PM’s electricity relief package: Govt’s nod sought to discontinue Rs5 subsidy ISLAMABAD: Power Division has sought Federal Government’s nod to do away with PM’s relief package on electricity of... Updated 11 May, 2022 09:56am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz set to meet Nawaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar in London as economy stutters Visit comes amid reports that the premier is set to have consultations with his brother and the political party's finance czar on the country's economic situation Updated 10 May, 2022 07:08pm
Markets Stock market witnesses bloodbath KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a bloodbath throughout the day due to political unrest, further... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Print Consultations begin ahead of resumption of IMF talks ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry and Power Division are said to have started internal consultations to devise strategy... Updated 10 May, 2022 10:11am
Print Tech-level parleys with IMF: FBR yet to receive schedule, agendas ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not yet received the schedule of the technical level meetings to ... Updated 10 May, 2022 09:30am
Print EFF’s 7th review: IMF says expecting to field mission this month ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said that it is expecting to field a mission during May to... Updated 10 May, 2022 10:39am
Business & Finance RDA inflows hit $4.2bn mark KARACHI: Inflows of Roshan Digital Account (RDA) are growing, reaching $4.2 billion at the end of April 2022. ... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Business & Finance UAE to introduce unemployment insurance DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will introduce a form of unemployment insurance, the cabinet said on Monday, the... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Business & Finance IMF will link release of funds to increase in income taxes, subsidy removal: Shaukat Tarin Talks between Pakistan and IMF on stalled Extended Fund Facility likely to be held from May 18 Updated 09 May, 2022 04:48pm
Markets KSE-100 suffers its biggest fall this year as panic grips PSX Benchmark index ends 3.23% lower, its biggest single-day drop in terms of percentage in 2022 Updated 09 May, 2022 07:45pm
BR Research The economic woes continue The world is going through a rough economic patch. The commodity supercycle is bringing energy importing countries... Published 09 May, 2022 08:35am
Opinion The politics of economics! Continuity in economic policies is considered critical in providing a sustained conducive environment for private... Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am
Opinion Time is running out Pakistan is entering a near impossible situation. The country has probably never seen such weak political and... Updated 09 May, 2022 07:44pm
Editorials Tax collection data: a path full of pitfalls EDITORIAL: Total provisional tax collections July-March 2022 have been estimated at 4,858 billion rupees against... Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am
Print Sri Lanka, IMF to start next round of technical talks from tomorrow COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would begin the next round of technical discussions with Sri Lanka... Updated 08 May, 2022 09:00am
Opinion Economy: Demystifying some policy choices In a recent blog article ‘War dims global economic outlook as inflation accelerates’ published by the... Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am
Opinion A chaotic economy While the incumbent finance minister Miftah Ismail was still in the air on his way back, having announced successful... Updated 07 May, 2022 08:48pm
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am
Print MoF prepares draft policy on SOEs ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared a draft policy on governing of poorly performing State-Owned... Updated 07 May, 2022 09:57am
Perspectives IMF programme may be crucial, but Pakistan's economic woes run really deep Amid commencement of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there have been high hopes... Updated 07 May, 2022 07:02pm
Markets Rupee falls another 0.5% against US dollar as market opens after Eid break Closes at 186.63 on Friday as clarity awaited on IMF programme Updated 06 May, 2022 10:03pm
Markets Zambia finmin says IMF programme needed for orderly debt restructuring LUSAKA: An orderly debt restructuring process for Zambia will be extremely difficult to achieve without an... Published 06 May, 2022 01:48pm
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
Print KSA urged not to withdraw its deposits: Miftah Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s economic team misguided the nation on talks with IMF Updated 06 May, 2022 09:59am
Editorials A price Pakistan has to pay EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Pakistan government to bring the current account... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
Business & Finance Miftah Ismail slams PTI's economic policies, hints at targeted fuel subsidy Finance minister says no final decision on raising prices of petroleum products, but says wealthy could be asked to make 'contribution' Updated 05 May, 2022 09:24pm
Business & Finance PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry says economy running ‘without a driver’ Ex-information minister claims government's hope to grab monetary benefits from Saudi Arabia and UAE remain unmet Updated 05 May, 2022 08:29pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER declines to 96.84 in March A Real Effective Exchange Rate below 100 means a country’s exports are competitive, while imports are expensive Updated 02 May, 2022 05:07pm
Opinion A weak govt? The new Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government has taken charge on a weak footing. It is a coalition of... Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am
Markets PKR largely stable KARACHI: The rupee remained largely stable during the week, ending with a 0.57% gain as the market considered... Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am
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