Local puzzles, foreign pieces Here’s the latest twist in the saga of Pakistan’s economic spectacle: we’ve decided to bring in a foreign... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan Cabinet clears DNP Act: Paperless governance, digitisation of economy to be achieved ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has given in-principle approval to the Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2024 in order to... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Opinion Neither up-to-date nor unbiased The Economic Survey’s relevance, limited to data analysis, is neither up to date (limited to July-March or for ... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Print Growth target missed: Economic Survey ISLAMABAD: Economy is likely to have expanded by 2.4% in the fiscal year that ends this month, missing a target of... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:13am
Business & Finance World Bank projects 2.3pc GDP growth rate ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 2.3 percent for the fiscal year 2024-25... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:47am
Print Tax exemptions, zero-rating cost kitty over Rs3.87trn ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various businesses,... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:59am
Print Inflation target of 21pc will be missed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will miss the inflation target of 21 percent set for the current fiscal year and will remain in... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance Economic Survey: Red Sea disruptions continue to affect supply chain ISLAMABAD: The Government said on Tuesday that prolonged disruptions in Red Sea will continue to disrupt supply... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance UBG leaders disappointed over 1.5pc reduction in policy rate KARACHI: Leaders of the United Business Group (UBG), including SM Tanveer, Zubair Tufail, Khalid Tawab, Hanif Gohar,... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Economic prosperity: ICMA for supply-side policy steps KARACHI: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA) has emphasised the importance of... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Livestock sector registers 3.9pc growth ISLAMABAD: The livestock sector of the economy has registered a growth of 3.9 per cent during 2023-24, revealed... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Technology Pakistan’s ICT exports soar to $2.28bn, reveals Economic Survey 2023-24 Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector exports remittances have surged 17.44% to $2.283... Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:23pm
Business & Finance Capacity utilisation of Pakistan’s cement industry drops to lowest on record At around 55%, this is the lowest level since at least FY2007 Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:53pm
Pakistan Aurangzeb says some rollovers, return of commercial bank borrowing ways to manage external debt in FY25 Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb sounded a confident tone, saying that Pakistan will meet its external debt... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:56pm
Pakistan No sacred cows, no strategic SOEs, says Aurangzeb as he unveils Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 Pakistan missed its GDP growth target in outgoing fiscal year Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:48pm
Pakistan Pakistan imposes one document regime at Chaman border A decision was taken to stop the transshipment of contraband and illegal crossings of people Published 11 Jun, 2024 05:29pm
Pakistan World Bank approves $1bn financing for Dasu Hydropower Project The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $1 billion as the second round of additional financing for... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 07:52pm
BR Research Remittances shining again As expected, remittances from overseas Pakistanis saw a surge on May 24. However, the monthly inflows rose to record... Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:13am
Pakistan Pakistan’s budget on Wednesday will aim to set stage for IMF bailout, say analysts ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coalition government is expected to lay out ambitious fiscal targets in the 2024/2025... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 07:16pm
Markets First cut in 4 years: SBP reduces key policy rate by 150 basis points, takes it to 20.5% Says significant decline in inflation since February broadly in line with expectations, but May outturn was better than anticipated Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:01pm
Opinion Equitable taxation: a precondition for meaningful economic reform Negotiations with the IMF on the next programme are ongoing, with budget formation being an integral part of the... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:18am
Opinion Budget: inflation must be top priority Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:13am
Opinion The plight of exporters Most textile and apparel exporters operate on razor-thin margins, where pricing differentials are in US cents and... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 07:58am
Opinion Policy rate decision ahead of budget presentation State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be making its monetary policy public today. As May inflation has already dropped... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:06am
Editorials Export growth EDITORIAL: The unstated economic policy is to keep the current account deficit close to zero. For that, the trade... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:00am
Editorials Improving business confidence EDITORIAL: It’s welcome news, of course, that the 25th wave of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) conducted by ... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:02am
Print Jul-Apr govt debt stock up 8.6pc to Rs66.08trn YoY KARACHI: The central government’s total domestic and external debt stock rose by 8.6 percent during the first 10... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am
Print FD agrees to provide Rs1.2trn for FY25 PSDP ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has agreed to provide Rs1.2 trillion for the next fiscal year Public Sector... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 08:53am
Print New EFF: IMF to support a home-grown programme ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund will support a home-grown programme for Pakistan under a new Extended... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 01:35pm
Markets Pakistan receives record remittances of $3.24bn in May, up over 54% YoY Inflows from Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK dominate overall amount Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:36pm