Export industry: Raw materials now exempt from taxes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs formation of task forces to attract investment in multiple sectors Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:42am
BR Research Promising LSM growth Large scale industrial activity has remained upbeat this fiscal year. While there is nothing record-shattering about... Published 17 May, 2022 08:20am
BR Research Textile output showing signs of life? Pakistan’s textile sector output may finally be coming off the ventilator, after spending four years in the ICU.... Published 27 Apr, 2022 08:30am
Markets Charges against EOL applications: LSM units urge Lesco to comply with Nepra clarification LAHORE: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) units, particularly the export-oriented ones, have urged the Lahore... Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Print Timely actions helped contain deficit: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government’s timely actions to contain the current account... Updated 20 Mar, 2022 09:01am
BR Research Rebased LSM: Misleading (and flawed?) The devil, they say, is in the details. This could not have been truer if you are looking at the newly rebased Large... Published 23 Feb, 2022 08:30am
Pakistan PRIME’s latest report: Economic prosperity ‘improves’ amid rising energy constraints ISLAMABAD: Economic prosperity improves amid rising energy constraints, while purchasing power continues to decline,... Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am
BR Research LSM: Off the tracks? The heat has not lasted long, as the Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth numbers for October 2021 returned a... Published 21 Dec, 2021 07:46am
BR Research Construction costs beg questions Here are some numbers: in the past year, cost of construction has risen in double-digits. According to the monthly... Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:14am
BR Research Profiling fabric exports Earlier this week, BR Research identified that denim fabric export fell by more than two-thirds in FY21, without a... Published 29 Oct, 2021 07:35am
BR Research LSM: Still off the peak The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth is back to the merry ways – registering 12.7 percent year-on-year ... Published 26 Oct, 2021 07:25am
BR Research LSM growth: measured and gradual Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth at 2.25 percent for June 2021 put brakes on the double-digit growth reported... Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:30am
Business & Finance April 2020-21: Employment generation in LSM sector up KARACHI: Employment generation in Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) in Sindh was up by almost 15 percent in April of... Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am
BR Research Full year LSM nearing 14 percent Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) inched further ahead, registering 14.57 percent growth for 11-month period ending ... Published 15 Jul, 2021 08:43am
BR Research LSM growth broadens Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) continued the upward journey, posting 12.84 percent growth for Jul-Apr FY21 –... Published 16 Jun, 2021 07:25am
BR Research Industrial employment rebounds The recently released central bank’s State of Economy report on 2QFY21 touches upon the employment subject in... Published 09 Jun, 2021 07:30am
BR Research Petroleum sales – another upbeat month While May 2021 has been relatively slower than the previous month in terms of economic activity due to long... Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:40am
BR Research Monetary policy – on the cusp No change. No surprise. Monetary Policy committee (MPC) has kept the policy rate unchanged at 7 percent. The ... Published 31 May, 2021 07:30am
BR Research LSM: Double-digit calling The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) posted 9 percent cumulative growth for 9MFY21, continuing with the trend ... Published 21 May, 2021 07:30am
BR Research Autos’ small changes Latest Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) numbers spin a positive tale of recovery for industrial growth in Pakistan; ... Published 16 Apr, 2021 07:36am
BR Research LSM: March towards double-digit growth The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) rebound seems to be continuing unbated. January 2021 saw the highest monthly... Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:30am
Business & Finance LSMI output increases 9.13pc in January According to provisional Quantum Index Numbers (QIM) of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries, the LSMI output increased by 5.36pc when compared to December 2020. Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:46pm
Pakistan Industrial sector is showing sustained growth, which is a good sign, says PM Imran says the cumulative growth from July to December last year is above eight percent Large scale manufacturing saw another double digit growth of 11.4 percent in December last year as compared to the same month previous year: Premier Updated 21 Feb, 2021 03:44pm
BR Research LSM: tables turning? The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth stood at 11.4 percent in Dec 20 and 8.16 percent in Jul-Dec. Everyone in... Updated 17 Feb, 2021 10:11am
Print PM cheerful at rise in remittances ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the country had made its record for remittances above $2 billion... Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:31am
Print Industry showing strong growth, says Umar ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said the country’s large industry... Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am
Editorials PBS methodology: some questions EDITORIAL: There is a dichotomy in textile exports growth and the textile recording in the Large Scale Manufacturing... Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am
BR Research LSM: the tides are changing Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index jumped 14.5 percent in November 2020, arguably the fastest year-on-year growth... Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:25am
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