Sky-High FED: Pulping Punjab’s Rural Economy Developing agriculture value chains is the low-hanging fruit in Pakistan’s economy – especially the Punjab economy.... Published 21 May, 2024 09:07am
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: Stock market’s record-setting rebound may have further to go NEW YORK: A rebound that has taken the US stock market to record highs this week may have further to run, if history... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Print Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am
Business & Finance Budget proposals: KCCI demands out-of-box solutions to save nose-diving economy KARACHI: High rate of inflation has pushed the prices of consumer goods and commodities to a level where these are... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Business & Finance Saudi Arabia inflation unchanged at 1.6% in April DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate held at 1.6% in April, the same as the previous month, government data... Published 15 May, 2024 12:23pm
Pakistan Protesters call off march in AJK MUZAFFARABAD: An alliance of civil rights group on Tuesday called off a protest march in Pakistan-ruled Kashmir ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion Time to act: 9 cents/kWh The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Anarchic elements: ‘Nefarious motives’ defeated: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the nefarious motives of some... Updated 15 May, 2024 08:47am
Business & Finance H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Pakistan Political uncertainty impacting Pakistan economy, says SBP Policy, structural challenges need to be addressed as necessary tailwind, says central bank in half-year report Updated 14 May, 2024 10:50pm
Business & Finance KATI hails 1.39pc drop in weekly inflation rate KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has hailed the notable drop of 1.39 percent in the... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Pakistan Price hike: Govt urged to learn a lesson from AJK protests KARACHI: The violent protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) should be eye-opener for the government that is... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Print Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am
BR Research Loadshedding: Discos in a bind! Pakistan’s power sector is in a constant state of flux. It has its weird cycles of its own- a period of severe power... Published 08 May, 2024 06:39am
Business & Finance ‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’ FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad... Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am
Opinion Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight? The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This... Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am
Business & Finance Weekly inflation posts decline ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation for the current week ended on May 2, 2024, has decreased by one percent, according to ... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
BR Research Inflation: is the worst over? The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am
Pakistan PM says cut in inflation good news for people ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the reduction in inflation is good news for the people. The... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Print Govt taking steps towards fighting corruption: PM Says government striving to bring about substantial changes in the national economy Updated 02 May, 2024 09:29am
Editorials Inflation unchecked EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
BR Research Rate cut – maybe next time! SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It... Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am
Opinion The falling rate of inflation The last few months have witnessed a major drop in the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Editorials Export of raw items EDITORIAL: Pakistan continues to grapple with the impact of relentless food inflation, fuelled by the consistent... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Opinion Political stability critical to attaining sustainable external account stability The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has managed to maintain forex reserves despite facing substantial debt servicing... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:26am
BR Research MCB: Advances shrink, profits grow MCB Bank Limited (MCB) posted another quarter of stellar p the pretax profits jumped 41 percent year-on-year,... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:30am
Business & Finance Dollar sags after US GDP and inflation surprise NEW YORK: The US dollar eased against most currencies on Thursday in tight seesaw trade after data showed the ... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
World Mideast tensions threaten global progress on inflation: World Bank WASHINGTON: The ongoing tensions in the Middle East threaten to halt – or even reverse – some of the recent progress... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:24pm
Print Concerns of rating agencies on external side addressed ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday addressed concerns of the rating... Updated 21 Apr, 2024 09:19am
Perspectives Global events and effects on Pakistan’s inflation When the Muslim world was celebrating Eid, global capital markets were shaken, and aftershocks expected. Although... Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:45pm