Editorials A questionable policy stance EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Editorials What does Dar’s elevation reveal? EDITORIAL: The appointment of Foreign Minister and former finance minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister is... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Opinion Pakistan’s elite and the art of deception “The ends justify the means,” Machiavelli’s famous adage, permitting rulers to forsake moral high grounds in... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance TPL REIT Fund I: CEO Ali Asgher says optimistic about IPO’s prospects KARACHI: Ali Asgher, CEO of TPL REIT Management Company Limited (RMC) Ltd, expressed confidence that the Initial... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
BR Research Oil market near equilibrium? Having rallied to $90/bbl and beyond for a brief while, it appears the international oil market seems content for... Published 02 May, 2024 08:00am
Editorials Inflation unchecked EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Opinion Pakistan’s civil service dilemma By the time you finish reading this article, the veil shrouding Pakistan’s administrative ineptitude will be... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Editorials Deregulating petroleum sector: curb smuggling first EDITORIAL: Finance minister Mohammad Aurangzeb recently said in a conference that bold energy and taxation reforms... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 12:40pm
BR Research Rate cut – maybe next time! SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It... Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am
Opinion The falling rate of inflation The last few months have witnessed a major drop in the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Opinion Rent a party Of late, the chorus of voices demanding ‘dialogue’ has grown to a virtual crescendo. This is understandable at one... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
World ‘Boycotts’: KFC Malaysia temporarily shutters outlets citing challenging economy KUALA LUMPUR: KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed outlets in the country, citing challenging economic conditions,... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 03:55pm
Life & Style What to watch this May: ‘Heeramandi’, ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mother of the Bride’ The oppressive summer heat is upon us, but with it a new offering of summer programming is also available across a... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 04:54pm
BR Research Rate cut: the virtues of patience If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am
Editorials Rise in reserves EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while talking to the press after delivering a keynote address... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am
Opinion The LSM sector Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am
Opinion Political stability critical to attaining sustainable external account stability The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has managed to maintain forex reserves despite facing substantial debt servicing... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:26am
Business & Finance PPMA chairman speaks of ‘critical’ challenges facing country’s pharma sector KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) Chairman Mian Khalid Misbah-ur-Rehman highlighted... Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am
Life & Style Meet Sahir, a thriving Pakistani influencer in Dubai DUBAI: “In my opinion, anybody can be an influencer.” Those were the words that introduced me to Sahir Iftikhar... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:29am
World Dubai ruler approves new $35bn airport terminal CAIRO: Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum approved a new passenger terminal in Al Maktoum... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 11:41pm
Editorials Non-customs duty paid cars EDITORIAL: An inquiry ordered by the Punjab chief secretary into an arrest concerning the illegal business of luxury... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am
Opinion PIA privatisation As Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) faces the prospect of privatization, it is imperative to... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am
Editorials Overcoming the digital divide EDITORIAL: Recent years have seen much hype surrounding Pakistan’s purported digital revolution, with the emergence... Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am
Opinion It’s all about the economy Karachi, being Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial centre and home to 90 percent of the multinational... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Editorials C/A surplus EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
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
BR Research Hot money returns Pakistan’s economy is getting hot for international debt portfolio investors. There are some inflows by foreigners... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:40am
Opinion Very critical 2020s: existential threats and global economy ‘The 2020s are almost halfway over and are on course to be the most difficult decade for the global economy since... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Print Net metering power: Govt mulling bringing buyback rates down to Rs11/unit from Rs21 Current trend has misbalanced govt's plan to pay capacity charges, sources say Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:07am
Editorials Energising the SME sector EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Opinion Sanctioning Iran? ‘Let’s not kid ourselves’ Watching the US House pass a $95 billion “aid package” for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (360-58) reminded me of a... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Opinion Gas pricing 2.0: transforming Pakistan’s energy landscape with WACOG In a move that could reshape the energy landscape of the nation, the government is now seriously considering the... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 03:27am
Opinion Rising energy tariffs, sinking economy Unless power tariffs for industrial consumers are rationalized immediately, economic catastrophe is imminent.... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Life & Style After severe backlash, Malala condemns Israeli government for ‘war crimes’ Education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the Israeli government... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 12:13pm
BR Research HBL profits: Strong and steady Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, HBL started 2024 from where it left off in 2023. Another record quarterly profit... Published 25 Apr, 2024 09:05am
Editorials Interaction with S&P and Fitch EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with representatives from Standard and Poor’s and Fitch on the... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
Opinion Reimagining corporate affairs The outside department. The palm greasers. The scam controllers. The ghost busters. These were some informal... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
BR Research Hope springs eternal, as do false promises The thing about economic indicators is they can tell whatever story the narrator wishes to sell. A quick look at... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 03:54pm
Markets Spotlight: Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and some key facts KARACHI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan this week put the spotlight on a major gas pipeline... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:42pm
Markets Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX? Regulator, which issued a press release last week detailing its account of the complaint, had not named the entity or the individuals involved Published 23 Apr, 2024 06:00am
Perspectives Ivy Leagues, so-called ‘anti-semitism’ and the US American higher learning institutions are at an inflection point. Last week, prestigious Columbia University – the... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:54pm
Editorials Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Opinion Persistent decline of manufacturing sector The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Technology Tech and crypto: Dubai attracts 9 MNCs with market value of $82bn Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy revealed that the combined market value of the nine multinational companies (MNCs)... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 01:29pm
BR Research CA surplus – will it sustain? The current account surprisingly posted a surplus of $619 million in March 24,which is the highest surplus since... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 10:07am
Opinion Pakistan’s debt dilemma: navigating turbulent waters In the intricate fabric of Pakistan’s economic landscape, a daunting debt crisis casts a long shadow, threatening... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Editorials The energy conundrum EDITORIAL: The mismanagement and irrational decision-making in the energy sector is making the industrial sector... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Opinion Foreign investment inflows The two-day visit of the high-powered Saudi delegation last week focused on identifying possible areas of investment... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Opinion It’s about time MPC revisited its policy stance The monetary policy committee is meeting next Monday. In the last review, two out of ten members voted for a rate ... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Business & Finance Boosting Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports: learning from India’s success KARACHI: Recent research has highlighted the massive gap between Pakistan’s potential to export and the value it... Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:23pm