Ominous start to new (fiscal) year EDITORIAL: A 19.3 percent year-on-year drop in remittances in July isn’t exactly how the outgoing government... Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:46am
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 18 Aug, 2023 07:17am
Opinion Economy needs stimulus The economy is headed towards a deep recession. Only a well-targeted fiscal stimulus can avert the incoming crisis.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Opinion Pakistan & Argentina: two economic scenarios “On July 28, the Argentine authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Economic policy by the interim govt Given Pakistan is facing very difficult economic challenge, mainly in the shape of bringing debt sustainability, on... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:22am
Opinion The lack of continuity means things go wrong It is heartening to note that in his maiden meeting as the eighth caretaker prime minister of Pakistan Anwaarul Haq... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
Opinion Return to the gold standard? Mr Market remembers mid-August as the time when, on 15 August 1971, US President Richard Nixon interrupted the hit ... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
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 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
BR Research Currency: Aftershocks to the system The currency is slipping again. There is pressure on the currency for the last few working days in the open market... Published 16 Aug, 2023 08:35am
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 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am
Print High interest rates, power tariffs, costly raw materials: Textile sector will continue to face economic headwinds: APTMA ISLAMABAD: The textile sector will continue to experience economic headwinds related to high interest rates,... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am
World IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in Sept for first programme review LONDON: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Colombo in a month's time for the first review on... Published 15 Aug, 2023 11:38pm
Opinion Mixed start of FY2023-24 The current financial year, 2023-24, started on a very positive note. The talks with the IMF (International Monetary... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:49am
Opinion Gas: No more window dressing, please Reportedly, the plan to reduce the gas circular debt has been shared with the IMF. It has two components – one is... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 06:57am
Editorials Mere legislation does not mean reform EDITORIAL: Yesterday marked the country’s seventy-seventh Independence Day. While the honour to hoist the flag on... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am
Print Global conditions contributed to higher inflation in Pakistan: SBP KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said that global economic conditions have largely... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 10:02am
Business & Finance Air Link CEO says things ‘back on track’ as LC restrictions ease Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha says post IMF programme, company producing more cellphones than before Updated 15 Aug, 2023 02:50pm
Pakistan Monetary policy is ‘dictated’ by IMF: PDP KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor has said we are an independent nation, but we can’t... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am
Print Shehbaz narrates his achievements in farewell address ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government... Updated 14 Aug, 2023 10:11am
Opinion Wishing Kakar success In his last op-ed for this newspaper, noted economist Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha concluded his argument on an interesting... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Opinion CPEC — a game changer for Pakistan The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project since its launch on April 20, 2015, by President Xi Jinping... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:35am
Editorials Conflict impacting food security EDITORIAL: One victim of the Russia-Ukraine war is international supply of food grain. A few days ago, President... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Opinion A mission-oriented industrial policy ‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Opinion Budget Rupee Account: FY2023-24 to FY2027-2028 In the earlier two articles the focus was on the foreign (external) currency account of Pakistan. In this article ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
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 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Editorials Plan to borrow Rs11.09trn in 3 months EDITORIAL: According to the auction calendar issued by the State Bank of Pakistan, the federal government intends to... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Pakistan PIA appoints new CEO as it braces for privatisation KARACHI: Pakistan’s national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has appointed former Air Vice Marshal... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 06:07pm
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 10 Aug, 2023 07:41am
Opinion ‘It’s a nuance, but an important nuance’ The outgoing Shehbaz Sharif-led government is deriving a lot of pleasure, pride and satisfaction from the fact that... Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am
Opinion Path of maximum uncertainty The market’s given a roaring farewell to the coalition government (up about 20pc since the SBA) but – write this... Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am