Economy between the devil and the deep blue sea EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated a Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 11 May... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
BR Research LSM: Running to the ground Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index for March 2023 went down 25 percent year-on-year. This is the steepest monthly... Published 16 May, 2023 08:53am
Opinion Interest rates: no more room for tightening Interest rates in Pakistan are almost at historic highs and still the country is running negative real rates on both... Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am
Print Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am
Opinion Things look grim, but all is not lost Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) and export-oriented industry are stressed as never before. They present a depressing... Updated 29 Apr, 2023 07:35am
BR Research LSM horror run deepens Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) data comes with a considerable lag and has of late only stamped the worst fears. The... Published 20 Apr, 2023 09:40am
Markets Ministry of Finance warns inflation to remain high, could increase further Reasons include market frictions caused by relative demand and supply gap of essential items as well as exchange rate depreciation Updated 31 Mar, 2023 06:48pm
BR Research LSM troubles deepen Large Scale Manufacturing is down 3.7 percent for 1HFY23. For December it is down 3.5 percent – which marks the... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 10:55am
Opinion FBR, IMF & revenue targets The federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 assigned an ambitious target of Rs. 7.470trillion to the Federal... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Print High inflation, low growth and falling forex: Country confronted with variety of challenges: MoF ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is currently confronted with the challenges such as high inflation, low growth and low levels of... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:18am
Business & Finance Traders stage protest demo against ‘anti-industry’ policies LAHORE: The business community lodged a massive and strong protest demonstration in front of Lahore Press Club, here... Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:17am
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Opinion Why are interest rates expected to rise? It’s that time again when speculation over the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) monetary policy stance starts to... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 07:57am
Business & Finance Tarin sees negative GDP growth in LSM, agri, other sectors LAHORE: Former federal finance minister and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin has predicted that Pakistan would register a... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Markets Jul-Nov Large Scale Manufacturing sector output down 3.6% YoY Some of the main contributors towards decline are food, tobacco and textile industries Updated 17 Jan, 2023 04:12pm
Markets Pakistan to witness economic contraction in FY23: Ismail Iqbal Securities Brokerage house report projects industrial growth to come at a negative 4% in FY23 Updated 03 Jan, 2023 08:15pm
Business & Finance Jul-Oct LSM sector output down 2.89pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector declined by 2.89 percent during the ... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance SBP’s MYPR covering H1CY22 unveiled: Banking sector shows robust performance, resilience KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued on Monday the Mid-Year Performance Review (MYPR) of the banking... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
BR Research LSM: Exports remain the saving grace Pakistan’s goods’ exports may have only risen 2.6 percent year-on-year in 1QFY23, but there is enough in it to... Published 21 Oct, 2022 08:46am
Business & Finance From tobacco makers: FBR collected Rs160bn last year, PAC told ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs160 billion tax from tobacco manufacturers last year, ... Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am
Editorials A different Pakistan economy! EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s participation in the International Monetary Fund/World Bank annual... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am
Editorials The nation’s economy not out of the woods yet EDITORIAL: Macroeconomic data released by various government agencies, including the Finance Division and the... Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Opinion Emerging economic trends We have nearly full data for the first two months of the fiscal year. The level of expenditures, tax collections,... Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Delay in opening of LCs irks RCCI ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has expressed grave concerns over the delay in... Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:51am
Editorials Quantum Index of LSM EDITORIAL: Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reveals that the Quantum Index of Large Scale... Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am
Print ‘Economic recovery continues despite challenges’ Healthy revenue growth, improved manufacturing and agricultural output boost growth Updated 13 Aug, 2022 09:27am
Opinion Shehbaz-led narrative needs a revisit Pakistani public today faces a host of economic difficulties that can be laid at the doorstep of those who governed... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
BR Research Furniture and garments hold LSM It may well be an entirely different picture in two months from now, but for 11 months of FY22, the Large-scale... Published 20 Jul, 2022 08:52am
Opinion Economic round-up 2021-22 The just concluded fiscal year has been tumultuous. It was both economics and politics that made it extraordinary,... Updated 20 Jul, 2022 10:50am
Editorials Another hike in policy rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held under the chairmanship of Acting Governor Murtaza Syed raised ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am