PARTLY FACETIOUS: The WB mission in Pakistan "It's all about timing or lack thereof!" "I thought corona and the associated lockdown, however smart..." "You ... Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am
Pakistan Minister inaugurates solarization project at Civil Hospital KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh on Wednesday inaugurated solarization project at Civil... Updated 05 Nov, 2021 07:53pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The PM's address to the nation "I was saddened by The Khan's address." "The 120 billion rupee subsidy to 2 crore households out of around 3.5 ... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am
Print Govt ‘unveils’ plan to further hike power tariff ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government on Tuesday “unveiled” its plan to increase electricity tariff by Rs 1.68 per... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 09:46am
Business & Finance Trellis plans to deploy $100m housing loans over next 5 years KARACHI: Trellis Housing Finance Limited (Trellis), an SECP-licensed housing finance company based in Karachi, has... Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Opinion Containing imports Imports have started growing rapidly once again. During May and June, they registered a growth rate of 80 percent ... Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: What merits strict punitive action? "The World Bank has done it again and this merits strict punitive action." Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Print Revival of $6bn EFF: IMF deal likely in a day or two: Tarin Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin says all things have been settled with the International Monetary Fund Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:38am
World World Bank's Malpass says G20 must speed up work on debt of poor countries ROME: World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday called on leaders of the Group of 20 rich nations to speed up... Published 30 Oct, 2021 10:01pm
Print World Bank says inflation in Pakistan to edge up in FY22 Officials say the government has to sort out circular debt and extend subsidy only to low income groups Updated 29 Oct, 2021 02:00pm
Print China urges WB, IMF to help Afghanistan BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to... Updated 29 Oct, 2021 09:54am
World China urges World Bank, IMF to help Afghanistan Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi renews call for US and other Western countries to lift unilateral sanctions on cash-strapped country Updated 28 Oct, 2021 07:00pm
World World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup WASHINGTON: The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed... Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am
Pakistan WB satisfied with progress of Agri Smart programme LAHORE: The World Bank has expressed satisfaction over the progress of its funded ongoing Agriculture Smart ... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
Print High energy prices: World Bank sees ‘significant’ inflation risk Multilateral development bank says energy prices should start to decline in the second half of 2022 as supply constraints ease Updated 22 Oct, 2021 09:50am
Pakistan Encroachment removal: Land to be allocated for affected people’s resettlement: Wahab KARACHI: Administrator Karachi and Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab Thursday said that Karachi... Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
Markets Global oil prices won't decline until 2023: World Bank WASHINGTON: The stunning recent run-up in global oil prices could threaten economic growth, and is unlikely to... Published 21 Oct, 2021 06:57pm
Print Power tariff raise under FCA imminent CPPA-G, an arm of Power Division, has sought an increase of Rs 2.66 per unit increase in Disco tariffs for September 2021 under FCA mechanism Updated 21 Oct, 2021 09:38am
Print Forex requirement of Diamer-Bhasha Dam project: $500m raised by Wapda through Green Eurobond: Elahi ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi Wednesday informed the National Assembly that to meet... Updated 21 Oct, 2021 09:46am
Print Talks with IMF in the right direction: Tarin NEW YORK: Adviser to Prime Minister Shaukat Tarin has dismissed reports that talks between Pakistan and the... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 12:03pm
Print No fear of inflation 'runaway train': IMF chief WASHINGTON: Global finance officials are worried about rising inflation pressures but there it is little fear that ... Updated 18 Oct, 2021 11:51am
Opinion Supply chains, inflation overshadow vaccine, debt woes at IMF-World Bank meetings Supply chain woes and growing inflation concerns pushed aside a widening gap in COVID-19 vaccinations and mounting... Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am
Print PD estimates reduction of net subsidy by 30pc ISLAMABAD: Power Division has estimated a reduction of net subsidy by 30 percent to Rs 168 billion from Rs 240... Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:50am
Opinion Hard choices loom for finance chiefs and their climate pledges In speeches and communiques from top finance officials at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank this week,... Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am
Business & Finance In meeting with World Bank chief, Pakistan reiterates resolve to address power sector woes High-level delegation meets World Bank's managing director in Washington Published 15 Oct, 2021 02:23pm
Markets Hard choices loom for finance chiefs and their climate pledges WASHINGTON: In speeches and communiques from top finance officials at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank... Published 15 Oct, 2021 09:57am
World Turkey set to receive 3.1bn euro loans to help Paris climate goals ANKARA: Turkey is set to receive loans worth 3.1 billion euros to help it meet clean energy goals set out in the... Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am
Opinion Politics and Bretton Woods institutions ‘The “Doing Business” controversy has shaken confidence in the World Bank and the IMF. But it must not obscure... Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am
Print IMF, G20 fret over supply chain bottlenecks, inflation fears WASHINGTON: Global finance officials gathered in Washington on Wednesday were focused on finding a way to alleviate... Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:25am
World Turkey set to receive 3.1bn euro loans to help Paris climate goals ANKARA: Turkey is set to receive loans worth 3.1 billion euros to help it meet clean energy goals set out in the... Updated 14 Oct, 2021 07:12pm