Mian Zahid terms PES ‘encouraging’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:15am
Pakistan IK describes Survey as vindication of his govt’s policies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday questioned why... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Business & Finance Economic Survey: PIA reduces workforce by 40pc ISLAMABAD: The national flag carrier of Pakistan has reduced its workforce by nearly 40 per cent, the Economic ... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Editorials Debt stock position EDITORIAL: Irrespective of claims of borrowing only to repay loans incurred by previous corrupt governments, the... Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am
BR Research Measuring poultry GDP It is that time of the year again. Yesterday, SBP released its flagship annual economic publication – State of the... Published 25 Nov, 2021 06:32am
Business & Finance Economic Survey 2020-21: Overview of the economy Despite myriad of challenges, Pakistan’s economy is moving progressively on higher inclusive and sustainable ... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Markets July-March 2021: Country witnesses decline in gas, crude oil production ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 revealed that the country witnessed a decline in indigenous natural gas... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print Economic Survey 2020-21: Tax exemptions, concessions cause massive govt loss ISLAMABAD: The total tax exemptions and concessions to various businesses, sectors/industries, lobbies/ groups and... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print Installed power capacity grows 3.6pc ISLAMABAD: The country’s installed capacity of electricity has posted a growth 3.6 percent to 37,261 MW till April... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print LSM sector posts 9pc growth in July-March ISLAMABAD: During July-March 2021, Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector posted nine percent growth against 5.1... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print BISP disbursements: Survey shows Rs6.5m discrepancy in data ISLAMABAD: There is a discrepancy of Rs 6.5 million in the data on disbursements for Benazir Income Support ... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print Factors behind low tax-to-GDP ratio listed ISLAMABAD: The distortionary exemptions, concessions, weak enforcement, low compliance by taxpayers, reliance on... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print Exports bounce back ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday claimed that exports have bounced back owing to proactive measures taken by ... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Print Govt hopeful about IMF relaxations • Economic Survey 2020-21 released ISLAMABAD: Expressing the government’s resolve to consolidate and build on... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Economic Survey 2020-21: Expenditure on education stands at 1.5pc of GDP Islamabad: Pakistan’s literacy rate is stagnant at 60 percent in 2019-20 since 2014-15, while cumulative education... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Economic Survey 2020-21: Health expenditure increases by 14.3pc to Rs482.3bn ISLAMABAD: The health-related expenditure increased by 14.3 percent from Rs421.8 billion in 2018-19 to Rs482.3... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Economic Survey: 129,541 power, gas consumers got registered with FBR ISLAMABAD: As many as 129,541 commercial and industrial consumers of electricity and gas have been registered with... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Telecom sector contributes Rs97.7bn to exchequer ISLAMABAD: The telecom sector contributed an estimated Rs 97.7 billion to the national exchequer in terms of taxes,... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Around 97pc of MSMEs functioning in informal sector KARACHI: Around 97pc of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are under individual ownership and mainly ... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Business & Finance Key highlights of Economic Survey 2020-21 Per capita income stands at $1,543 in outgoing fiscal year Updated 10 Jun, 2021 06:19pm
Pakistan beats projections, targets higher growth Finance minister reviews past-year's performance while unveiling Economic Survey 2020-21 Says country now dependent on international food prices Needs economic growth of 6-7%, adds Tarin Updated 10 Jun, 2021 07:33pm