Taming inflation, providing jobs high priorities: Musadik ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Division Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Saturday said that controlling inflation and... Updated 02 Jun, 2024 04:15pm
Business & Finance Cut in policy rate likely KARACHI: With the decline in the inflation and improvement in external account, analysts are expecting easing in the... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Editorials Inflation is cooling? EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) estimated a 0.34 percent decline in the sensitive price index (SPI),... Updated 30 May, 2024 06:52am
Markets Ministry of Finance expects inflation to fall further to 13.5-14.5% in May Govt's commitment to curbing inflation through stringent administrative measures paints a promising picture for the inflation outlook Updated 29 May, 2024 10:26pm
Business & Finance Australia inflation quickens to 5-month high, sounding rate alarm SYDNEY: Australian consumer price inflation unexpectedly picked up to a five-month high in April due in part to... Published 29 May, 2024 12:03pm
Business & Finance Vietnam inflation rises in May, nears government limit HANOI: Vietnam’s annual inflation rate edged up to 4.44% in May, official data showed on Wednesday, nearing the... Published 29 May, 2024 11:33am
Business & Finance Dollar slips ahead of inflation data NEW YORK: The dollar eased against most currencies on Tuesday ahead of key US and euro zone inflation data later ... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Business & Finance Dollar firm ahead of global inflation data SINGAPORE/LONDON: The dollar held steady on Monday, but was set for its first monthly loss this year, as investors... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Business & Finance HCSTSI chief commends govts for reining in inflation HYDERABAD: Muha-mmad Farooq Shaikhani, President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry, commended... Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am
World EU told to tackle food cost differences across the bloc BRUSSELS, (Belgium): Eight EU states urged Brussels Friday to clamp down on multinational giants unfairly limiting... Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am
Opinion Primary surplus, fiscal deficit, over-board austerity policy, and existential threats International Monetary Fund (IMF) wishes government to have primary surplus, which means that before paying interest... Updated 27 May, 2024 07:12pm
BR Research 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
