Big financing risks The IMF Staff Mission has left Pakistan after a series of meetings on the next Fund Programme in the form of an... Updated 28 May, 2024 05:54am
Print US iterates support to reform plan ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Monday highlighted Washington’s ongoing support for... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:20am
Editorials Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six... Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am
Opinion Budget projections for FY25 There is overwhelming evidence that approval of the budget for next fiscal year, reportedly to be presented to... Updated 27 May, 2024 06:33am
Opinion The long and winding road to revitalising investment Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio is at its lowest in fifty years, despite promises of tens of billions in ... Updated 27 May, 2024 06:54am
Editorials IMF programme: there is need for design audit EDITORIAL: Multilaterals, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have developed independent audit... Updated 27 May, 2024 06:29am
Business & Finance Real estate sector: Property dealers oppose further taxation LAHORE: Reacting to the hint dropped by the government that it may levy more taxes on the real estate sector on the... Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am
Print Public assets: Ministry seeks data to share it with IMF Says IMF has recommended actions on an issue that the data on public assets was inconsistent and not easily centralised Updated 27 May, 2024 11:43am
Print Previous flawed decisions hampering improvement in power sector? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector has shown little, if any, sign of improvement in decades due to the... Updated 27 May, 2024 09:23am
Print PM, PPP team take stock of situation ISLAMABAD: As the federal government is set to present the budget for fiscal year 2024-25, Prime Minister Shehbaz... Updated 27 May, 2024 09:13am
Opinion Pakistan’s energy sector: Growing burden of circular debt As a result of the alleged corruption and ineptitude of the power bureaucracy in the country, the cost of dealing... Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am
Print Govt decides to do away with subsidised gas for fertilizer industry ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to do away with subsidised gas to the fertiliser industry for urea as... Updated 26 May, 2024 09:09am
Opinion ‘A normal country does not need IMF programme but...’ Professor Adnan Khan, Chief Economist at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK in a... Updated 25 May, 2024 07:01am
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 25 May, 2024 06:33am
Editorials The solar net metering debate EDITORIAL: Recent weeks have seen much confusion prevail with respect to the government’s existing solar net... Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance IMF’s EFF: Notable progress made towards reaching SLA ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress towards... Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am
Print Country borrows $7.142bn during Jul-Apr ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $7.142 billion from multiple financing sources during the first 10 months... Updated 25 May, 2024 08:29pm
Pakistan IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ towards staff-level agreement, lender says Pakistan's reform programme also broadly outlined in statement Updated 24 May, 2024 03:04pm
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 24 May, 2024 06:27am
Print Nepra questions 25pc proposed hike in ‘PPP’ ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday raised questions on the proposed... Updated 24 May, 2024 02:29pm
Opinion Primary surplus, fiscal deficit, over-board austerity policy, and existential threats International Monetary Fund (IMF) wishes government to have primary surplus, which means that before paying interest... Updated 27 May, 2024 07:12pm
Business & Finance Lebanon’s reforms insufficient for recovery, IMF says Lebanon’s economic reforms are insufficient to help lift the country out of its economic crisis, the International... Published 23 May, 2024 11:23am
BR Research Imported cotton demand: a threat managed? Earlier this month, the IMF came under fire for projecting a significantly exaggerated forecast of Pakistan’s trade... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:53pm
Opinion IMF and Pakistan’s defence budget According to a Business Recorder news item, Pakistan’s defense budget for next fiscal year has been projected by... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
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 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Business & Finance Successful completion of 9-month SBA: Aurangzeb briefs Canadian envoy ISLAMABAD: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
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 22 May, 2024 05:54am
Opinion Cotton production: India moves forward, Pakistan falls behind Currently, Pakistan is facing economic challenges. Although the present government is implementing positive measures... Updated 22 May, 2024 06:19am
Opinion From IMF to IT Digital revolution. E-commerce. On line expansion. Artificial intelligence. This is what the world has been talking... Updated 22 May, 2024 06:17am
Business & Finance Minister underscores need for broadening tax base ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a capacity to generate Rs27,000 billion in terms of taxes and we will not need the loans of... Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am
