Another hybrid body needed to widen the tax net The addition of Special Facilitation Investment Council (SFIC) to the already existing hybrid organization and... Updated 21 Jul, 2023 07:12am
Business & Finance Mobile phones import registers negative growth during FY 2022-23 ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $570.071 million during the fiscal year 2022-23, registering a... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance Textile group exports decline 14.63pc to $16.501bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 14.63 percent during the fiscal year 2022-23 and... Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:45am
Business & Finance FY 2022-23: Petroleum group imports show negative growth ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 27.03 percent during the fiscal year 2022-23 and... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Pakistan YoY: Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks 43% to $27.6bn in FY23 In FY22, trade deficit stood at a whopping $48.35 billion Contraction in deficit comes on back of restrictions on imports Updated 19 Jul, 2023 03:07pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.33pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 13, 2023, increased by 0.33... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Print July-May LSMI output declines 9.87pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.87 percent during July-May... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Business & Finance Jan-May: 4.88m mobile phones manufactured in country ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 4.88 million mobile handsets during the first four... Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance SPI-based inflation up 0.7pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 6, 2023, increased by 0.70 ... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Editorials There’s need for forging ahead on own steam EDITORIAL: Rating agency Moody’s has warned that Pakistan’s liquidity risks remain high in spite of the... Updated 06 Jul, 2023 06:14am
Editorials Inflation down MoM EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June dropped by 8.6 percentage points compared to the month before – ... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Opinion The youth bulge The high rate of population growth of Pakistan, among the highest in the world, has led to the emergence of a large... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:50am
Business & Finance June CPI inflation rises to 29.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 29.4 percent on a year-on-year basis in June... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am
Business & Finance Jul-Jun trade deficit shrinks 43.03pc to $27.547bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 43.03 per cent to $27.547 billion during the fiscal year 2022-23... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am
Markets Lowest reading since Jan: Pakistan’s headline inflation slows to 29.4% in June Inflation in May had hit a record high at 38% June's reading takes FY23 average to 29.18% compared to 12.15% in FY22 Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:04pm
Opinion Trend in key fiscal ratios The consistent series of the GDP with one year, 2015-16, has been estimated and released by the PBS from 1999-2000... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Editorials Revised budget: a detailed anatomy EDITORIAL: Federal budget 2023-24 was passed by the National Assembly on Sunday without any meaningful discussion on... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Mobile phones worth $516.488m imported during 11 months ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $516.488 million during the first 11 months (July-May) of the... Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am
Editorials Vicious cycle of smuggling, tax evasion EDITORIAL: Speakers at a briefing arranged by Ipsos for parliamentarians to discuss tax evasion in five major ... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance SPI-based inflation rises slightly ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 22, 2023 increased by 0.33 ... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance Jan-April: 3.44m mobile phones manufactured locally ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 3.44 million mobile handsets during the first four... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
Business & Finance Jul-May period: Petroleum group imports decline 21.84pc to $15.382bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 21.84 percent during the first 11 months ... Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am
Business & Finance July-May textile group exports fall 14.72pc to $15.029bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 14.72 percent during the first eleven months... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 11:25am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.2pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 15, 2023, increased by 0.2... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 10:27am
Business & Finance Jul-Apr LSMI output down 9.39pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.39 percent during July-April... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan CMC advises Finance to release remaining census funds ISLAMABAD: Census Monitoring Committee (CMC) advised the Finance Division for the immediate release of the remaining... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Print July-May trade deficit shrinks 40.59pc to $25.79bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrowed by 40.59% to $25.791 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) of... Updated 03 Jun, 2023 09:26am
Print Inflation rockets to 38pc amid economic slide ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 38 percent on a year-on-year basis in May... Updated 02 Jun, 2023 09:07am
Opinion Growth rate: PBS under the spotlight The provisional estimates for 2022-23 of the GDP by sector and by expenditure have been released recently by the... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Print PBS statement full of mistakes: economist ISLAMABAD: Realistic projections for the current year indicate that GDP growth will be negative 4 percent against... Updated 29 May, 2023 08:55am