Pakistan’s budget to support negotiations with IMF for new programme: Moody’s Says government spends more than half its revenue on interest payments, indicating very weak debt affordability which drives high debt sustainability risks Updated 14 Jun, 2024 07:40pm
BR Research HBL: Record profits in tough times This may well be the toughest time in Pakistan’s economic history, but looking at HBL’s 1QCY23 results would let... Published 02 May, 2023 09:20am
BR Research ENGRO in CY22 Engro Corporation Limited’s (PSX: ENGRO) consolidated earnings in CY22 have been hit by higher inflation. ... Published 17 Feb, 2023 09:05am
BR Research CAD: Controlled chaos The current account is coming under control. This is happening under extreme strictness on imports. However, the... Published 22 Nov, 2022 09:22am
Markets UK to pay half of business winter energy bills LONDON: Britain on Wednesday launched a six-month plan starting in October to pay about half of energy bills for... Published 22 Sep, 2022 07:10am
World British dock workers latest to join summer of strikes LONDON: Workers at Britain’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, on Sunday began an eight-day strike over pay, in... Published 22 Aug, 2022 07:17am
Print IMF cuts global growth forecasts WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that downside ... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Business & Finance IMF sees heavy hit to German economy from Russian gas stop FRANKFURT: Halting Russian gas supplies to Germany would cost Europe’s largest economy 1.5 percent of its GDP in... Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:24am
Editorials Joblessness: Is the crisis for real? EDITORIAL: The economic activities are slowing down. Both monetary and fiscal policies are working by design under... Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am
Business & Finance UK banks resilient to ‘deteriorated outlook’: BoE LONDON: UK banks can survive the “deteriorated economic outlook” with the sector more resilient than during 2008... Published 06 Jul, 2022 07:11am
Business & Finance Survey shows most global CEOs expect recession WASHINGTON: Most corporate leaders worldwide now expect an economic downturn by the end of next year if not sooner,... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
BR Research Remittances tapering off? Remittances for April 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $3 billion. While remittances have continued to... Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:28am
Business & Finance BoE’s Pill says UK must accept income hit from high inflation LONDON: People and businesses in Britain need to realise they are unlikely to recover the income lost to high... Published 07 May, 2022 06:49am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points