Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?–I The Pakistanis are battling an inflation rate of over 35 percent, a policy rate of 21 percent, depletion in value of... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:20am
Print World Bank recognises grim spectre of food price rise Says food prices have been increasing for 11 consecutive months Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:50am
Print Higher inflation: Hike in NSS profit rates unlikely to attract investors ISLAMABAD: The recent increase in profit rates of savings accounts is unlikely to attract investors to products on... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:44am
Business & Finance Dollar declines sharply NEW YORK: The dollar dropped sharply on Wednesday after data showed US consumer prices rose less than expected in... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
BR Research Are the chickens coming home to roost? Readymade food prices, as tracked by the PBS for CPI calculation, soared 45 percent year-on-year in March 2023. ... Published 12 Apr, 2023 09:10am
Markets China stocks fall SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell on Tuesday, as sentiment took a hit after data showed China’s March consumer price... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Markets Oil rises over 1pc with US and China inflation in focus NEW YORK: Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday with support from a weaker dollar and hopes that the ... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Editorials Desperate wake-up call EDITORIAL: A report by the Boston University Global Development Policy Centre about the extreme debt burden on... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance Business community facing unending problems: PBIF chief KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Print IMF drastically cuts Pakistan’s FY23 growth forecast to 0.5pc Projects rise in inflation from 19.9 percent to 27.1 and unemployment from 6.2 percent to 7 percent Updated 12 Apr, 2023 01:04pm
Business & Finance China consumer inflation falls below 1% in March BEIJING: China’s consumer price inflation fell below one percent in March, official figures showed Tuesday, a sign... Published 11 Apr, 2023 10:59am
BR Research Oil prices – OPEC fuelling inflation? Oil prices have been rising for over three weeks with the recent surge coming in after the oil group – OPEC... Published 10 Apr, 2023 09:00am
Pakistan MQM-P blames administration for ‘artificial inflation’ HYDERABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has blamed the district administration of Hyderabad for... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Opinion Ramazan amid unbridled inflation According to a credible research, retail spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during Ramazan ... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Business & Finance Walmart sees sustained pressure from inflation; to slow hiring pace NEW YORK: Walmart Inc on Wednesday said inflation would continue to pressure its business this year, and that it... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
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 Inflation to remain high despite policy rate hike: analyst KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to increase key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Opinion ‘WB: A wake-up call’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “WB: A wake-up call” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer,... Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am
Print Economic challenges exist but situation not as bleak as being portrayed: Bilal Azhar ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Economy and Energy Bilal Azhar Kayani on Saturday said the incumbent... Updated 09 Apr, 2023 04:57pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.92pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended April 6, 2023, recorded an ... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Fruitless campaigns My earliest recollection of a fruit chaat is the one that used to be sold to large crowds in Saddar in the lane that... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Economic impasse and govt procrastination The country’s central bank has further hiked key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record 21 percent with a ... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:48am
Opinion Serious economic crisis due to austerity policies, and weak multilateralism Inadequate provision of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) special drawing rights (SDRs) to Pakistan, like in... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:32am
Business & Finance Inflation likely to increase globally, says analyst KARACHI: Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan and President of the Pakistan Businessmen and ... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
World IMF chief calls on central banks to continue inflation fight WASHINGTON: Central banks around the world should keep battling inflation by hiking interest rates despite ongoing... Published 07 Apr, 2023 12:18am
Opinion Theoretical dilemma: elite capture, inflation With the recent increase in food inflation and taxes it is essential that we reexamine the discussions regarding... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Politics over economy “As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Editorials The policy rate challenge EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee raised the policy rate by one percent - to 21 percent - thereby linking the... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Print Devolved ministries: Federal govt’s spending soars to 0.6pc of GDP Increases from 0.4 percent of GDP in fiscal year 2009 to 0.6 percent of GDP in the fiscal year 2022 Updated 06 Apr, 2023 08:50am
World WTO sees ‘subpar’ 2023 trade growth with multiple risks GENEVA: The World Trade Organization raised its forecast for global trade growth this year, but still predicted a... Published 05 Apr, 2023 05:33pm