The darkness deepens They say the night is darkest before the dawn. On Monday, it couldn’t have gotten darker—somewhere, someone in... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Business & Finance OPEC+ panel unlikely to tweak oil policy LONDON: An OPEC+ panel is likely to endorse the producer group’s current oil output policy when it meets next ... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Editorials Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work? EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
World Hopes grow that eurozone will dodge recession BRUSSELS: Europe’s economy grew in January for the first time since June, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday,... Published 24 Jan, 2023 05:54pm
Business & Finance Gulf economies to slow this year on sluggish oil demand BENGALURU: Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022... Published 24 Jan, 2023 12:19pm
BR Research Hankering for easier times Low demand amid rising prices, and now a shortage of raw materials and inputs—story of every industry. But weak... Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:46am
Opinion GDP growth in 2022-23 — II The previous article by this writer had presented the estimate of the GDP growth rate in 2022-23 as negative 1% from... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 12:50am
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Business & Finance Interest rates need to rise at 'steady pace': ECB chief ESCHBORN: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that interest rates need to continue rising at a... Published 24 Jan, 2023 01:29am
Business & Finance Businesses see lower odds US in or entering recession, NABE says The likelihood that the United States is already in recession or will fall into one this year has dropped over the... Published 23 Jan, 2023 03:12pm
Markets SBP raises key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 17% — a 25-year high Governor SBP Jameel Ahmad announces decision at press briefing following the meeting Updated 23 Jan, 2023 10:04pm
World Egypt’s soaring prices drive home economic pain CAIRO: In better times, Om Mohamed’s family used to take holidays at resorts on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. Now there... Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:31am
Editorials Inflation and lower output EDITORIAL: A former Finance Minister, Dr Hafiz A. Pasha, while addressing the members of Pakistan Industrial and... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance PBF chief anticipates further spike in inflation LAHORE: President of Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Mian Usman Zulfiqar on Sunday says government is likely to meet... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance Most CEOs gloomy on growth in more than a decade: PwC survey DAVOS: Confidence among companies in their growth prospects has dropped the most since the 2007-08 global financial... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
World Iran’s Raisi pledges to tackle inflation TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday set the tackling of galloping inflation and currency devaluation... Published 22 Jan, 2023 05:19pm
Business & Finance Weekly SPI inflation stays unchanged ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended January 19, remained unchanged,... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:49am
Pakistan No one ready to give funds to Pakistan, asserts IK LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that struggle to uphold the rule of law is... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan 'Perfect doom loop': economist Atif Mian breaks down Pakistan's current policies Atif Mian, a noted Pakistani-American economist and currently the professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance... Published 20 Jan, 2023 05:34pm
Opinion Debt, inequality and austerity ‘In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Wheat crisis Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:35am
Print SBP may hike rates by another 100bps to tame inflation KARACHI: State Bank looks set to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17% at its review on Monday as it... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:44am
World Macron, Sanchez to ink Franco-Spanish friendship treaty BARCELONA: French President Emmanuel Macron meets Spain’s Pedro Sanchez for a joint summit in Barcelona Thursday,... Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:48pm
Business & Finance US retail sales tumble; monthly producer prices fall WASHINGTON: US retail sales fell more than expected in December, pulled down by declines in purchases of motor... Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:03am
Opinion ECB union says staff losing faith in leadership over inflation, pay European Central Bank staff are losing confidence in the institution’s leadership following the ECB’s failure to... Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print Food inflation highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 35.5 per cent in December on year-on-year... Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am
Perspectives Economic chaos in Pakistan: outlook is gloomy Pakistan is in the news but for all the wrong reasons. The events unfolding in the country are by no means unique... Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:10pm
Business & Finance Ghana producer inflation slows to 52.2% in December ACCRA: Ghana’s producer price inflation slowed to 52.2% year-on-year in December from 78.1% the previous month,... Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:00pm
Markets South Africa inflation dips to 7.2% y/y in December as forecast JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 7.2% year on year in December from 7.4% in... Published 18 Jan, 2023 03:10pm
Opinion India’s rising home prices, rentals a new inflation threat Rising home prices and rentals in large Indian cities could pose a new challenge to the country’s central bank in... Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am