Jul-Feb 2023-24: $6.678bn borrowed from multiple sources ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $ 6.678 billion from multiple financing sources during the first eight months... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 08:33am
Print ADB official, Aurangzeb discuss collaboration ISLAMABAD: Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Young Ye called on Minister for Finance and Revenue... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:47am
Print Fiscal deficit: OICCI submits proposals to Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has submitted proposals to the government... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:46am
Print Today MoF going to embark upon budgetary works ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is all set to start Demand Review Committee/Priority Committee meeting from... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 08:32am
Opinion Securing Pakistan’s banking and fintech revolution ‘Fraud Risk’, specifically also in Pakistani banking industry becomes a key component of Risk in last decade due... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 06:35am
Print IMF says will disburse final SBA tranche ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the second and... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 08:41am
Print Broadening tax base: PM seeks report on phase-wise economic reforms ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presiding over a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss proposals with... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:54am
Editorials An amendment in the works? EDITORIAL: The declared election outcome notwithstanding recounting of votes since, appears to be veering towards a... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Editorials ‘Decisive action’ EDITORIAL: The new government must have already found out that it has no time to settle in, especially when it comes... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Pakistan FDI in Pakistan falls over 17% in 8MFY24 However, net FDI during February alone higher on yearly and monthly basis Updated 20 Mar, 2024 09:55pm
Pakistan Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on final review of $3bn SBA Subject to IMF board approval, Pakistan will have access to around $1.1bn Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:07pm
Business & Finance Senior economist says current economic challenges can be effectively addressed LAHORE: Former Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Pasha asserted that despite enduring challenging economic... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Markets SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% This is the sixth successive decision to hold rates by Pakistan's central bank Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:43pm
Perspectives Economic agenda: Pakistan will continue walking on a tightrope After months of political volatility in Pakistan, the dust finally settled over the formation of a new government. A... Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:18am
Pakistan ‘PM shares agenda aimed at stabilising economy’: Elements behind campaign against martyrs to face stern action: Tarar LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday the government was fully... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Opinion Policy rate: a cut is likely? Despite a decline in inflation, overall costs are still growing this year in comparison to prior years. Regarding... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Opinion Self-sufficiency versus loan dependence As Pakistan steps into critical discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it’s confronting immense... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Print Leghari made minister for Power Div ISLAMABAD: As the worsening blackouts continue to signal economic distress, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday... Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:55am
Editorials Body to help curtail govt expenditure EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a seven-member committee tasked to curtail government expenses... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Print PM directs Ministry to explore possibility of Panda Bonds Directions issued to shore up depleting foreign exchange reserves Updated 16 Mar, 2024 10:14pm
Opinion Challenges before the new finance minister President Asif Ali Zardari has taken oath from the newly-inducted Federal Cabinet headed by second time Prime... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
Opinion Getting prices right in Pakistan: Shock therapy, ‘dual-track’ price system, and input-output model Lack of allocative and productive expenditure efficiency has led to under-utilization of revenue and aid, which in... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 11:53am
Print 15 to 20 institutions: Govt seeks swift privatisation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan has said that in the present... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:17am
Print ‘Economic roadmap’ presented to PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was presented an economic roadmap that envisages the alleviation of... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:30am
Business & Finance Indus Motor reduces Toyota Yaris prices in Pakistan by up to Rs133,000 Indus Motor Company, the maker of Toyota cars in Pakistan, announced on Thursday a price reduction for its Yaris... Updated 14 Mar, 2024 09:23pm
Opinion Why we lag in exports One of Pakistan’s most pressing economic issues is the chronic shortage of foreign exchange underscored by an... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz visits utility stores to review Ramazan package Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made on Wednesday a surprise visit to various utility stores in Islamabad, Aaj News... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 10:42pm
Print Aurangzeb unveils his approach to IMF lending Says Pakistan is eager to negotiate a larger and the longest Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the IMF programme to achieve macroeconomic stability in the country Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:27pm
Print Aurangzeb’s appointment a positive step: Bloomberg ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as Pakistan’s finance minister is a positive step to steer the... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:24pm
Print Mixed expectations: MPS on 18th KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce the Monetary Policy next Monday (March 18) with... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:42am
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