Rupee closes near 207 amid renewed uncertainty over IMF programme After four-session appreciation run, currency loses value in inter-bank market Updated 05 Jul, 2022 07:07pm
Business & Finance Miftah Ismail reiterates ‘IMF program on track’, dismisses reports of delay Says he has been reading with some amusement all the tweets and stories about IMF programme being postponed or delayed Updated 04 Jul, 2022 08:42pm
Pakistan PTI never shifted burden of inflation onto people despite IMF's pressure: Imran Khan Former premier says the government has inflicted the worst suffering on the people in order to provide relief to themselves Updated 28 Jun, 2022 08:30pm
Pakistan Inching closer: Pakistan receives combined IMF targets for 7th, 8th reviews Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for both reviews received, confirms finance minister Miftah Ismail Updated 28 Jun, 2022 10:35am
Opinion Challenges beyond IMF There is a widespread perception that the revival of the stalled IMF programme will help Pakistan move out of its... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Print Progress made over FY23 budget: IMF ISLAMABAD: Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan’s International Monetary Fund bailout... Updated 23 Jun, 2022 09:57am
Pakistan Pakistan, IMF make 'progress on FY23 budget', move closer to programme revival Pakistan authorities commit to generating Rs436bn in taxes and increasing petroleum levy gradually each month Updated 22 Jun, 2022 12:48pm
Markets Pakistani Rupee Asia's worst-performing currency during 2022 The PKR has depreciated 16.5% against the US dollar since December 31, 2021 Published 21 Jun, 2022 07:49pm
Markets PSX under selling pressure KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under selling pressure and closed in negative zone on investor... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Print Stalled IMF programme: Revival ‘in a day or two’, insists Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Monday that an agreement is likely to reach with the International... Updated 21 Jun, 2022 09:56am
Pakistan 3rd time's a charm?: Govt hikes price of petrol by Rs24.03, diesel by Rs59.16 Petrol now priced at Rs233.89 per litre, while diesel now at Rs263.31 per litre The hike comes as Pakistan looks to quickly appease the IMF to revive its bailout programme Updated 15 Jun, 2022 11:58pm
Opinion Budget 2022-23 and the IMF programme There are any number of ways in which a budget can be characterized. Terms, such as, pro-poor, investors’ ... Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Print Federal budget seems ‘neutral to positive’ for stock market: analysts KARACHI: Contrary to market expectations, measures announced in Federal Budget seem “Neutral to Positive” for... Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Opinion A pragmatic budget Caught between a rock (IMF) and a hard place (popularity), the commodity super cycle and devaluation came to the... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Opinion Budget FY23 and IMF’s programme “Among the most difficult problems faced by developing countries is that of balancing a budget that is swollen by... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Opinion Global economy at a delicate crossroad – I Global economy stands at a delicate crossroad, where wrong policy choices will be difficult to unwind in at least ... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Business & Finance Revival of IMF programme eyed: Budget to have steps to promote fiscal austerity, stabilisation: experts KARACHI: Pakistan is eyeing revival of an IMF programme and it is likely that the upcoming budget will have measures... Published 08 Jun, 2022 08:30am
BR Research Petroleum pricing: don’t delay the inevitable Petroleum pricing is once again in focus. The “tough” call apparently did not last beyond four days. There were... Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:28am
Pakistan President summons National Assembly session on June 6 Federal budget for fiscal year 2022-23 will be presented in the session on June 10 Updated 01 Jun, 2022 06:02pm
Business & Finance First half of June: Govt decides to keep prices of petroleum products unchanged Price of petrol will remain Rs179.86 per litre while the price of high-speed diesel will stay at Rs174.15 per litre Published 31 May, 2022 10:53pm
Opinion The country needs IMF programme It increasingly appears that the incumbent government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are going to ink the... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Markets PSX stays bullish KARACHI: A bullish trend continued on Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday on the back of investor expectations over... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Markets Stocks jump after govt scraps fuel price freeze KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday witnessed a long-awaited bull run after the government finally announced... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Editorials Reducing fuel and electricity consumption EDITORIAL: It’s about time the government seriously considered reduced working days and other ways of rationing... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Business & Finance Secondary market yields fall: SBP again conducts long-duration OMO KARACHI: After a gap of 3-months, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) again conducted a 63-day OMO (Open Market Operations)... Updated 28 May, 2022 02:51pm
Pakistan Govt announces increase in petrol price by Rs30 Finance Minister says decision taken to ensure the revival of the IMF programme Published 26 May, 2022 10:00pm
Markets SBP's reserves fall another $75mn, now stand at $10.09bn Total liquid foreign reserves stood at $16.15 billion as of May 20 Published 26 May, 2022 08:55pm
Print Stalled IMF programme: Govt fails to successfully persuade IMF ISLAMABAD: The talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the 7th review under the $6... Updated 26 May, 2022 10:02am
Markets IMF to continue ‘close engagement with Pakistan’ as Doha talks conclude without programme revival Washington-based lender says deviations from the policies agreed in the last review require urgency of concrete policy actions Fuel and power subsidies remain issue Published 25 May, 2022 10:48pm
Pakistan Budget, energy subsidies main topics being discussed with IMF: Dr Murtaza Syed SBP's acting governor says progress in talks has been made, but it is normal for 'these things to take time' Published 24 May, 2022 08:09pm