Q2 GDP grows 1.73pc ISLAMABAD: The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) posted a growth of 1.73 percent during the 2nd quarter of... Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am
Business & Finance Govt expects CPI inflation to lower further in March Ministry of Finance expects slight uptick in inflation reading in April Updated 25 Mar, 2025 10:53pm
Markets National Savings Schemes: CDNS increases profit rates on majority of its instruments The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has increased profit rates on several of its National Savings... Updated 20 Mar, 2025 10:40pm
Business & Finance Pakistan inflation expected to fall below 1%, says brokerage house Pakistan headline inflation is expected to remain between 0.5-1% in March 2025, the lowest monthly year-on-year... Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:06pm
Pakistan SBP pauses rate cuts, but likely not for long Economists say government should focus on implementing economic reforms Updated 12 Mar, 2025 02:32pm
Markets Status quo: SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 12% MPC says core inflation remains at an elevated level Updated 10 Mar, 2025 10:53pm
Editorials Yes, inflation is falling EDITORIAL: Consumer Price index (CPI) declined to 1.4 percent in February prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as... Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am
BR Research Inflation plummets, but pain persists Inflation continues its downward trajectory, with the headline number dropping to a nine-year low of 1.5 percent in... Published 05 Mar, 2025 07:22am
Business & Finance Feb CPI inflation clocks in at 1.5pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 1.5 percent on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis in... Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am
Print PM happy over continuous decrease in inflation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction on Monday over the continuous decrease in inflation... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:10am
Markets Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 1.5% in February 2025 CPI reading eases to 113-month low Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:53pm
Business & Finance Indonesia’s CPI falls 0.09% in February y/y JAKARTA: Indonesia’s consumer price index fell 0.09% in February from a year earlier, official data showed on... Published 03 Mar, 2025 11:10am
Print Uptick in inflation, water stress for crops likely Finance Division says inflation is anticipated to remain within range of 2.0-3.0 percent for February 2025 Updated 28 Feb, 2025 04:02pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s inflation projected to reach 2.3% in February Pakistan headline inflation is expected to fall to 2.3% in February 2025, slightly lower than 2.4% recorded in the... Published 27 Feb, 2025 02:04pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s inflation expected to remain at 2-3% in February: Ministry of Finance Exports, remittances expected to rise amid seasonal demand Updated 27 Feb, 2025 08:57pm
Markets Pakistan inflation expected to clock in at 2.0-2.5% in February, says brokerage house Consumer Price Index stood at 2.4% in January Updated 21 Feb, 2025 10:20pm
Business & Finance Japan’s core inflation hits 19-month high, keeping alive BOJ rate-hike bets TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday,... Published 21 Feb, 2025 08:11am
Opinion Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has... Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:05am
Business & Finance Japan’s wholesale inflation jumps, reinforcing BOJ rate-hike bets TOKYO: Japan’s annual wholesale inflation jumped to 4.2% in January, accelerating for the fifth straight month, data... Published 13 Feb, 2025 10:38am
Editorials Buying dollars to shore up reserves EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased nearly 3.8 billion dollars from the domestic market July-October... Published 13 Feb, 2025 07:05am
Pakistan Pakistan’s economic stability improves, but IMF & structural reforms crucial: Fitch Securing sufficient external financing remains a challenge, rating agency says Updated 07 Feb, 2025 09:55pm
BR Research Falling inflation, rising misery The recent drop in Pakistan’s inflation rate from a jaw-dropping 38 percent in May 2023 to a nine-year low of 2.4... Published 07 Feb, 2025 07:57am
BR Research Inflation – the rise, the fall, the wait The headline inflation nosedived to 2.4 percent—the lowest level since October 2015—down from 28.3 percent last... Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:58am
Business & Finance Jan CPI inflation clocks in at 2.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation clocked in at 2.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Markets Over 9-year low: Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 2.4% in January 2025 Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in January 2025, a reading below that of... Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:44pm
Markets National Saving Schemes: CDNS decreases rates of return following policy rate cut The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced the rates of return on a number of its National... Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:29pm
Business & Finance Policy measures successfully curbing inflation: Finance Division The Finance Division has said that policy interventions and administrative actions have successfully controlled... Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:55pm
Business & Finance In line with expectations: SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 12% MPC expects headline inflation for FY25 to average between 5.5-7.5% Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:35pm
Markets Largely stable KARACHI: Rupee remained largely stable against the US dollar in the inter-bank market during the previous week. The... Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am
Pakistan SBP likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy MPC scheduled to meet on January 27 (Monday) Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:39pm
