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When imported energy becomes the risk

When imported energy becomes the risk

Published 05 Oct, 2026 05:09am
Pakistan’s energy problem is not simply that energy is expensive. It is that a large part of the country’s energy...
State of the economy

State of the economy

Updated 02 Oct, 2026 05:58am
EDITORIAL: The September Update and Outlook has been uploaded by the Finance Division on its website and presents a...
An olive branch to the import bill

An olive branch to the import bill

Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:25am
EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s decision to launch a National Olive Value Chain Policy is exactly the kind of practical...
The C/A worries

The C/A worries

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:05am
EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is slowly coming under pressure, as international petroleum prices remain...
Fuel supply risks return

Fuel supply risks return

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am
The petroleum sector is back in the limelight. The government is shifting to daily pricing at a time when...
FY26 C/A posts USD139m deficit

FY26 C/A posts USD139m deficit

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am
KARACHI: Pakistan successfully met its FY26 current account target, with the deficit contained at USD 139 million,...
Exporting hunger, importing inflation

Exporting hunger, importing inflation

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:30am
Pakistan is now spending billions of dollars importing food products that a functioning agricultural economy should...
Impact of the ME War

Impact of the ME War

Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am
A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...
Surplus today, pressure tomorrow

Surplus today, pressure tomorrow

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:36am
The current account posted a surplus of USD1.1 billion in March. That is comforting news at a time of skyrocketing...
C/A posts record surplus in Feb

C/A posts record surplus in Feb

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account continued to perform well and posted a record surplus in February 2026, mainly...
Dec C/A moves back into deficit

Dec C/A moves back into deficit

Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:04am
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account moved back into deficit in December 2025 after posting a surplus in November...
Bearish clouds gather over crude oil

Bearish clouds gather over crude oil

Published 08 Sep, 2025 05:59am
Brent crude has slid to $66 a barrel — the weakest since May — and the mood in oil markets has turned distinctly...
Big surge in remittances

Big surge in remittances

Published 10 Jul, 2025 06:49am
It is indeed a matter of great satisfaction that workers’ remittances have increased by 26.6 percent to hit a...
2.2m EVs to ply on the roads by 2030

2.2m EVs to ply on the roads by 2030

Published 25 Jun, 2025 05:41am
ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to take the number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) plying on the roads by 2030 to...
April C/A posts $12m surplus

April C/A posts $12m surplus

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account remained in surplus in April 2025, posting a modest $12 million surplus ...
Jan CA posts deficit

Jan CA posts deficit

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am
KARACHI: After a three-month positive streak, Pakistan’s current account shifted from surplus to deficit in January...
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