Pakistan’s external account challenges: BoP president highlights enormous potential of blue economy ISLAMABAD: The launch ceremony of the report entitled ‘Pathways to a sustainable blue economy: role of financial... Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am
Opinion We have met the enemy… One would think that it couldn’t get any worse for a country overwhelmed by unprecedented political polarisation... Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am
World Thai jobless rate falls to 1.37% in Q2 as COVID-19 curbs eased BANGKOK: Thailand’s unemployment rate in the second quarter dropped to 1.37% from 1.53% in the previous quarter as... Published 26 Aug, 2022 10:04am
World South Africa jobless rate falls despite floods, outages JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s unemployment rate fell for a second consecutive quarter despite widespread power cuts... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:49pm
Opinion Price stabilisation and extent of tight monetary policy ‘Today American policymakers face a stark choice. Either, they can fight inflation by continuing to hike interest... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
World Global youth unemployment set to slip to 73 million in 2022: UN GENEVA: The total global number of unemployed youths should fall to 73 million in 2022, down by two million from the... Published 11 Aug, 2022 03:23pm
Opinion Emerging economies: now is the time for unity Pakistan’s economy is geared to move towards a low-level equilibrium. The fear of defaults, which was mostly... Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Business & Finance SBP should adopt effective strategies to stabilise rupee: Nkati KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI), while expressing ... Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am
World Gunmen kill 15 people 'randomly' at Soweto bar in South Africa JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African... Published 10 Jul, 2022 02:51pm
Pakistan Inflation, unemployment causing havoc in common man’s life: JI LAHORE Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has expressed serious concerns over government failure to provide relief... Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:56am
Pakistan PTI says govt step to rattle economy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lambasted Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government on Friday for imposing a... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance Fed hikes rates by 0.75 percentage point, flags slowing economy WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday... Published 15 Jun, 2022 11:28pm
Business & Finance Economic Survey: Unemployment slightly down ISLAMABAD: The unemployment rate slightly decreased from 6.9 per cent in 2018-19 to 6.3 per cent in 2020-21 showing... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
World In first since 2008, Spain unemployed falls below 3mn MADRID: The number of jobseekers in Spain fell below three million in May for the first time in 15 years thanks to... Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:30pm
Business & Finance PAJCCI chief says delaying decisions to make matters worse KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) Zubair Motiwala has... Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am
Opinion 2020-21: Overstatement of employment The labour force survey for 2020-21 has been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Despite... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
World Eurozone unemployment hits new historic low in March BRUSSELS: The unemployment rate in the eurozone reached its lowest level ever recorded in March, the EU’s official... Published 03 May, 2022 05:31pm
World India’s jobless rate rises to 7.83% in April NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March, data from the Centre for Monitoring... Published 01 May, 2022 06:44pm
Business & Finance FPCCI team to meet Nawaz in London LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) a high-profile delegation headed by its... Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Opinion For Biden’s battered approval, ‘nothing else matters’ like inflation Historically low joblessness is the kind of thing American leaders dream of, but President Joe Biden also has... Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am
Business & Finance Pak-Turkish trade volume crosses $1.1bn mark: PTJBC KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has appreciated the incessant and collective efforts of the... Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am
Business & Finance Strong US employment gains expected in March; jobless rate seen falling to 3.7% WASHINGTON: US job growth likely continued at a brisk clip in March, with the unemployment rate falling to a new... Published 01 Apr, 2022 11:49am
World China unemployment jumps as Covid surge disrupts business BEIJING: Unemployment in China rose and youth unemployment spiked in the first months of the year, data showed... Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:50am
Pakistan PPP leader optimistic about Feb 27 ‘long march’ protest’s prospects LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party Punjab president Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday said ... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
Pakistan PIDE releases research report on unemployment PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has released its latest report on unemployment in the... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
BR Research Moderating confidence In the latest post-MPS analyst briefing of the SBP, one word, like a euphemism, kept coming up: moderation. The... Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:45am
World Spain's unemployment drops to lowest since before financial crisis MADRID: Spanish unemployment fell in the fourth quarter to its lowest since the onset of the financial crisis of... Published 27 Jan, 2022 02:12pm
World French unemployment hits near-decade low in 2021 PARIS: The number of unemployed people in France fell to its lowest in almost ten years in late 2021, official data... Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:49pm
BR Research Towards universal health care? Health is an essential component of the Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs). The SDG 3.8 specifically aims to... Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:02am
BR Research Poverty-stricken world The first goal of United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) is ending poverty in all forms by 2030.... Published 29 Dec, 2021 07:56am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?