Budgetary targets: Govt to take fiscal measures set by IMF: Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Monday that a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in... Updated 12 Jan, 2023 09:50pm
Business & Finance NA body chief blames Dar, others for current economic crisis KARACHI: Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Qaiser Sheikh on Wednesday held federal... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Print Privatisation: govt delists SME Bank ISLAMABAD: The government has delisted SME Bank from privatisation list as no bank is ready to acquire it due to its... Updated 12 Jan, 2023 08:53am
Editorials Foreign inflows EDITORIAL: State news agency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reported that the KSA government could increase ... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Business & Finance KSA, Pakistan likely to ink over $1bn agreement in oil sector ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are likely to ink an agreement of over US one billion dollars... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Business & Finance KSB Pumps says it will resume operations from Thursday KSB Pumps Company Limited (KSBP), a manufacturer of industrial pumps, has announced to end its 10-day long... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:10pm
Business & Finance Dar says foreign exchange held with commercial banks property of citizens Finance minister rejects rumours of govt mulling seizing control of FCY funds held with commercial banks Updated 12 Jan, 2023 12:22am
Opinion FDI: disastrous policies This writer has been writing following in response to the news that the Government of Pakistan is considering... Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:33am
Print KSA says could boost investments to $10bn DUBAI: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) said it could increase its investments in the cash-strapped Pakistan... Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:57am
Print Steel prices surge to all-time high level KARACHI: The prices of steel rebars rose to an all-time level of Rs 235,000 per metric ton due to shortage of raw... Updated 11 Jan, 2023 10:24am
Print World Bank projects 2pc growth ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at two percent in the fiscal year 2022-23, half... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am
Business & Finance Digital services: SBP issues guidelines for downtime KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued guidelines for downtime of digital services and directed the... Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:54am
Editorials Pledges for climate justice EDITORIAL: The conference co-hosted by Pakistan, represented by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a team of federal... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am
Markets Edible oil shortage looms in Pakistan as dollar reserves fall Edible oil stocks for three weeks are left in the country as traders remained unsuccessful to secure Letters of... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:25pm
Pakistan MBS directs to study augmenting Saudi Arabia’s investments in Pakistan to reach $10bn: SPA Saudi Development Fund (SDF) also directed to study increasing amount of the deposit in favour of the SBP to hit $5bn ceiling Updated 10 Jan, 2023 04:20pm
Opinion Galloping inflation Pakistan today is experiencing high and rising rate of inflation. This is the highest inflation after 1973-74 and... Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Pakistan’s deepening crisis Pakistan’s crisis is deepening by the day. First and foremost, it’s the economy stupid! Pakistan has throughout its... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:47am
Opinion Faltering exports The textile exports are faltering since July 2022. They have been growing rapidly for the previous two years, but we... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:51am
Print SBP seeks feeder-wise data of power consumers ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has sought feeder-wise data of electricity consumers to be used to project... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:03am
Print Govt criticised for allowing import of luxury cars KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters on Monday slammed the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:06am
Editorials Expenditure must be curtailed EDITORIAL: The government is in the throes of an acute dollar and rupee shortage (attributable to lack of fiscal... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:42am
Business & Finance FPCCI chief says economic situation causing serious concerns LAHORE: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, ... Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Print Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am
Print Demands for reforms: PM asks IMF for a pause GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before... Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:55am
Markets 14th successive loss: rupee falls yet again against US dollar Currency down Re0.27 to close at 227.41 against US dollar Updated 09 Jan, 2023 07:20pm
Markets PKR declines 0.31pc KARACHI: The rupee depreciated 0.31% against the US dollar in the inter-bank market, according to the State Bank of... Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Opinion PTI needs to introspect about its own motives PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) may be ready for the elections but the real question is whether the party is ready ... Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance Economy is in dire straits, warns BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned that... Updated 09 Jan, 2023 06:21am
Print Stalled bailout: IMF team to meet Dar in Geneva ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines... Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am
Print LCs: Large steel sector seeks govt’s help ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Minister for... Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:51am