Transparency, taxation & reforms Macroeconomic conditions have improved over the course of the program. Growth of 2 percent is expected in FY24 given... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Editorials Cost of IMF’s bailouts EDITORIAL: It is instructive that statements like former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s latest nugget, that... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Markets KSE-100 sees third successive session in the red, falls 445 points Bearish sentiment prevailed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as the benchmark KSE-100 Index lost nearly 450... Updated 02 May, 2024 06:59pm
Opinion The govt has to pull its socks up I do not know whether or not the development that State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed the receipt of $1.1... 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
Print Pakistan receives $1.1bn from IMF KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows of $1.1 billion from International Monetary Fund (IMF) as final loan tranche... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:20am
Pakistan IMF funding helps govt stabilise economy: PM ISLAMABAD: The disbursement of $1.1 billion by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help Pakistan achieve... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Markets SBA final tranche: SBP says it has received $1.1bn from IMF Amount will reflect in central bank's foreign exchange reserves for week ending on May 3 Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09pm
Pakistan IMF’s $1.1bn tranche to help Pakistan’s economic stability, says PM Shehbaz Sharif Islamabad is also already looking at securing a 24th bailout from the IMF Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:39pm
Markets Rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar Currency settles at 278.31 against US dollar in inter-bank market Updated 30 Apr, 2024 06:17pm
Business & Finance Business community taken completely by surprise by no change in key policy rate KARACHI: Business community has shown displeasure over 7th status quo in the key policy rate. KCCI President... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Business & Finance IMF Executive Board approves final review of SBA, allows disbursement of $1.1bn for Pakistan The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed its final review of Pakistan’s economic reform programme... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:11am
Markets 7th straight status quo: SBP holds key interest rate at 22% Upcoming budgetary measures may have implications for the near-term inflation outlook, Monetary Policy Committee says in press release Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53pm
Markets Rupee remains largely unchanged against US dollar Currency settles at 278.40 in interbank market Updated 29 Apr, 2024 06:35pm
Print PM discusses ‘entering another programme’ with IMF chief RIYADH: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director (MD) of the International... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:58am
Opinion PIA privatisation As Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) faces the prospect of privatization, it is imperative to... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am
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
Print Country’s economic conditions show improvement: PM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic indicators are showing positive signs, with an agenda of painful reforms and... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 08:06pm
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
Markets KSE-100 retreats after positive start, closes below 72,000 The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index retreated after a positive start on Thursday, as... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:36pm
Business & Finance Upcoming budget: Experts support stabilisation reforms ISLAMABAD: In the context of a forthcoming IMF program and upcoming budget for FY 2024-2035, economic minds on... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 08:54am
Business & Finance Ministers to discuss trade issues with KCCI: PM to announce relief package on May 1 KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after listening to the grievances highlighted by the Karachi Chamber,... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:19am
Pakistan IMF Executive Board to meet April 29 on Pakistan’s SBA Approval will pave way for inflow of nearly $1.1bn Updated 24 Apr, 2024 10:30pm
Business & Finance Jul-Mar borrowing stands at $6.899bn ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $6.899 billion from multiple financing sources during the first nine months... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:00am
Print Industries: There’s need for improving ‘energy equation’: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday maintained there is a dire need for improving... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:04am
Pakistan Aurangzeb expects central bank reserves to be $9-10bn by FY24-end Finance minister sees FY24 economic growth at 2.6%, higher than expectations of IMF and World Bank Updated 23 Apr, 2024 06:46pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $619mn in March Monthly surplus highest after nine years, and the third highest in Pakistan's history Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:23pm
Pakistan Aurangzeb says IMF ‘very receptive’ in agreeing to ‘larger, longer programme’: report Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan is on track to secure a new deal with the... Published 22 Apr, 2024 03:39pm
Markets In a first, KSE-100 shoots past 71,000 after 524-point gain The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at a fresh record high on Monday as its benchmark KSE-100 Index closed over... Updated 22 Apr, 2024 08:14pm
Markets Rupee registers minor loss against US dollar Currency settles at 278.33 against greenback in inter-bank market Updated 22 Apr, 2024 07:15pm