World Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future COLOMBO: Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president who will face the task... Published 21 Sep, 2024 10:12am
Markets KSE-100 retreats after briefly hitting record high of 82,000 Led by index-heavy stocks, benchmark index gains nearly 1.24% to settle at 81,459.29 Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:00pm
BR Research Petroleum levy: a fifty billion rupees hole The prime minister was quick to take credit for the reduction in retail petroleum prices, for the fourth fortnight... Published 19 Sep, 2024 08:41am
Pakistan Friendly nations to invest $27 billion in Pakistan in coming years: Ahsan The planning minister says Saudi Arabia has announced an investment of $5 billion, while the UAE and Kuwait would each invest $10 billion, and Azerbaijan would invest $2 billion Updated 15 Sep, 2024 10:03pm
Print IMF deal to be made public: Aurangzeb Outlines key aspects of the latest IMF agreement Updated 14 Sep, 2024 09:37pm
Print PM says economic policies moving in the right direction ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday gave credence to his government’s economic policies to be in the... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 02:34pm
BR Research Approval by IMF board to be delayed to Oct? It’s been almost two months since the SLA, and there is no update on when Pakistan’s program would be approved by... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:35am
Print New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be... Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am
Pakistan Pakistan not on IMF agenda till Sept 18, no word on external financing yet The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its Executive Board calendar... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:36pm
Perspectives Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm
Markets Pakistan in ‘advanced stage’ to get external financing assurances, says Aurangzeb Finance minister hopeful of getting IMF Executive Board approval on time Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45pm
Markets Govt working on implementing IMF conditions, says PM Pakistan has not yet been added to the IMF Executive Board calendar for September Updated 03 Sep, 2024 08:28pm
BR Research Inflation: Single-digit, finally National headline inflation for August threw no surprise clocking in at 9.64 percent year-on-year – lowest since... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:07am
Pakistan Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s ratings to Caa2, outlook now positive Upgrade reflects Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic conditions, says Moody's Expects IMF to approve the EFF in the next few weeks Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:04pm
BR Research IMF Board approval: delayed again The IMF program’s board approval continues to face delays. While the staff-level agreement was reached swiftly, with... Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:58am
BR Research HBL banks on investment Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, HBL continued its merry way of raking in another quarter of stellar profits,... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Opinion IMF programme delay adding to uncertainty There is growing unease due to delays in the IMF board approval. The Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) was reached in... Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:40am
Business & Finance UK economist proposes ‘radical’ reforms aimed at boosting economy ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) Economist, Stefan Dercon, proposed radical reform to stimulate private ... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am
Print Talks with IMF moving in right direction: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:52am
Pakistan Making good progress with IMF to secure Board approval during September, says Aurangzeb Pakistan had earlier expected Executive Board approval on $7bn Extended Fund Facility in August Updated 21 Aug, 2024 09:56pm
Editorials Reviving agriculture EDITORIAL: The 2nd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition – “FoodAg-2024”, organised by TDAP, which fetched... Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:11am
BR Research Petroleum Levy: Two months of opportunity loss The Prime Minister showered people with an Independence Day gift, postponing the petroleum price revision by 48... Published 16 Aug, 2024 07:35am
Pakistan Aurangzeb says Pakistan has secured debt rollover commitments from China, Saudi Arabia and UAE Development gives boost to economy that awaits Executive Board approval from the IMF ahead of $7-billion bailout Updated 06 Aug, 2024 10:25pm
Opinion IMF programme & challenges Pakistan’s economic journey took a momentous turn after it bid farewell to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ... Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am
Print IMF to approve $7bn EFF by end of month: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the government wants investment and not aid... Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:55am
Pakistan Govt adamant on bringing agriculture into tax net: Aurangzeb Finance Minister says every segment has to play its part Updated 30 Jul, 2024 10:14pm
Opinion Islaah beyond IMF Pakistan’s economic stability has long been precarious, which is why the country’s economic history over the past... Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am
Markets Majority expect reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds Brokerage house sees 100bps cut in meeting reportedly set to be held on July 29 (Monday) Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:56pm
Opinion IMF programme, debt re-profiling, and debt restructuring Pakistan is facing a huge challenge in terms of debt distress. Secondly, the country is stuck in a low economic... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:06am
Perspectives Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June... Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm