Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm
Business & Finance Indonesia March inflation rate at highest in 7 months JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation on a yearly basis accelerated more than expected in March to 3.05%, the quickest... Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:29am
Pakistan Finance ministry sees inflation at 22.5-23.5% in March Says inflation outlook at moderate level despite upward revision of petrol prices and influence of Ramzan Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:12pm
Markets Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm
World Japan’s mixed inflation picture complicates BOJ rate hike path TOKYO: Japan’s business-to-business service prices continued to rise steadily but a key measure of trend inflation... Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022 Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm
Business & Finance Monthly inflation rate projected to slow in February KARACHI: Inflation is projected to hover around 24.5-25.5% in February, with expectations of further easing to... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 11:08am
Markets UN projects 2% growth in Pakistan in 2024 However, growth in South Asia is projected to remain robust at 5.2% in 2024 Updated 06 Jan, 2024 09:47pm
Editorials LSM floundering EDITORIAL: Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth declined by 4.08 percent in October compared to October 2022 and 2... Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am
Print ADB explains why recovery is still constrained Says Pakistan’s inflation rate is expected to ease amid fiscal consolidation and monetary tightening Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:58am
Markets Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm
Pakistan Ministry of Finance projects inflation at 27%-29% for October Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan for October has been projected at 27%-29%, the finance... Updated 31 Oct, 2023 10:40pm
Markets Inflation expected to come down to 26% in October: brokerage house Amid drop in food prices, JS Global says CPI reading to go lower Published 23 Oct, 2023 11:37am
Opinion There’s no cure to bad luck Noted economist Dr Hafiz A Pasha has forecast that the year 2023-24 is likely to witness a moderate decline from the... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Business & Finance Turkish monthly inflation jumps 3.9% in June after post-election lira drop ISTANBUL: Turkish monthly inflation jumped 3.92% in June, still less than expected, as it was stoked by a plunge in... Published 05 Jul, 2023 12:35pm
World Thai headline inflation at 22-month low, lowers 2023 price rise forecast BANGKOK: Thailand’s annual headline inflation unexpectedly rose in June but at its slowest pace in 22 months, and... Published 05 Jul, 2023 11:21am
World India June services growth remained strong despite high price inflation BENGALURU: India’s service sector growth weakened to a three-month low but remained resilient in June amid strong... Published 05 Jul, 2023 10:30am
Editorials Inflation down MoM EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June dropped by 8.6 percentage points compared to the month before – ... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm
Opinion Income inequality: export-led growth only solution Pakistan is currently in difficult circumstances, grappling with deindustrialization and widespread unemployment. ... Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am
Opinion Dwindling forex reserves and bravado Consumer Price Index rose to 36.4 percent in April - a rise of one percent from March 2023, 23.7 percent from March... Updated 15 May, 2023 08:15am
Opinion An upcoming catastrophe The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Opinion Hike in drug prices How ironic it is that the pharmaceutical sector of Pakistan considers a 20 percent hike in the prices of essential... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Print Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am
Opinion Contrasting trends The economy is showing contrasting trends in different segments of activity. This is due to various factors like the... Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am
Business & Finance Egypt inflation seen hitting all-time high in March CAIRO: Egypt’s headline inflation rate is set to hit an all-time high in March, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday,... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Business & Finance Feb CPI jumps 31.5pc, highest rate in nearly 50 years ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 31.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Print IMF revises inflation rate upward for Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upward the inflation rate for Pakistan, ie, from 19.9... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 11:17am
Business & Finance Saudi inflation edges up to 3.3% in December DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate ticked up to 3.3% in December from 2.9% in November, government data... Published 15 Jan, 2023 02:24pm
Opinion Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to Central Europe’s aggressive 18-month campaign... Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:44am