Developing nations: Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll: UN GENEVA: Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on ... Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am
Business & Finance IMF predicts slightly slower global growth in 2024 and 2025 WASHINGTON: Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at that level in 2025, ... Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:54am
Business & Finance WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Supplements SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Jameel Ahmad, Governor State Bank of Pakistan I am delighted to note that the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and the Institute of Cost and ... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am
World Indonesia finance minister says global economy shadowed with risk and uncertainty JAKARTA: Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday the global economy is still shadowed with... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 11:51am
Opinion Towards transformation: embracing Gen AI for Pakistan’s future prosperity It is deeply concerning that Pakistan remains trapped in a persistent cycle of political, economic, social, and... Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:26am
Opinion Need for revisiting 2 percent inflation target ‘The stock market crash is – perhaps – the long-awaited signal of a US economic slump.…The market meltdown... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Business & Finance G20 financial chiefs to flag global economic ‘soft landing’ RIO DE JANEIRO: G20 financial leaders will say on Friday there is a rising likelihood of a global economic “soft... Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am
World US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Yellen RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy,... Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:58pm
Print WEO update: IMF maintains growth rate projection at 3.5pc Releases latest report ‘World Economic Outlook (WEO) update: The Global Economy in a Sticky Spot' Updated 17 Jul, 2024 05:21pm
World IMF sees steady global growth, warns of slowing disinflation momentum WASHINGTON: The global economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the U.S., a... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 08:33pm
Opinion Year of global shockwaves We’re only halfway through the year, and already 2024 has produced more high-voltage political shockwaves than any... Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance BIS sends govt debt warning before important elections LONDON: The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of... Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am
Opinion Pakistan’s quest for BRICS membership BRICS is an acronym that represents an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China,... Updated 22 Jun, 2024 10:50pm
Business & Finance Global economic review The global economy demonstrates remarkable resilience, characterized by steady growth as inflation gradually moves... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
World World Bank says global growth stabilising but well below pre-pandemic levels Global economy to avoid third consecutive drop in real GDP growth since major post-pandemic jump in 2021 Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:58pm
World US should keep open trade, work with China: IMF WASHINGTON: The US would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Opinion Pakistan’s economic crossroads The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and... Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am
Opinion Counterproductive trickle-down economic effect The critique of Western universities and certain schools of thought advocating for economic models based on the... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Business & Finance OECD upgrades global growth outlook NEW YORK: The global economy is growing faster than expected only a few months ago thanks to resilient US activity... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Editorials Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Perspectives Global events and effects on Pakistan’s inflation When the Muslim world was celebrating Eid, global capital markets were shaken, and aftershocks expected. Although... Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:45pm
Opinion Global conflicts, economic uncertainties 2024 emerged as a comparatively optimistic period in contrast to the challenging preceding years marked by Covid-19... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
Opinion Navigating IMF’s flawed mindset: lessons from 2008 financial crisis The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been regarded as a key player in the global financial landscape,... Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am
Editorials Addressing the gender health disparity EDITORIAL: Although women live longer than men, they spend 25 percent more of their lives in poor health, notes a ... Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am
World IMF says global ‘soft landing’ in sight, raises 2024 economic growth outlook WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday edged its forecast for global economic growth higher,... Updated 30 Jan, 2024 10:46pm
Supplements Artificial Intelligence as a Force Multiplier in Customs and Global Trade Sania Rasool Bhutto, (Assistant Collector, Pakistan Customs Service) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Opinion Global economic outlook 2024 By unlocking big, bold investments, we can drive sustainable development and climate action and put the global... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am
World Global economy ‘poised for a soft landing’: IMF WASHINGTON: The global economy is “poised for a soft landing,” an IMF spokesperson said Thursday, predicting that... Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:37pm
Editorials World Bank ’s perspective on global economy EDITORIAL: The global economy is on track to register a ‘woeful’ decade of growth, so maintained the World Bank (WB)... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am