Challenge of poverty reduction EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Print Reform package prioritises fiscal sustainability: IMF Says projections are showing that Pakistan's economy will grow at 2.4 percent this year Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:33am
Print Weekly SPI inflation down 0.22pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 24, 2024 decreased by 0.22 per... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:38am
Business & Finance NKAATI demands to reduce interest rate by 4pc in MP KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKAATI), stated that in... Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:54am
Print APTMA urges MPC to cut interest rate by 400bps ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called for a significant reduction in interest... Updated 25 Oct, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance 200bps cut in key policy rate likely KARACHI: With the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) set to hold its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on November ... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am
Editorials Projected growth rate by IMF EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a growth rate for Pakistan of 3.2 percent identical... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:16am
Print SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm
Print Weekly SPI inflation up 0.28pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 17, 2024 has witnessed an... Updated 19 Oct, 2024 02:56pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm
Business & Finance Proposed mini-budget rejected: Govt urged to slash power rates by 9pc LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's top officials, Zakki Ejaz and SM Tanveer,... Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:43am
Print Macroeconomy: Structural challenges persist: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that a host of structural impediments continue to pose challenges... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:24am
Business & Finance UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate fell to a three-year low in September, official data showed Wednesday,... Published 16 Oct, 2024 12:35pm
Opinion Macroeconomic projections of IMF, WB There have been two very recent sets of macroeconomic projections for Pakistan. The first is in the IMF Staff Report... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
Editorials Stock market: what it means to be cautious EDITORIAL: Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) is on a consistent rise. There are elements of re-rating of country risk by... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
Business & Finance US Fed ‘should proceed with more caution’ on rate cuts: official WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve should be more careful with its pace of rate cuts than it was in September, a... Published 15 Oct, 2024 12:36am
Business & Finance With inflation down, ECB eyes faster tempo of rate cuts FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is expected to lower interest rates again this week as anxiety about inflation... Published 14 Oct, 2024 10:59am
Business & Finance China’s deflationary pressures build in Sept, consumer inflation cools BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation unexpectedly eased in September, while producer price deflation deepened,... Published 13 Oct, 2024 11:51am
Print Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am
BR Research Consumer confidence still reeling The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy... Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am
Print Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am
Business & Finance NPMC notes significant decline in inflation ISLAMABAD: National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting revealed significant declining trend in inflation over... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:33am
BR Research Startups funding reviving? After the boom in venture capital (VC) funding, the local startup scene entered a “funding winter,” with 2023 being... Published 08 Oct, 2024 09:01am
Opinion Emerging negative factors There is an air of general optimism about the economy today. The Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion was approved ... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:11am
Business & Finance Pakistan needs to finance budget deficit thru external borrowing, non-bank borrowing: study ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to finance the budget deficit through external borrowing and non-bank borrowing as these... Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am
BR Research Wholesale inflation: Multiyear low Single-digit inflation is the talk of the town, and the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) joins the race like never... Published 07 Oct, 2024 09:09am
Opinion Country in the throes of intense political instability? It increasingly appears that the country’s economy is moving in the right direction. Declining inflation, price... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:15am
Opinion Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am
Print Prices of kitchen items remain high PESHAWAR: Prices of important kitchen items including live chicken/meat, vegetable, pulses, sugar, flour and other... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:41am
Print Key indicators showing a positive trajectory: govt ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr Musadik Malik on Friday said the government achieved remarkable... Updated 05 Oct, 2024 09:24am