Apr FDI inflow up 172pc to $358.84m YoY KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan has increased by 172 percent on year-on-year... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm
Opinion Fundamental reforms for survival Pakistan is persistently confronting economic challenges, the resolution of which hinge on IMF’s new programme,... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Print Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the... Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm
Editorials FBR must stop leaning on crutches EDITORIAL: In a fresh indicator of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) utter inability to carry out its basic job... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Opinion The AJK curtain-raiser I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance Pakistan can become a $1 trillion economy by 2035: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Nation suffering due to wrong priorities of policymakers KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion Time to act: 9 cents/kWh The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am
Print H1FY24: Driven by agri sector, real GDP grew 1.7pc: SBP Macroeconomic conditions improve during first half of fiscal year 2024 Updated 15 May, 2024 09:24am
Business & Finance Political uncertainty impacting economy: SBP KARACHI: Despite some improvement in macroeconomic indicators, economy continues to grapple with the structural... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Opinion Strategy for sustainable growth: Energy-efficient textile industry Since 2000, there has been a significant outburst in the global energy consumption, paralleled by Pakistan’s rising... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Opinion Growth model needs to be long term Pakistan has never achieved impressive growth rates in its history with the highest rate (average) achieved in the... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance Economic growth: Senate chief extols traders’ crucial role MULTAN: Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday commended the indispensable role of the business community... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Editorials Taxation: maybe we need a rethink EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) may ask the government to enhance the tax collection to reach 13... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Pakistan ‘Independents’ won more seats than any other group: IMF ISLAMABAD: The ‘independents’ associated with former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Print Home-grown economic uplift: PM constitutes committee ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a six-member committee to be headed by the finance minister... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:44am
Print SBA: performance against end-Dec benchmarks satisfactory ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities’ overall performance against end-December quantitative performance criteria... Updated 11 May, 2024 01:43pm
Print Gross external financing needs: IMF lowers projection to $21.044bn ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:41am
Print Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am
Business & Finance Investment, new businesses: BoI tasked to facilitate investors ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned the task of creating more facilities for investment and... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Opinion Transforming FBR In the light of dynamic shifts in business and advancements in technology, it is opportune for the Federal Board of... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Opinion Neoliberal economic policy, and political economic outcomes In a number of interviews after becoming finance minister, there is a sense of naivety reflected in the thoughts of... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:00am
Business & Finance IMF to support CCP’s capacity building: Ruiz ISLAMABAD: Esther Pérez Ruiz, the IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan, visited the Competition Commission of... Updated 10 May, 2024 04:53am
Print Govt mulling taking big step to reduce pension burden Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says issue of pension a huge burden Updated 08 May, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance ‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’ FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad... Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am
Opinion Uncertain budgetary outcome in 2023-24 The outcome numbers on the fiscal operations for the first three quarters of 2023-24 have been released recently by... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The April Monthly Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website begins on a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Editorials Showing off the dirty laundry EDITORIAL: Perhaps the prime minister could have, rather should have, prepared a better pitch for Pakistan’s... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Opinion Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight? The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This... Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am