Export diversification, import substitution opportunities exist: Consulting firm for addressing structural deficiencies KARACHI: The experts have underscored the importance of addressing structural deficiencies and the need for... Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:47am
Business & Finance Govt urged to ‘revive’ PIA privatisation process LAHORE: Former Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Chairman of the FPCCI Pakistan Economic Revival and ... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:44am
Business & Finance ICCI blame inconsistent economic policies for industry closure ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Friday, blaming inconsistent economic policies for... Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:21am
Business & Finance ‘Economy stabilising due to good policies’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen... Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:39am
Print PM says no one will be allowed to harm economy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said no one will be allowed to destabilize Pakistan’s economy, and all... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Print PM says people have endorsed ‘sound economic policies’ LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the public had rejected the politics of chaos and instead... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 08:45am
Print PM says economic policies moving in the right direction ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday gave credence to his government’s economic policies to be in the... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 02:34pm
Business & Finance Governor seeks traders’ role in sustainable uplift KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has urged businessmen and industrialists to prepare long-term economic... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Pakistan Old city trade bodies support August 28 strike KARACHI: The old city trade associations on Thursday announced their support for August 28 strike and resented the... Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am
Opinion Middle class is in deep recession What good is a 3.2 percent GDP growth rate next year and inflation dropping below 10 percent in FY25 to someone... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:52am
Print Govt takes much of the credit for decline in food inflation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said that the positive impact of the... Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:22am
Business & Finance Coordination of provincial economic policies discussed ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Planning and all provincial planning ministers discussed strategies about ... Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:57am
Opinion Export ambitions vs economic realities While the Government is seeking a 100% increase in exports over the next three years, maintaining even the current... Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:05am
Business & Finance ‘Continuity of policies only way out of economic problems’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that... Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am
Pakistan ‘Sustainable measures taken to boost investment in 3 months’ LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that sustainable measures have been taken to boost... Published 24 May, 2024 06:57am
Pakistan Price hike: Govt urged to learn a lesson from AJK protests KARACHI: The violent protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) should be eye-opener for the government that is... Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am
Print Property market crisis: China needs to ‘reinvent itself’: IMF MD BEIJING: China needs to “reinvent itself” with economic policies to speed resolution of its property market crisis... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:56am
Business & Finance Lasbela Chamber concerned at govt’s ‘flawed’ economic policies KARACHI: Ismail Sattar, President of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has voiced concerns... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Opinion A low growth trap: assessing challenges Over the past two years, the Pakistani economy has weathered a highly turbulent period. Inflation reached... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
Business & Finance HCSTSI says energy crisis has hit industry hard HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani... Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am
Business & Finance BMP underscores need for revisiting economic policies LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has stressed the... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Economic policies: Govt urged to consult chambers, stakeholders PESHAWAR: Members of the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa urged the government to make proper consultation... Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am
Pakistan Economic policies should revolve around job creation: PDP KARACHI: Showing deep concerns over growing joblessness in the country, Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Pakistan ‘Major parties have just 20pc idea of key issues’: PIDE ISLAMABAD: Overall Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and Pakistan... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
Pakistan JI slams govt for further hike in power tariff KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday denounced the interim government for giving further rise in power tariff,... Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am
Pakistan Prof Stefan calls on Dr Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University, Economics Department and former Chief... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Print Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to... Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm
Opinion The difference between economics and political economy A few months back, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Umar Ata Bandial famously said that the judges are not economists;... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Editorials A little light at the end of the tunnel? EDITORIAL: A visible intent of the stakeholders to deal with smuggling and endemic corruption recently shared during... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Revisiting economy’s direction ‘But putting growth at the center of economic policymaking is a mistake. While important, growth in the abstract ... Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am