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Markets

Gas tariff hike to bode well for Pakistan in upcoming IMF review: brokerage house

Topline Securities says chemical sector is likely to be significantly impacted as gas prices constitute a major part of total cost and impact is unlikely to be passed on to final consumers

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 10:31pm

Editorials

No amnesty for NCP vehicles!

EDITORIAL: Now that tax authorities have ruled out any amnesty scheme for non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles, the...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

Editorials

Sheer blackmail

EDITORIAL: With revenue-specific conditions of the IMF programme necessitating a progressive revision of the tax...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

Pakistan

‘Comfortably placed’: SBP chief says end-Sept targets with IMF met

Remarks come during meetings with key international institutions organised by Barclays, JP Morgan, Standard Bank, and Jefferies

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:19pm

Markets

KSE-100 sees 12% increase in 3Q2023 amid positive sentiment

Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed double-digit growth of 12% in 3Q2023, as sentiments improved on back of...

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 04:45pm

Business & Finance

IMF programme: Govt will deliver to secure $700m under SBA: Shamshad

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government will deliver on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to secure $700...

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 06:23am

Editorials

More fiscal crises

EDITORIAL: The “cash flow crisis” threatening petroleum sector exploration and production (E&P) companies,...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

World Bank indicates $2bn disbursement to Pakistan during FY24

Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar reaffirms Pakistan values its development collaboration with the bank

Published 09 Sep, 2023 09:44pm

Opinion

Bad news for Asian FX, esp PKR

Pakistani monetary authorities can only count their sorrows as King Dollar’s unrelenting advance pushes Asian...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

World

Pakistan among countries in grip of debt problems

LONDON: The persistent and damaging debt problems gripping a number of developing world nations will be a core topic...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:57pm

Print

SOEs monitoring under IMF SBA: Finance Division yet to operationalise CMU

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has yet to complete the operationalisation of the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) by...

Updated 26 Aug, 2023 06:28pm

Editorials

The govt debt

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am

BR Research

An interview with HBL President & CEO, Muhammad Aurangzeb

‘Pakistan should declare war on cash’ Muhammad Aurangzeb joined HBL on April 30, 2018, as the President & CEO....

Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:35am

Print

PM acknowledges China’s role in crucial IMF SBA

Says IMF deal would not have been possible without China's support

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:57am

Print

Cabinet approves national aviation policy

ISLAMABAD: In the last Federal Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, the cabinet approved National Aviation Policy...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:19am

Print

Dar explains what actually led to changes in budget

Says for securing an agreement with the IMF, the government had to impose new taxes

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 03:06pm

Opinion

Inequality, poverty, and austerity — II

Unfortunately, both the IMF and individual countries practicing these, in or outside of the IMF programme, are not...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:25am

Markets

Rupee registers fourth straight loss, settles at 283.8 against US dollar

Currency depreciates 0.27% in inter-bank market

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 07:41pm

Business & Finance

‘Investors’ confidence increases after IMF deal’

LAHORE: After the endorsement of the IMF programme, the confidence of local and foreign investors will increase to...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Markets

Brokerage house AHL expects KSE-100 to provide upside of 24% in FY24

AHL says KSE-100 could power past 56,000 level by June 2024

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 11:52pm

Pakistan

Monsoon season: business community leader speaks about challenges

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Pakistan

IMF Executive Board approves $3bn Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan

Board’s approval allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR894 million or about US$1.2 billion

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 11:57pm

Pakistan

‘Govt accepts IMF programme with heavy heart’: PM inaugurates first phase of Fata varsity in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: In a somber acknowledgment of the prevailing economic hardships, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Markets

Saudi Arabia deposits $2bn in SBP: Ishaq Dar

Finance minister says this will boost central bank-held foreign exchange reserves

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 07:10pm

Opinion

The ebb of external inflows

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has released the statement of May 2023 on Disbursement of Foreign Economic...

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 06:37am

Markets

Fitch upgrades Pakistan to ‘CCC’ after IMF deal

Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) improved due to 'Pakistan's improved external liquidity and funding conditions following staff-level agreement'

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 06:41pm

Business & Finance

Financial sector continues to exhibit operational, financial resilience in CY22

KARACHI: Despite multiple challenges, the financial sector of Pakistan continued to exhibit operational and ...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

IMF ‘seeks assurances’ from Pakistan’s political parties on commitment to new SBA

IMF official says lender's staff in process of meeting representatives from PML-N, PTI, PPP

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:37pm

Pakistan

IMF’s Executive Board meeting on Pakistan set for July 12

The Fund is set to discuss a nine-month stand-by arrangement for Pakistan as the previous Extended Fund Facility expired on June 30

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 09:55am

Markets

Circular debt payment: here is the list of IPPs and their respective amounts

The Central Power Purchasing Authority (CPPA) has disbursed nearly Rs142 billion to Independent Power Plants (IPPs)...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 04:11pm