Trade gap narrows 20% to $2.88bn in September 2022 Deficit reduces due to sharp decrease in imports Updated 04 Oct, 2022 08:46pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER increases to 94.3 in August Pakistan's Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) increased to 94.3 in August compared to 93.2 in July, data released ... Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:12pm
Opinion Emerging economic trends We have nearly full data for the first two months of the fiscal year. The level of expenditures, tax collections,... Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Opinion History of taxation: a perspective Taxes are share of state in income, production and consumption and never liked by individuals or corporate bodies.... Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug textile group exports up 4.18pc to $3.056bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports witnessed a growth of 4.18 percent during the first two months... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:38am
Opinion A fragile BoP The statistics on the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan have been released recently by the State Bank of ... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am
Opinion Pakistan – a perennial Fund borrower Twenty-third International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, on average three year per programme, in our 75 years of... Updated 29 Aug, 2022 02:46pm
Editorials Current account deficit EDITORIAL: The government has succeeded in containing the current account deficit to 1.2 billion dollars in July... Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Pakistan 'Repercussions of $4bn': flash floods create havoc as Pakistan's economy remains under stress Report by brokerage house says while too early to accurately quantify, preliminary estimates suggest repercussions may include more than $4 billion Economy to be affected by lower agriculture production, slowdown in exports, higher inflation and imports Updated 26 Aug, 2022 06:35pm
BR Research Imports: Waiting game Imports (reported by PBS) are down by 37 percent from the previous month to $4.99 billion in July. The detailed... Published 24 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Editorials Need to keep remittances elevated EDITORIAL: After the good news of imports dropping almost 40pc month-on-month in July comes the bad news of... Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am
Pakistan Miftah announces to remove import restrictions, but with a caveat Says removal of ban is a requirement of the international community Stresses that imposing regulatory duty will ensure imports do not rise at a fast pace Updated 18 Aug, 2022 08:02pm
Pakistan Miftah urges focus on exports at Islamabad summit Finance minister says electricity generation has doubled in 9 years, but that has not translated to industrial production growth in the same proportion Updated 17 Aug, 2022 08:27pm
BR Research Stability within chaos? The economic narrative abroad – ranging from ‘we are in a recession’ to ‘no, we are not’– seems to be... Published 17 Aug, 2022 09:09am
Business & Finance Upcoming monetary policy: majority polled expect no change in key interest rate Poll conducted by Topline Securities says 56% of participants saw status quo prevailing in announcement scheduled for August 22 Updated 13 Aug, 2022 11:54am
Markets Meeting IMF funding gap: One friendly country has already confirmed assurance, says Miftah Finance minister says another friendly country will confirm its assurance in a day or two Updated 04 Aug, 2022 06:40pm
Editorials Trade deficit EDITORIAL: Pakistan exports declined by 24 percent in July compared to the month before — 2.219 billion dollars... Published 04 Aug, 2022 06:44am
Markets Gold price records steepest one-day decline in Pakistan Falls Rs8,600 per tola to Rs145,300 Published 03 Aug, 2022 06:37pm
Print July exports down 24pc to $2.219bn MoM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports declined by 24 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis in July 2022 and remained... Updated 03 Aug, 2022 10:03am
Business & Finance Former PAAPAM chief leaps to defend Pakistan's auto sector Hashmi says it has created jobs and contributed to govt revenue Updated 02 Aug, 2022 09:11pm
Markets Third successive gain: Rupee appreciates 0.19% against US dollar Closes at 238.38 in inter-bank market on Tuesday Updated 02 Aug, 2022 07:35pm
Pakistan Pakistan's current account deficit hits $2.28bn in June, up 59% month-on-month Cumulative deficit for FY22 stands at $17.4bn, 517% higher on a yearly basis Updated 27 Jul, 2022 09:16pm
Opinion Is sovereign default inevitable? – III This third part of this series of articles discusses, among other things, the subject of services imports. As usual,... Updated 21 Jul, 2022 02:58pm
Markets Speculation, uncertainty causing rupee freefall: Miftah Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Pakistan’s “economic fundamentals” remain intact and the ongoing... Updated 20 Jul, 2022 06:26pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 57% YoY in FY22 Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 57% during fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.67 billion compared to $30.96... Published 04 Jul, 2022 11:17am
Business & Finance ‘Non-tariff barriers creating hurdles in exports’: Country failing to derive desired gains from trade accord with China? KARACHI: Pakistan has failed to capture even five percent of the market share from the 313 high-priority tariff ... Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:39am
Business & Finance SPCCI calls for taking steps to end economic morass ISLAMABAD: The South Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industry members have urged the government to sail the country... Published 29 Jun, 2022 07:27am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER declines to 95.85 in April A Real Effective Exchange Rate below 100 means a country’s exports are competitive, while imports are expensive Published 07 Jun, 2022 03:37pm
Print July-May trade deficit widens 57.85pc to $43.334bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 57.85 per cent during the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal year... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 10:15am
Markets India’s palm oil imports could fall to 11-yr low MUMBAI: India’s palm oil imports could fall 19% to the lowest level in 11-years as soyoil, now cheaper, takes more... Published 25 May, 2022 12:46pm