Macroeconomic stability EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed while attending the gong ceremony on the Pakistan Stock... Published 18 Apr, 2025 06:44am
Print Jul-Mar FDI up 14pc to $1.644bn YoY KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan rose by 14 percent during the first nine months of this... Updated 18 Apr, 2025 02:38pm
Print Macroeconomic stability achieved: SBP governor KARACHI: Jameel Ahmed, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday said Pakistan has successfully transitioned from... Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:31am
Print Macroeconomic reform, investment and sell-off: IFC willing to support key initiatives ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has expressed a strong interest in supporting Pakistan’s... Updated 15 Apr, 2025 02:37pm
Opinion Pakistan’s economic strategy The overarching economic strategy of the incumbent government is not quite focused on achieving macroeconomic... Updated 14 Apr, 2025 06:41am
Editorials Energy sector: some positive developments EDITORIAL: There are some positive developments in pricing on the energy front. However, that is mainly due to... Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am
Opinion Choking growth Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, meaning the economy gets to stay afloat for another six... Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am
Print PMO takes big step towards fueling economy Directs ministries to take necessary actions on business community proposals Updated 01 Apr, 2025 04:34pm
Print SLA delay: Trust deficit cited as possible cause ISLAMABAD: The delay in reaching a staff level agreement under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended... Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:29am
Editorials Banking system: Moody’s outlook EDITORIAL: Moody’s, one of three major international rating agencies, whose ratings determine the rate at which... Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:10am
Business & Finance Moody’s betters banking outlook on firm resilience ISLAMABAD: Global rating agency Moody’s has said that Pakistan’s macroeconomic situation has improved with... Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am
Print Macroeconomic conditions have improved due to govt efforts: PM Says government working towards implementing business and investment-friendly policies Updated 01 Mar, 2025 02:57pm
Print Jefferies Investors team meets Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Jefferies Investors, led by Alia Moubayed from Jefferies, on Thursday called on the... Updated 28 Feb, 2025 08:46am
Business & Finance Cryptocurrency: Aurangzeb advocates ‘open-minded’ approach to regulation KARACHI: Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Monday said Pakistan’s ... Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am
Print Foreign investors meet Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of foreign investors and business professionals, mostly based in the United... Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:19am
BR Research LSM: 1QFY25 back in red While most macroeconomic indicators have improved in the past few months, and the authorities are increasingly... Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:47am
BR Research Consumer confidence returns gradually Signs of stability on the macroeconomic front are slowly but surely starting to reflect in consumer confidence –... Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:16am
Business & Finance Macroeconomic conditions: ADB team briefed about improvement ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb was called on by Alternate... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
BR Research Rate cut: the virtues of patience If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am
Opinion Time to revisit the NFC Award Notwithstanding the recent IMF demand to amend the existing NFC award, there is a longstanding need to address the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
BR Research Why food inflation is here to stay? No, and not just because Russia’s decision to exit the Black Sea grain export deal, or India’s decision to impose a... Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:22am
Business & Finance Despite improved C/A, fiscal balance: Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated in first half of FY23: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday said Pakistan’s macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during ... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
BR Research Shell Pakistan in 1QCY23 Shell Pakistan Limited (PSX: SHEL) announced its financial performance for the first quarter of 2023, which was... Published 15 May, 2023 08:38am
BR Research Telenor Pakistan in 1QCY23 Following a large operating loss in CY22 on account of a massive ‘impairment loss,’ Telenor Pakistan appears to be... Published 11 May, 2023 09:03am
Opinion ‘The economic malaise’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘The economic malaise’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. Dr Hafiz... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
BR Research PTCL Group in CY22 The country’s telecom giant posted its first annual net loss on the group level since at least 2012. As per latest... Published 17 Feb, 2023 09:10am
Opinion Lack of prudent macroeconomic policies “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
BR Research MPS: uncertainty reigns The monetary policy committee meeting is due tomorrow. Most analysts expect no change in the policy rate, which is... Published 24 Nov, 2022 08:00am
Print Targeted assistance: IMF appears ready to take the long view Talks on 9th review of International Monetary Fund Enhanced Fund Facility further delayed Updated 18 Nov, 2022 09:54am
Print Growth to slow to around 2pc: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth to slow from 6 percent in the fiscal year 2022 to... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:37am