Zarea Limited seeks Rs1bn listing on PSX KARACHI: Zarea Limited, Pakistan’s leading e-commerce marketplace for commodities, has filed for listing on the... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
Editorials Challenge of poverty reduction EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Business & Finance Digital payments experience a remarkable growth: SBP report KARACHI: Digital payments have experienced a remarkable growth, capturing an impressive 84 percent market share... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Editorials Controlling smuggling EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seems very serious about “eliminating smuggling” during this term, at... Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am
Print Tax-to-GDP ratio in FY24 stands at 9pc: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 9 percent during 2023-24, according to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:03am
Business & Finance H1: Fiscal deficit increases to 2.3pc of GDP KARACHI: Fiscal deficit increased to 2.3 percent of GDP in the first half of FY24 from 2.0 percent in the same ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance H1FY24: Services sector posts a meagre growth of 0.5pc KARACHI: Not withstanding robust agriculture growth and a moderate recovery in LSM during the second quarter of ... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance Q2 of FY24: Industrial production records contraction for 4th consecutive quarter KARACHI: The industrial production recorded contraction for the fourth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Business & Finance Profit, dividend: Jul-Mar repatriation jumps 256pc to $830.5m YoY KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors rose significantly by 256 percent during the... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Business & Finance C/A posts 3rd highest monthly surplus in March KARACHI: The country’s external account is performing well, posting the third highest monthly current account... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Business & Finance Number of credit card users drops due to high interest rates, emergence of alternate products KARACHI: The number of credit card users is on decline in the country due to the higher interest rate and emergence... Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am
Business & Finance PSO posts Rs7.7bn net profit in 1HFY24 KARACHI: The national energy icon Pakistan State Oil (PSO), continued to dominate the industry while maintaining... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Opinion Budgetary outcome in first half of FY24 The information on the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments in the first half of 2023-24... Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am
Business & Finance Debt sustainability: Elevated gross financing needs constitute high risk: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that elevated gross financing needs continue to pose high... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Opinion No justification for such fiscal profligacy This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Budgetary support during Jul 1-Dec 16, 2023 period: Govt borrowing... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am