PSX maintains upward trajectory KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its upward trajectory on Friday, mainly attributed to the... Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am
Business & Finance Remittances from workers at a record high KARACHI: In a historic economic milestone, Pakistan recorded its highest-ever home remittance inflows, exceeding $38... Published 10 Jul, 2025 05:59am
Markets Stocks soar on China loan KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) concluded the last day of fiscal year 2024-25 on a powerful note on... Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am
Print MPC meeting on 16th: Analysts give mixed views on key rate direction KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to hold its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on ... Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am
Pakistan Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt likely to bring YouTubers, freelancers into tax net Pakistan government is projected to impose new taxes including on the income of freelancers, vloggers, and... Updated 22 May, 2025 08:36pm
Pakistan Budget FY26: govt to continue fiscal consolidation, follow IMF guidelines, says Topline The government is likely to continue fiscal consolidation in the upcoming budget and is expected to closely align... Updated 22 May, 2025 10:55pm
Business & Finance Pakistan bonds gyrate LONDON/KARACHI: Pakistan’s international bonds rose on Wednesday after India launched strikes on the country. The... Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am
Print Profitability of listed banks jumps to Rs173bn KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed banks’ profitability clocked in at Rs 173 billion, up by 14 percent YoY and 12 percent... Updated 01 May, 2025 11:56am
Pakistan Pakistan inflation expected to drop further to below 0.5% in April 2025, says brokerage house Consumer Price Index in country stood at 59-year low of 0.7% in March Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:49pm
Print March OMC sales up 5pc on price cuts MoM KARACHI: Pakistan’s Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) recorded sales of 1.2 million tons in March 2025, up 5 percent... Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:55am
Business & Finance Pakistan inflation expected to fall below 1%, says brokerage house Pakistan headline inflation is expected to remain between 0.5-1% in March 2025, the lowest monthly year-on-year... Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:06pm
Markets Govt planning to borrow Rs1.25trn from banks to clear circular debt, says brokerage house In a key development for Pakistan’s power sector, the government was planning to borrow Rs1.25 trillion from the... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 11:10pm
Print Profitability of listed banks rises 5pc YoY KARACHI: The profitability of listed banks increased by 5 percent YoY to Rs597 billion in 2024, mainly driven by a 9... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:10am
Markets Pakistan inflation expected to clock in at 2.0-2.5% in February, says brokerage house Consumer Price Index stood at 2.4% in January Updated 21 Feb, 2025 10:20pm
Business & Finance Sukuk auction: Govt raises Rs2trn in 2024 using PSX platform KARACHI: The listing of Shariah-compliant securities at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) marked a significant... Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:13am
Markets PSX surpasses 0.1m mark: Investors earn 150pc in just 16 months KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange has surpassed historic milestone of 100,000 mark, reflecting a 150 percent return ... Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in November, signals room for another rate cut The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue as the CPI-based figure is expected to fall below... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:16pm
Markets KSE-100 Index cos: Q1 earnings down 14pc to Rs403bn YoY KARACHI: The KSE-100 Index companies posted the earnings of Rs403bn down 14 percent YoY in first quarter of FY25... Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:34am
Pakistan Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm
Business & Finance Further ease in monetary policy stance expected KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced the next monetary policy... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:53am
Markets Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm
Business & Finance Price deregulation: Pakistan’s pharma sector sales hit $3.3bn in FY24, 22% higher year-on-year Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry achieved sales of Rs916 billion (USD 3.3 billion) in FY24, a 22% year-on-year... Updated 21 Aug, 2024 03:59pm
Markets FY24 power generation drops 2pc YoY KARACHI: Pakistan’s power generation recorded at 127,259 GWh (14,504MW) during FY24 down 2.0 percent on... Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:34am
Markets Healthy foreign buying in PSX during FY24 KARACHI: The improving economic indicators, successful initiation and completion of the IMF Standby Agreement and... Updated 01 Jul, 2024 08:50am
Markets KSE-100’s record run: PSX world’s best-performing market in FY24, outlook stays positive The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) emerged as the best performing equity market in the world during fiscal year... Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:35pm
Business & Finance MSCI FM Index: Pakistan’s weight to go up by 30-40bps with NBP’s addition KARACHI: MSCI has announced the results of its index review for May 2024, based on which, one more scrip of... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:26am
Markets Sales of petroleum products fall by 6% in April Sale of total petroleum products in Pakistan clocked in at 1.1 million tons in April, a decline of 6% year-on-year... Updated 03 May, 2024 10:49pm
Business & Finance T-bills witness highest USD inflows after 4 years KARACHI: Finally, with high local interest rates and stable Pak rupee, smart foreign investors are investing in... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:21am
Pakistan ‘High chances of a coalition government’, says brokerage house as Pakistan braces for elections Smooth transfer of power will help overcome concerns of international lenders, says Topline Securities Published 27 Jan, 2024 04:59pm
Business & Finance MSCI Semi-Annual Index Review: Pakistan’s weight expected to increase: Topline KARACHI: The addition of a few securities to the MSCI Standard Index is expected in the MSCI Semi-Annual Review... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am