LSM: Cement pulls growth back The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index for August 2024 was down 2.65 percent year-and-year and served as an early... Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:08am
Editorials Projected growth rate by IMF EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a growth rate for Pakistan of 3.2 percent identical... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:16am
Print Aug LSM output up 4.68pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output has witnessed an increase of 4.68 per cent for August... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Editorials Macroeconomic data: welcome improvement EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released two positive macroeconomic indicators this Friday past –... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am
Print July LSM output down 2.08pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output decreased by 2.08 percent for July 2024 when compared... Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:14am
Editorials Monetary easing amid slowing inflation EDITORIAL: In its scheduled 12 September Monetary Policy Committee meeting the discount rate was reduced by 200 ... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance FY24 LSM sector grows 0.92pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.92 per cent during fiscal year... Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am
Business & Finance Economic Update & Outlook: July statement characterised by absence of key info ISLAMABAD: The July 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a regular monthly publication by the Finance Division, is... Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am
BR Research Private sector credit: will next growth cycle be on solid foundations? Over the last two years, Pakistan’s formal sector has witnessed the most dramatic contraction in its history. If the... Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:30am
BR Research LSM: Slow rebound starts Large Scale Manufacturing index for May 2024 grew 7.3 percent year-on-year – the highest growth in 23 months or July... Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:28am
Business & Finance July-May LSM output grows 0.99pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.99per cent during July-May 2023-24 ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am
BR Research LSM: Slow rebound starts Large Scale Manufacturing index for the fifth month running recorded positive year-on-year growth, as April 2024 LSM... Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:42am
Print Jul-Apr LSM sector posts 0.45pc growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.45 per cent during July-April 2023-24... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm
Editorials Economic Survey EDITORIAL: The Economic Survey 2024-25 gives good news: key macroeconomic indicators are better than the comparable... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for May 2024 was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 29... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:26am
Print Monthly Economic Update and Outlook of EAW: Credit to private sector declines 39.7pc YoY Finance Ministry states that expenditures remained under significant pressure due to rising mark-up payments Updated 30 May, 2024 09:31am
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
BR Research LSM: Revival will be painfully slow For the fourth month running, LSM reading recorded a positive year-on-year growth, as March 2024 LSM grew 2 percent... Published 17 May, 2024 09:30am
Business & Finance Q2 of FY24: Industrial production records contraction for 4th consecutive quarter KARACHI: The industrial production recorded contraction for the fourth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion The LSM sector Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am
BR Research Power generation: The rut continues For the sixth month running, electricity generation went down year-on-year, as March 2024 generation was recorded... Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:55am
Editorials The LSM decline EDITORIAL: Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.51 percent growth July-February 2024 against the... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
BR Research LSM: 20 months in the red The longest negative LSM growth streak got longer, as per the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of... Published 18 Apr, 2024 07:39am
Print Jul-Feb LSM posts negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.51 per cent during the first... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 08:59am
Editorials March economic outlook EDITORIAL: In the most damning indictment of the caretaker government’s performance on the economic front, the Gross... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:37am
Business & Finance Q2 GDP stands at 1pc despite improvement in agri sector ISLAMABAD: The GDP growth stood at one percent in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year against the revised... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:47am
BR Research LSM: Still in red, just The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Index, on a cumulative basis, stayed negative for the 19th straight month, as... Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:17am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan LSM sector attains negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.52 percent during the first... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Editorials February Economic Update and Outlook EDITORIAL: The February 2024 Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website on the last day of... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
Business & Finance LSM attains negative growth in 1H ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.39 per cent during the first... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
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