Pakistan’s REER rises marginally to 97.91 in February Pakistan's Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Published 24 Mar, 2022 06:54pm
Opinion Time to take charge The petrochemical sector can help us achieve import substitution, promote export-led growth and join the ranks of industrialized nations Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:56am
Pakistan SAARC chamber chief urges govt to take note of widening trade deficit LAHORE: President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Thursday urged the government to ... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Editorials Has monetary policy been effective? EDITORIAL: According to Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Monetary Policy Committee... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
Business & Finance Indian trade, C/A deficit seen widening, rupee under pressure MUMBAI: India’s trade and current account deficits are likely to widen, putting pressure on the rupee, as global... Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am
Markets PSX's KSE-100 ends flat after range-bound session Index closes with gain of 11.6 points Published 03 Mar, 2022 05:54pm
Business & Finance Indian trade, current account deficit seen widening, rupee under pressure MUMBAI: India's trade and current account deficits are likely to widen, putting pressure on the rupee, as global oil... Published 03 Mar, 2022 02:43pm
Print Jul-Feb trade deficit widens 82.2pc to $31.959bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 82.2 percent during the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal... Updated 03 Mar, 2022 09:59am
Business & Finance REER increases marginally to 97.03 in January 2022 Up 0.24% month-on-month Updated 26 Feb, 2022 08:17pm
Print ‘National e-commerce portal’ launched: PM says IT export boost can help reduce fiscal deficit Says government has decided to reduce tax for registered IT freelancers to zero Updated 22 Feb, 2022 09:34am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan trade deficit widens 91.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 91.9 percent during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal... Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:19am
Print IMF board meeting put off till Feb 2 ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board of directors... Updated 27 Jan, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan Business leader describes govt’s growth claim as ‘misplaced optimism’ KARACHI: National Business Group chairman Pakistan and Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) president... Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am
Business & Finance Pakistan offers permanent residency to foreign investors New policy allows foreigners to get permanent resident status in lieu of investment, says Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Updated 15 Jan, 2022 04:22pm
Business & Finance Philippine Nov trade deficit hits biggest since April 2017 MANILA: The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $4.71 billion in November, government data on Tuesday showed, the... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:19am
Print H1 trade deficit widens 106.4pc to $25.48bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 106.4 percent during the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 10:16am
Editorials Trade deficit EDITORIAL: Razak Dawood, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, tweeted over the weekend that... Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am
Print Jul-Dec 2021: Trade deficit touches $25bn mark ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit has touched $ 25 billion during first half (July - December) of fiscal year... Updated 03 Jan, 2022 09:55am
Print $31bn exports, $32bn remittances and Rs6trn revenue likely in full 2021-22: Govt expects 5pc growth in 2HFY22 'Year 2021 - Resilient now ever!', the Finance Division said while issuing performance report of year 2021 Updated 01 Jan, 2022 10:07am
Print Energy items: there’s no reduction in trade deficit intensity ISLAMABAD: Pakistan maintains a trade deficit due to high imports of energy products including fuel, machinery... Updated 31 Dec, 2021 10:20am
Pakistan PML-N vows to resist govt’s ‘mini-budget’ move ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), while rejecting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)... Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am
BR Research CAD: A tale of two import numbers The current account deficit (CAD) at $1.9 billion in November surprised many. Hawks may get sidelined. Based on PBS... Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:13pm
Print July-Nov: C/A deficit yawns to $7.1bn Karachi: The country’s current account posted over $7 billion deficit during the first five months of this fiscal... Updated 21 Dec, 2021 03:55pm
Markets 5MFY22: Pakistan's petroleum group imports increase massive 112% Clock in at $8.38 billion during July-November 2021 Published 17 Dec, 2021 08:39pm
Opinion Stop smuggling and hoarding, please The incumbent PTI government appears to be helpless, or clueless, insofar as the challenge of smuggling and hoarding... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Opinion Ensuring external stability As the economy rebounds from last year’s Covid shock, recent trade and current account deficit numbers are ... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:32am
Print ‘Bloodbath’ on bourse KARACHI: Pakistan stocks got a hammering on Thursday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing over 2,100 points or... Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov trade deficit widens 111.74pc YoY: PBS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 111.74 percent to $20.590 billion during the first five months... Updated 03 Dec, 2021 02:26pm
Print Imports reach $32.851bn mark: Jul-Nov trade deficit widens 68.6pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit has widened by 68.6 percent as imports reached $32.851 billion during the... Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:35am
Print OICCI for free, multi buyer-seller power market ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective voice of top foreign... Updated 12 Nov, 2021 02:04pm