GDP growth rate in 2025-26 Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:59am The previous week’s article had highlighted the divergence between the sectoral growth rates for 2025-26, estimated...
Shaping the future of banking and growth Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am June is the time of the year when the Ministry of Finance reflects on the past performance through the Pakistan...
Economic Survey: Pakistan’s unemployment rose to 7.1% Published 11 Jun, 2026 08:00pm Pakistan’s unemployment rate rose to 7.1% in 2024-25, up from 6.3% a year earlier, even as the country’s economy...
Key highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:49pm Pakistan government unveiled on Thursday the Economic Survey for the outgoing fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), with the...
Economic Survey: Pakistan misses GDP growth target as IMF talks continue Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:53pm Pakistan misses 4.2% GDP growth target, records 3.7% growth in FY26 Economic size rose to $452.1 billion, the largest-ever economic size recorded in Pakistan’s history
Federal Budget on 12th: Schehzad Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:58am ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the...
Economic Survey FY25: power consumption drops in industrial, agri sectors; up at household level Published 09 Jun, 2025 11:12pm Total electricity consumption in Pakistan stood at 80,111 gigawatt hours (GWh) during July-March FY2024-25, compared...
‘Lowest in 9 years’: Pakistan agriculture sector projected to grow only 0.56% in FY25 Published 09 Jun, 2025 09:09pm Pakistan’s agriculture sector will grow marginally by 0.56% in the financial year 2024-25, as per the provisional...
Platform set for further growth: Experts weigh in on Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 Published 09 Jun, 2025 06:58pm The government, on Monday, a day before the federal budget is unveiled, released its much-awaited Pakistan Economic...
Decoding Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25: what the data tells us, in graphics Published 09 Jun, 2025 06:20pm Pakistan government on Monday launched the Economic Survey for the financial year 2024-25. The country missed its...
Key highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 Published 09 Jun, 2025 04:33pm Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 on Tuesday, recapping the annual...
Here is the full text of Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 Published 09 Jun, 2025 03:44pm Pakistan government on Monday launched the Economic Survey for the financial year 2024-25. The country missed its...
Pakistan’s IT sector surges with 24% export growth, $2.4bn trade surplus Updated 09 Jun, 2025 03:49pm Freelancers contributed $400mn to national exchequer
Overseas Pakistanis help country post historic current account surplus of $1.9bn in 10MFY25 Updated 09 Jun, 2025 11:13pm Pakistan has reported a current account surplus of $1.9 billion during the first ten months of the financial year...
Economic Survey 2024-25: Pakistan misses growth target Updated 09 Jun, 2025 10:57pm Govt to announce budget for FY26 on Tuesday
Pakistan’s ICT exports soar to $2.28bn, reveals Economic Survey 2023-24 Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:23pm Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector exports remittances have surged 17.44% to $2.283...
Capacity utilisation of Pakistan’s cement industry drops to lowest on record Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:53pm At around 55%, this is the lowest level since at least FY2007
Key highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:50pm Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 on Tuesday, recapping the annual...
Real estate sector: ‘Commercial projects are attracting local, foreign investment’ Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am KARACHI: Commercial real estate projects, including shopping centres and malls, are a catalyst to attract healthy...
Budget FY2023-24 Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am Present Economic Position of Pakistan In Pakistan we give undue importance to the annual budget and spend months...
The cost of 2022 floods Published 09 Jun, 2023 08:37am Pakistan is among the countries worst hit by the climate – a trailer of which was witnessed during last year’s...
Promotion of electric bikes: PD for formation of inter-ministerial task force to devise mechanism Updated 30 Aug, 2022 09:47am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has proposed constitution of an inter-ministerial task force to develop comprehensive...
Financial inclusion for entrepreneurship Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am The majority of people in developing economies do not have bank accounts, creating an inequitable economic world ...
Pakistan to import 3mn tonnes of wheat including from Russia: Miftah Ismail Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:24pm ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will import 3 million tonnes of wheat from different countries this year, including Russia, for...