Minister says inflation a tougher challenge than polls HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon while addressing a press... Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion 300bps hike in interest rate: unbelievable! Raising interest rate by 300 basis points (bps) to 20 percent by State Bank of Pakistan is highly unbelievable. A... Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion There’s no tomorrow with begging bowls At school, while reading Charles Dickens’ (a personal favourite writer) novels, me and my classmates had developed... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:55am
Opinion Past the point of no return! For weeks noted economists and economic researchers have cited numerous indicators, like low foreign exchange... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:51am
Business & Finance First half of financial year 2023: Inflationary pressures, rising electricity prices further impair KE’s recoveries, profitability KARACHI: Challenging socio-political and macroeconomic factors have had a cascading impact on multiple sectors... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan Nestlé’s revenue up by 21.9pc for FY 2022 LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan reported its full year results for 2022, recording an increase of 21.9% in its revenue as... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan Partial strike observed on TLP’s call LAHORE: A partial shutter down strike was observed in various parts of the provincial metropolis and other parts of... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Next MPC meeting so far scheduled on March 16, says SBP SBP chief spokesperson's statement comes amid widespread speculation the central bank is likely to increase interest rate in off-cycle review Published 23 Feb, 2023 08:38pm
Editorials Presidential intrusion EDITORIAL: Why don’t the leaderships on both sides of the national political divide look around – how can they ... Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am
Pakistan Pakistan finance secretary sees IMF staff level talks wrapping up this week IMF funds are critical for the $350 billion South Asian economy facing a severe balance of payments crisis Updated 22 Feb, 2023 03:37am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 2.89pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended February 16, 2023, recorded an... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan People’s Bus Service: Service to be launched in Sukkur on 17th, says minister KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sindh Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced to... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan Palejo meets Qadir Magsi HYDERABAD: Qaumi Awami Tehreek Chief Ayaz Latif Palejo called on Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi ... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Pakistan JI chief to lead march against inflation LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq will lead three-day Awami march from Lahore to Rawalpindi against... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Pakistan Only judiciary can ensure supremacy of Constitution: IK LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that only the judiciary could ensure the supremacy of... Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:55am
Opinion Situation underscores need for greater unity It is heartening to note that the criticality or enormity of twin challenges of rising terrorism and the combination... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion The crisis was foretold Former Deputy Governor Dr Murtaza Syed in a hard-hitting article laments that the crisis facing the economy today... Updated 04 Feb, 2023 07:24am
Opinion Both IMF, govt need serious policy path correction The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recently-released flagship report ‘World Economic Outlook [WEO] update:... Updated 03 Feb, 2023 10:27am
Opinion Lethargic economic management About 84% of countries are expected to have lower headline (consumer price index) inflation in 2023 than in 2022.... Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan Inflationary pressure expected to calm down gradually: Finance Division In Monthly Economic Update & Outlook January 2023, it says global commodity prices showing downward trend which will lower domestic price levels Updated 31 Jan, 2023 07:17pm
Pakistan Tarin fires broadside at Dar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin has accused Finance... Published 29 Jan, 2023 03:15am
Markets Analysts weigh in: rupee’s latest depreciation has wider implications, outcomes Experts believe LC issue will be resolved, inflation along with remittances to increase in short term Updated 27 Jan, 2023 07:04pm
Opinion Time for ‘radical’ and fast-paced economic reforms–I Just as the intellectuals have proposed ‘radical’ reforms in the area of governance and decentralization, there... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Editorials Austerity committee: austere approach? EDITORIAL: The government has constituted a National Austerity Committee (NAC) with the objective of compiling a ... Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print Tarin hopes govt will help country avert ‘default’ KARACHI: Shaukat Tarin, former Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, said on Saturday that so far the country... Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:00am
Opinion Global economic challenges and prospects for 2023 A few days before the release of World Bank’s flagship ‘Global Economic Prospects’ (GEP) January 2023 report... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:33am
Business & Finance Next two years: WEF foresees 10 major risks ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may face digital vulnerability and cybersecurity, rapid inflation, debt crisis, possible state... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Opinion How to deal with Pakistan’s forthcoming currency crisis “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” ? Thomas Sowell Nomura has warned that Pakistan faces currency... Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Opinion PTI’s ‘White Paper’ on economy A couple of days ago, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) presented ‘White Paper’ at a seminar on the economy, which... Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Imran Khan says Punjab, KP assemblies to dissolve on Dec 23 Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan were beside him as well for the address Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:28pm
