Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance FPCCI proposes more regional trade to ease economic crisis KARACHI: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Editorials Ever more elusive IMF tranche? EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a short statement shared by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Print Staff-level deal with IMF ‘within a few days’: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Print ADB Mission says IMF’s 9/10th review should stay on track ISLAMABAD: While noting sluggish progress on two prior policy actions, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission has... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:18am
Print PL on HSD to go up by Rs5/litre ISLAMABAD: The federal government is most likely to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on high-speed diesel (HSD) by... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:50am
World Sri Lanka president says no side arrangements with any creditor COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will not make side arrangements with any of its bilateral or commercial creditors to reduce the... Published 14 Mar, 2023 08:43pm
World IMF sees Senegal 2023 growth lower than expected, lowers 2022 GDP estimate DAKAR: Growth in Senegal’s economy is expected to accelerate in 2023 but still come in lower than expected, IMF... Published 14 Mar, 2023 06:11pm
Business & Finance Lotte Chemical temporarily shuts operations, citing raw material shortage Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LOTCHEM), engaged in the manufacturing and sale of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA), on... Updated 14 Mar, 2023 05:35pm
Markets IMF sets stage to disburse new round of $5.3bn to Argentina WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Monday it has reached an agreement with the government of Argentina... Published 14 Mar, 2023 01:08pm
BR Research IMF: agreement in sight? It has been more than four weeks since the IMF staff concluded its technical talks for the pending 9th review. Yet,... Published 14 Mar, 2023 09:16am
Print US help to be sought for clinching IMF bailout ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to seek the United States' role in reaching a staff-level deal with... Updated 14 Mar, 2023 09:18am
Markets Rupee fails to sustain gains, settles at 281.61 against US dollar Currency records depreciation of 0.3% in inter-bank market Updated 13 Mar, 2023 10:23pm
Business & Finance Country can avoid IMF only through higher exports, tax collections: Miftah KARACHI: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that in order to avoid International Monetary... Updated 13 Mar, 2023 09:12am
Opinion Debt relief for developing countries Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
World IMF says it's monitoring implications for financial stability from SVB collapse WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Sunday it was monitoring potential implications for... Published 13 Mar, 2023 12:06am
World UAE withdraws bid for 2026 World Bank-IMF meetings in favour of Qatar DOHA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary... Published 12 Mar, 2023 08:24pm
Business & Finance Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Shape up or ship out! For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Print PM Shehbaz accuses Imran of creating hurdles to IMF bailout Premier says creation of chaos on roads and anarchy is part of his agenda, aimed at fanning the fire of instability in the country Updated 12 Mar, 2023 03:54pm
Print SBP informs Senate panel: Forex’s fall has led to 28.2pc PKR slump in FY23 so far ISLAMABAD: The country’s foreign exchange reserves are at present below one month of imports. This led to an... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 03:54pm
Opinion The challenge of trust deficit “Trust deficit”, not anything else perhaps, is the principal reason behind the story of stalled International... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The elusive IMF review “Dar says that the IMF review is taking longer than it should have.” “Did he say why?” “The Khan!”... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Opinion Are we allowing CPEC to wither away? China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched in 2015 when 51 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding ... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Markets PSX maintains bullish tone KARACHI: A bullish trend continued on Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday with healthy trading activities on the back... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Print Bilawal says IMF not being fair ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not ... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:50am
Print Motion filed with Nepra: All set for Rs3.23/unit additional surcharge on electricity ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has filed a Motion with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:53am
BR Research Money market in disarray? The way the money market behaved yesterday in the T-Bill auction, there is an expectation of an increase in the... Published 10 Mar, 2023 08:41am
Opinion Understanding austerity There is a general confusion in Pakistan, whereby austerity policies are taken as belt-tightening in terms of... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
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 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am