Time of fiscal discipline: minor changes can help you fight inflation Over the past few weeks, Pakistan has witnessed historic hikes in the prices of petroleum products – Rs30 on two... Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:45pm
Business & Finance Govt to prioritise agriculture and exports in upcoming budget: Miftah Will impose more taxes on the wealthy but no taxes will be levied on the salaried class, says finance minister Updated 06 Jun, 2022 06:29pm
Opinion Economy: it’s clearly a slide Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has censured the incumbent government... Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am
Print Economy: PM for ‘grand dialogue’ LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a ‘grand dialogue’ between all stakeholders over vital sectors... Updated 06 Jun, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan Grand dialogue necessary to depoliticise different sectors: Shehbaz Premier says politicians should think above themselves and accord top priority to the progress and prosperity of the nation Updated 05 Jun, 2022 09:06pm
Print Imran censures PML-N govt for economic ‘slide’ PESHAWAR: Criticising the present government for economic ‘crisis’, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman... Updated 05 Jun, 2022 09:00am
Pakistan Increasing petroleum prices necessary to stabilise economy: Musadik Malik State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Friday said that the government was compelled to take the "tough... Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:39pm
Markets Bloodbath at PSX: KSE-100 closes over 920 points lower amid economic headwinds Index closes at41,314.88 after Moody's downgrade of Pakistan's outlook, other negative developments Updated 03 Jun, 2022 06:08pm
Pakistan Shaukat Tarin suggests buying Russian oil, reducing margins of refineries Former finance minister says govt should call elections as it cannot handle the economy Published 03 Jun, 2022 11:18am
Opinion Needed: an objectives-based and mission-oriented budget ‘…which is outcomes-based budgeting. First ask ourselves what needs to be done. What does it mean to tackle... Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Opinion FY23 budget: some new avenues Pakistan is currently facing a series of challenges. The coalition government, led by Shehbaz Sharif, is trying to... Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Print Moody’s changes outlook to negative ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has downgraded its outlook for Pakistan from stable to negative.... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance SBP launches ‘Easy Data Portal’ KARACHI: Efficient, timely and reliable data dissemination is a core undertaking of central banks across the world.... Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Pakistan Experts react as Moody's downgrades Pakistan's outlook to negative In a major development on the economic front, Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) cited increased external... Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:12pm
Pakistan Moody's downgrades Pakistan's outlook to negative from stable Decision comes due to 'heightened external vulnerability risk and uncertainty around the sovereign's ability to secure additional external financing to meet its needs' Updated 02 Jun, 2022 04:43pm
Opinion Economic growth amid political instability Political instability is a serious impediment to economic progress. Not only does it shorten policymakers’ ... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Opinion Govt needs to take bicycling initiative It is interesting to note that an economically beleaguered Sri Lanka’s main seaport has unveiled a free bicycle... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Pakistan President summons National Assembly session on June 6 Federal budget for fiscal year 2022-23 will be presented in the session on June 10 Updated 01 Jun, 2022 06:02pm
Markets May's inflation reading hits 13.8% in Pakistan CPI-based inflation in rural areas increased by 15.9% on year-on-year basis in May 2022, reveals PBS data Updated 01 Jun, 2022 05:22pm
Opinion Have circumstances boxed PML-N in? Economic conditions will remain tight for the next year. With shaving off energy subsidies, pain will be felt by... Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am
Markets Increase in petroleum product prices to hit economy hard: analyst KARACHI: With the removal of fuel price cap and subsidy by government on petroleum by raising its price by Rs 30 per... Published 29 May, 2022 06:32am
Pakistan Maryam Nawaz asks Supreme Court to remain impartial PML-N Vice-President says it's not the job of courts to help Imran Khan whenever he fails Published 28 May, 2022 10:32pm
Pakistan IMF has called for a ‘tough budget’, but govt optimistic of agreement in June: Miftah Despite lender's insistence, govt will not increase rate of personal income tax, says finance minister Stresses that the biggest obstacle in way of programme revival was fuel subsidy Updated 28 May, 2022 10:12pm
Business & Finance PBC proposes targeted fuel subsidy, reduction in work week Says phasing out of general fuel subsidy should be accompanied with targeted subsidy for most deserving Published 27 May, 2022 02:35pm
Business & Finance Forex reserves down $11m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased by $11 million during last week.... Published 27 May, 2022 07:04am
Pakistan Govt committed to reviving IMF programme, says Miftah after talks end Finance minister says IMF team emphasised the importance of rolling back fuel and power subsidies Published 26 May, 2022 10:46am
Business & Finance Bilawal says $6bn IMF deal is ‘outdated’ DAVOS: An ongoing bailout deal between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is “outdated” given a... Published 26 May, 2022 06:24am
Opinion A programme for economic prosperity The answer to Pakistan’s dilemma must rely almost exclusively on the intrinsic resources and the people of... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Opinion Reforming tax system Tax reform is a policy implementation by the government through which a few alterations are made to the tax system ... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Opinion Circling the drain The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) couldn’t be serious that the “business,... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am