‘Cash and Code’ driving recovery As expected, the current account is nearly balanced in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The story is... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Sept CA posts $119m surplus KARACHI: Pakistan’s external account continues to show positive momentum, recording a second consecutive current... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Markets Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024 Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm
Opinion Macroeconomic projections of IMF, WB There have been two very recent sets of macroeconomic projections for Pakistan. The first is in the IMF Staff Report... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
Markets World Bank projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 2.8% in FY25 The World Bank expects economic activity in Pakistan to continue recovering with real GDP growth estimated at 2.8%... Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:55pm
Business & Finance Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine... Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am
Print Higher returns thru Islamic banking perturb Senate panel? ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad, Wednesday, said that inflation is expected to remain... Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:03am
BR Research Current account roundup: 2MFY25 In August, the current account posted a marginal surplus of $75 million. The deficit for the July-August period... Published 19 Sep, 2024 08:42am
Print ‘The Review’ of SBP: Timely realization of IMF lending to help revive inflows SBP’s Mid-Year Performance Review of the Banking Sector mentions that Pakistan's macroeconomic environment has been improving with revival in economic activity Updated 19 Sep, 2024 01:12pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024 Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm
Markets Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm
Print Improvement in indicators highlighted ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a delegation of... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:52am
Opinion Tax burdens and fiscal discipline After an inflation-ridden Fiscal Year 2023-24 (“FY24”), wherein the average inflation for the FY24 was 23.4%,... Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:06am
Editorials Significant decline in C/A deficit EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) deficit fell sharply from 319 million dollars in the first quarter... Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:10am
Business & Finance July C/A deficit falls 78pc YoY on remittances KARACHI: The country’s current account fell sharply, ie, 78 percent during the first month of this fiscal year... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024 Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP' Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm
BR Research Current account FY24: historic but in a good way? The current account posted the lowest deficit in thirteen years in FY24. The toll could have been a surplus if the... Published 22 Jul, 2024 08:27am
Print FY24-25 to FY26-27: MoF cautions fiscal risks may affect MTBS forecasts ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has cautioned that fiscal risks may lead to potential threats or uncertainty in fiscal... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:24am
Business & Finance Current account posts lowest deficit in 13 years KARACHI: The country’s current account recorded 13-year lowest deficit in the last fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24)... Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:34am
Markets Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $681mn in FY24 This is the lowest deficit in last 13 years During June, current account balance stands at deficit of $329mn Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:44pm
Opinion State of the economy The fiscal year 2023-24 is likely to close with a mixed performance by the economy. On the positive side, there has... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
Editorials Latest macroeconomic data EDITORIAL: Three major macroeconomic indicators were released end last week that did little to enhance the ... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
BR Research Current account roundup 11MFY24 The current account posted a deficit of $270 million in May 2024 after three straight months of surplus. The deficit... Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:55am
Business & Finance Primary payments: C/A posts $270m deficit in May KARACHI: After a surplus for three consecutive months, the country recorded a current account deficit of $ 270... Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $270mn in May 2024 Overall, during 11 months of ongoing fiscal year, current account balance stands at deficit of $464mn Updated 21 Jun, 2024 11:00pm
Print Growth target missed: Economic Survey ISLAMABAD: Economy is likely to have expanded by 2.4% in the fiscal year that ends this month, missing a target of... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:13am
Opinion Policy rate decision ahead of budget presentation State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be making its monetary policy public today. As May inflation has already dropped... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:06am
Editorials Export growth EDITORIAL: The unstated economic policy is to keep the current account deficit close to zero. For that, the trade... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:00am
Markets Pakistan receives record remittances of $3.24bn in May, up over 54% YoY Inflows from Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK dominate overall amount Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:36pm
Print Reform steps yielding results: PM BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the reform measures taken by his government had already... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:04am