SOEs’ sell-off process: businesspeople urge govt to make live broadcast KARACHI: Leaders and members of the United Business Group (UBG) S M Tanveer, Zubair Tufail, Khalid Tawab, Hanif... Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am
Editorials Strategic asset tutorial EDITORIAL: Recently at an FPCC&I (Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry) pre-budget seminar... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Print PPIB seeks to dodge swinging sell-off sword PPIB requests Board to accord approval to categorization and classification of PPIB as an 'Essential SOE' under Clause 11 of SOE Policy Updated 18 May, 2024 04:54pm
Opinion Pakistan’s economic crossroads The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and... Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am
Editorials Political uncertainty or just bad economics? EDITORIAL: The refrain that political uncertainty is exacerbating the economic impasse due to inconsistent policies,... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Print PIACL sell-off: Pre-qualification process to be completed by May-end, PM told ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was apprised on Tuesday that the pre-qualification process for the... Updated 15 May, 2024 09:17am
Business & Finance PM unveils plan to sell most SOEs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, with the exception of strategic entities, Prime... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Editorials New economic order or the same old one? EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his speech at a seminar organised jointly by the... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Business & Finance Proposals for categorisation of SOEs sought ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Monday directed the concerned ministries/... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print Aurangzeb spells out priorities Says improving tax-to-GDP ratio, fast privatisation of state-owned enterprises and overhauling energy sector are priorities of the government Updated 13 May, 2024 10:12am
Business & Finance Bidding for PIA core business to complete by June ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a target to complete, by June 2024, the bidding for Pakistan International... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Print Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am
Business & Finance SIFC requires safeguards to bring projects under PIMA framework: IMF ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), aimed at attracting and facilitating investment in... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance CCoP gets sell-off plan ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Friday was presented with a phased privatisation... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Opinion Neoliberal economic policy, and political economic outcomes In a number of interviews after becoming finance minister, there is a sense of naivety reflected in the thoughts of... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:00am
Print PD finalises 5-year privatisation programme ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Division has finalized a five-year (2024-29) privatisation programme on the direction of... Updated 09 May, 2024 09:19am
Pakistan Bilawal forms body on privatisation matters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has constituted a committee to engage with... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Opinion Uncertain budgetary outcome in 2023-24 The outcome numbers on the fiscal operations for the first three quarters of 2023-24 have been released recently by... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Editorials PPP puts its full weight behind PPP EDITORIAL: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the occasion of the... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Opinion Transparency, taxation & reforms Macroeconomic conditions have improved over the course of the program. Growth of 2 percent is expected in FY24 given... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Print Active privatisation list: Six additional public sector entities added ISLAMABAD: The federal government, on Thursday, added six additional public sector entities in active privatisation... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:20am
Print SOEs privatisation: PPP for exploring public-private partnerships KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has advocated for a pragmatic approach towards... Updated 02 May, 2024 09:22am
Print Govt forms body for PSM revival KARACHI: The Federal Ministry of Industry and Production on Saturday constituted an 8-member committee to revive the... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:25am
Opinion Will policymakers heed the advice? Over the last several months, global lenders, IFIs, and credit rating agencies have been forthcoming in their views... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:30am
Opinion SOEs: performance & accountability The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Business & Finance Tax-related disputes: SOEs allowed to adopt ADR facility before litigation ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allow state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to first avail the facility of the... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Print Industries: There’s need for improving ‘energy equation’: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday maintained there is a dire need for improving... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:04am
Print Aurangzeb briefs global FIs on reform initiatives Finance minister meets with World Bank’s Regional Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser to discuss Pakistan’s reform initiatives and development priorities in Washington DC Updated 21 Apr, 2024 11:30am
Opinion Pakistan on the IMF doorstep again With Pakistan embroiled in an acute burden of debt, to the extent that 70 percent of its revenue is diverted to pay... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Opinion Ending hopium—I Is it time to implement manifestos, return to the drawing board under the shadow of a national government, maintain... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:23pm
