves national aviation policy ISLAMABAD: In the last Federal Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, the cabinet approved National Aviation Policy... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:19am
Print Dar explains what actually led to changes in budget Says for securing an agreement with the IMF, the government had to impose new taxes Updated 05 Aug, 2023 03:06pm
Opinion Inequality, poverty, and austerity — II Unfortunately, both the IMF and individual countries practicing these, in or outside of the IMF programme, are not... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:25am
Markets Rupee registers fourth straight loss, settles at 283.8 against US dollar Currency depreciates 0.27% in inter-bank market Updated 19 Jul, 2023 07:41pm
Business & Finance ‘Investors’ confidence increases after IMF deal’ LAHORE: After the endorsement of the IMF programme, the confidence of local and foreign investors will increase to... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Markets Brokerage house AHL expects KSE-100 to provide upside of 24% in FY24 AHL says KSE-100 could power past 56,000 level by June 2024 Updated 15 Jul, 2023 11:52pm
Pakistan Monsoon season: business community leader speaks about challenges KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan IMF Executive Board approves $3bn Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan Board’s approval allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR894 million or about US$1.2 billion Updated 12 Jul, 2023 11:57pm