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
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The January Outlook and Update uploaded on the Finance Division website claims that “the first half of... Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am
Print Challenges of inflation persist: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has said the challenges of inflation persist in the forms of supply chain... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am
Business & Finance Nov LSM sees 1.59pc growth YoY ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has registered a growth of 1.59 per cent in November year-on-year basis... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:43am
Opinion Output: uptick, downtick or ... This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the significant divergence in calculation of Gross Domestic... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:03am
BR Research LSM: Green after a long time The jinx is finally broken. After 13 long months of consecutive negative growth – the Large-Scale Manufacturing... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:57am
Editorials Rise in LSM output EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released very encouraging data on large-scale manufacturing (LSM)... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Opinion Poverty on the rise Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am
Business & Finance Economic revival plan: Tax on retail, agri and real estate sectors may be revised: MoF Key measures include revenue enhancement strategies including tax revisions in sectors such as retail, agriculture, and real estate, alongside a wealth tax on movable assets, as deemed appropriate Updated 30 Sep, 2023 09:45am
Editorials Significant rise in poverty EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am
Opinion Worst is yet to come Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:36am
Opinion Handling the energy crisis The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
BR Research LSM: low base in play The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) marked the thirteenth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth – an... Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:53am