High energy, financial costs cited: Cotton output likely to decline, NA panel told ISLAMABAD: Cotton production in the country is forecast to decline in 2024-25 due to high energy and financial... Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:39am
Print BMP for revisiting power purchase contracts with a view to reducing energy cost LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has stressed the need... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:04am
Perspectives Net-metering: turning up the heat on Pakistani people instead of IPPs As usual, Pakistan finds itself caught in a quagmire when it comes to its energy policy. Never mind that it added... Published 23 May, 2024 08:39pm
Markets Power generation in Pakistan falls nearly 14% YoY in April Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 8,639 GWh (11,612 MW) in April 2024, 13.7% lower as compared to the same... Updated 21 May, 2024 09:02pm
BR Research No-growth policy working The current account is in surplus ($491 mn in April 2024) for yet another month. The 10MFY24 deficit is a meager... Updated 20 May, 2024 10:02am
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
Opinion Deindustrialisation amid rising energy costs Against the backdrop of unaffordable energy tariffs, the government is taking a significant step by proposing to... Updated 04 Mar, 2024 04:35am
Business & Finance PBF wants a ‘non-technocrat’ as next finance minister KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the Prime Minister (in-waiting) to appoint a politician on the slot... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:48am
Business & Finance Industrial power tariffs: High energy costs causing decline in power consumption: APTMA KARACHI: Industrial power tariffs in Pakistan are currently at around 17 cents/kWh. This is over twice the regional... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance Rising energy costs: APTMA says 50pc industry at high risk of closure ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has again raised its voice against high electricity and... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Opinion Export sector: prohibitive energy costs If the economy is to be stabilized, exports can no longer afford to pay for the energy sector’s failures and... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print FPCCI’s BMP says concerned at rupee slide LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said... Updated 21 Aug, 2023 09:33am
Opinion Setting the record straight In FY23, textile exports plunged by $2.8 billion (15% decline) compared to FY22, derailing positive developments... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:25am
Business & Finance Rising transportation costs fuelling inflation, says expert KARACHI: In our country, the transportation cost is rising constantly and thus is unbearable. It has almost doubled... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion Price falls, red tape curb demand from businesses for German energy subsidy Take-up by German companies of a government scheme to help with energy costs this winter is likely to be lower than... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Markets Soaring energy costs push UK public borrowing to November record LONDON: British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record,... Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:45am
Business & Finance Descon Oxychem Ltd production increases by 23.57pc KARACHI: Descon Oxychem Limited (DOL), the leading manufacturer and exporter of hydrogen-peroxide (H2O2) and allied... Published 08 Nov, 2022 07:31am
Markets EU signals shifts towards gas price cap STRASBOURG, (France): The EU is “ready to discuss” a price cap on gas within the bloc to bring down soaring... Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am
Opinion Crisis-hit German toilet paper maker turns to coffee grounds Choked by soaring energy and wood pulp costs, German toilet paper maker Hakle is turning to waste from coffee... Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am
Business & Finance Aug cement despatches decline 23.98pc to 3.296m tons YoY LAHORE: Massive reduction in cement demand due to economic instability and day-by-day increasing energy costs ... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 12:34pm
Markets Tokyo rubber lower SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures inched lower on Tuesday, as weak domestic economic data weighed on sentiment,... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Opinion LNG supply efficient use An important subject as covered in BR issue of June 17 highlights a very important requirement of affordable ... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
World Greece plans more relief for homes and businesses hit by energy costs ATHENS: Greece will provide further financial relief to households, businesses and farmers facing higher outgoings... Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am
Business & Finance German inflation hits 29-year high in November FRANKFURT: German consumer prices hit a 29-year high in November, preliminary data showed Monday, as soaring energy... Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am
Opinion No solution in sight? - II One would have thought that at least for such critical issues, there will be consensus and political wrangling will... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am