Print PM’s Office (Public): appointments on contract basis made ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Dr Muhammad Kashif Shahzad, as Team Lead, Digital Transformation and... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Print 5G spectrum auction/release of IMT Spectrum: NERA accepts LoI for providing consultancy services ISLAMABAD: National Economic Research Associates Inc (NERA) – United States-based international consultancy firm has... Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:34am
Business & Finance Q1 IT, ITeS export remittances jump 33.7pc to $876m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export remittances comprising... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Print Q1 mobile phones import down 18.93pc to $246.47m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $246.472 million in the first quarter (July-September) of the... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 12:08pm
Print 5G spectrum auction: NERA selected for consultancy services ISLAMABAD: National Economic Research Associates Inc (NERA) – United States-based international consultancy firm,... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 10:04am
Business & Finance Country urged to enhance AML/CFT framework ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan for continued enhancements in the Anti-Money... Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:45am
Business & Finance IMF spells out factors behind country’s underperformance ISLAMABAD: Several macroeconomic distortions and policy-related restrictions including protectionist interventions, ... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:45am
Print Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am
Print Reforms in agri income tax regimes: IMF urges provinces to implement commitment ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that provinces must decisively implement their... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 02:52pm
Business & Finance Implementing reforms can hike growth 2pc over 5 years: IMF ISLAMABAD: The combined impact of consistent implementation of fiscal-structural, labour market, trade, and... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Business & Finance ECC allows additional export of surplus sugar ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allowed additional export of 0.500 million MT of... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Print Fund sets 22 structural benchmarks and conditionalities ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set 22 structural benchmarks (SBs) and conditionalities for the... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:38pm
Business & Finance LoI to IMF: govt pledges fiscal discipline ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would contain non-priority... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Markets Weekly SPI inflation down 0.08pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 10, 2024 decreased by 0.08 per... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Print IMF spells out threats to reform momentum Says political economy considerations and pressures from vested interests could delay or weaken the reform momentum and put at risk still-brittle stability Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:53pm
Business & Finance 4.7pc of GDP: IMF projects external financing needs for FY25 at $18.813bn ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s gross external financing needs at $18.813... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 10:04pm
Pakistan High energy prices hitting the poor hardest: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revealed that high energy prices in Pakistan disproportionately impact the poor, as... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
Pakistan PM’s Relief Fund for Gaza, Lebanon notified ISLAMABAD: The government has notified the establishment/ opening of Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Gaza and... Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am
Print World Bank pledges $2bn to help govt respond to 2022 floods ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) had pledged $2 billion, including $1.55 billion for new projects, as support to help... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:04am
Print Strike and strife cost economy Rs190bn a day: minister ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that national economy suffered cumulative losses of... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am