ADB maintains FY27 economic growth at 3.7pc Updated 24 Sep, 2026 07:01am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth is projected to remain at 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2027—below the...
PBC, TPI launch Startup Pitch Competition Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am KARACHI: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and The Pakistan Initiative (TPI) have jointly announced the launch of a...
‘Think tank slams Pakistan’s economic growth claims’: a rejoinder Updated 06 Jan, 2026 06:54am This is apropos a news item titled “Think tank slams Pakistan’s economic growth claims” carried by Business Recorder...
SAPM pledges to resolve challenges facing women entrepreneurs Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries & Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has reaffirmed the...
Policy with purpose: Backing FOB to boost dollar reserves Published 05 May, 2025 02:46pm Pakistan can add $5 billion to its coffers, which is hidden in plain sight within the shipping sector. The following...
Sustained Pakistan-India tensions could derail Islamabad’s economic recovery, warns Moody’s Updated 05 May, 2025 11:32pm Says persistent tensions with India could impair Pakistan’s access to external financing
UBG calls for cut in markup rate to stabilise economy Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am LAHORE: S M Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of United Business Group (UBG), has called for a single-digit markup rate in ...
Solangi for unity in recognising CPEC as ‘transformative force’ Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday called for unity in...
Growth must be backed by structural reforms Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am EDITORIAL: Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar while addressing the 26 Sustainable Development Conference...
Exports, not loans, constitute solution Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am Textile exports for April, 2023 clocked in at $1.24 billion, a staggering $500 million less than the previous...
Minister says CBD projects will lead to economic growth Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am LAHORE: Caretaker Provincial Minister Housing Urban Development and Public Health Engineering, Barrister Syed Azfar...
FPCCI chief says private sector under distress Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, the president of FPCCI, has said that the private sector is under enormous distress and...
PIMEC: Message from Syed Faisal Subzwari Minister for Maritime Affairs Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am TEXT: Blue Economy refers to the sustainable and integrated development of economic sectors in healthy oceans. It...
Urgent reforms imperative: Survey sees circular debt hitting Rs4trn mark by 2025 Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am ISLAMABAD: The government has indicated that the country’s circular debt would reach Rs 4 trillion by 2025 if...
Inflationary, external pressures creating macroeconomic imbalances: MoF Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, while admitting slowdown in growth, has warned that geo-political tensions and...