Ishaq Dar’s address: misplaced optimism? EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gave an impassioned virtual address to mark the first listing of the... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Business & Finance Pakistan projected to be sixth-largest economy by 2075 KARACHI: A research paper published by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday projected Pakistan to be the sixth largest economy ... Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:47am
Pakistan Challenging road ahead: Pakistan's economic growth projected to slow down to 2.1%: report EFG Hermes says political uncertainty will dent country's economic outlook Updated 25 Nov, 2022 06:12pm
Pakistan By 2050, Pakistan’s annual GDP can decline 18-20% due to climate change risks: World Bank Says impact on Pakistan's natural and human capital are likely to be severe Updated 18 Nov, 2022 07:17pm
Pakistan Climate change-induced disasters may significantly set back uplift plans: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Climate change-induced disasters could significantly set back Pakistan’s development ambitions and its... Published 11 Nov, 2022 07:08am
Opinion Inflation and Pakistan Inflation is largely an outcome of government policies ranging from an unsustainable budget deficit to heavy ... Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am
Print MoF Outlook: Challenges ahead as flood damages to impact whole economy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is faced with challenging economic environment subsequent to damages caused by the floods,... Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:22am
Business & Finance Legal and free remittance channels: ACE Money Transfer, Bank AL Habib launch awareness campaign KARACHI: ACE Money Transfer, a leading UK-based international remittance service provider, and Bank AL Habib, one of... Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am
Print Nepra challenges ‘credibility’ of growth projections of World Bank, IMF ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Wednesday challenged the credibility of growth... Updated 20 Oct, 2022 09:50am
Opinion IMF projections The latest World Economic Outlook has been released by the IMF. The report highlights the slowing down of global... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am
Print Inflation rate at 19.9pc: IMF projects 3.5pc growth for 2023 Current account balance is projected at negative 2.5 per cent for 2023 compared to negative 4.6per cent for 2022 Updated 12 Oct, 2022 09:40am
Business & Finance Pakistan's economic growth to decline to 2% amid flash floods: SBP The current account deficit is likely to be muted in FY23, said MPC Published 10 Oct, 2022 05:25pm
Print Rs7.47trn target: 21.5pc growth in FY23 revenue collection required ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) requires growth of 21.5 percent in revenue collection to meet the... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:55am
Print Over 6pc growth leads to dollar crunch: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that more than six percent of... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:59am
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
Print Finance ministry contests rating action by Moody’s ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Thursday strongly contested the Moody’s rating action, which it said was carried... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:56am
Print Moody’s cuts Pakistan’s rating to Caa1 ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has downgraded the government of Pakistan’s local and foreign... Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:37am
Pakistan Moody's cuts Pakistan's rating to Caa1 Rating agency says ongoing floods raise country's external financing needs, heightening risks of a balance of payments crisis Updated 06 Oct, 2022 11:11pm
Markets Eighth consecutive decline: KSE-100 drops 0.75% in mixed trading Sharp decrease in Pakistan’s bond yields pull market lower Published 23 Sep, 2022 07:25pm
Pakistan Pakistan default fears spike on report of UN debt suspension advice One of the main sovereign bonds due for repayment in 2024 slumped more than 10 cents to about 50 cents on the dollar , while another due in 2027 fell to about 45 cents Updated 23 Sep, 2022 08:14pm
Pakistan ADB forecasts Pakistan's GDP growth to slow down to 3.5% in FY23 Recent devastating floods in Pakistan add profound risk to the country’s economic outlook, says ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye Updated 21 Sep, 2022 06:07pm
Opinion Budget 2022-23 and the IMF programme There are any number of ways in which a budget can be characterized. Terms, such as, pro-poor, investors’ ... Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am
Print $30bn financing needs in FY23: Miftah underscores need for ‘restarting’ IMF programme ISLAMABAD: While ruling out any immediate respite in inflation, the government said it is important for the country... Updated 13 Apr, 2022 10:34am
Opinion Economy is the victim Economic stability is dependent upon political and social stability. While only economic stability is the major... Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Business & Finance Business leader spells out major challenges facing country KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Editorials Jul-Jan C/A deficit data: a cause for worry EDITORIAL: July-January 2021-22 data for the current account deficit is worrying as it has crossed the 11 billion... Updated 01 Mar, 2022 10:05am
Editorials The spectre of rising inflation EDITORIAL: The Khan administration’s defence against the proposed no-confidence motion is to raise an extremely... Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am
Opinion Tail-end of IMF programme: some likely scenarios With the successful sixth review board meeting of the IMF held on Feb 2, the uncertainty surrounding it has ended ... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Opinion GDP growth rate in 2020-21 The PBS has released the revised estimate of the GDP growth rate for 2020-21. It has increased to 5.57 percent from... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Print GoP’s ability to sustain reform momentum uncertain: Moody’s ISLAMABAD: Beyond the expiry of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in September 2022, the Pakistan... Updated 05 Feb, 2022 09:36am