Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state SATARA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent... Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:42pm
Print PM for accelerating action against tax defaulters ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over the nose-diving inflation rate in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:56am
Editorials Economy on the mend EDITORIAL: Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing the eighth edition of the “Future Summit”... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:19am
Opinion Dilemmas facing downward interest rate cycle Once again, the economist community is busy in speculating how much the policy rate will fall in the upcoming ... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:08am
Markets Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024 Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7% Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm
Print PM congratulates nation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday felicitated the nation as the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 100-index... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:23am
Pakistan Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm
Pakistan SBP predicts 2.5-3.5% growth for FY25, warns of structural challenges Inefficiencies in energy sector resulted in accumulation of circular debt, says central bank in annual report Updated 17 Oct, 2024 10:51pm
Print Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am
Business & Finance NPMC notes significant decline in inflation ISLAMABAD: National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting revealed significant declining trend in inflation over... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:33am
Pakistan Pakistan will not lose focus on reforms, Aurangzeb tells foreign investors Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb assured international investors that the government will not let go... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 10:23pm
BR Research Startups funding reviving? After the boom in venture capital (VC) funding, the local startup scene entered a “funding winter,” with 2023 being... Published 08 Oct, 2024 09:01am
Opinion Emerging negative factors There is an air of general optimism about the economy today. The Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion was approved ... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:11am
BR Research Inflation: Busting myths As the headline inflation clocked in at a surprisingly low 6.9 percent for September 2024, skeptics were quick to... Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am
BR Research The inflation respite Who would have thought the often-mocked State Bank of Pakistan’s medium-term inflation target range of 5-7 percent... Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:12am
Print PM satisfied with ‘lowest’ inflation rate ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over reduction in price hike which is now... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate inches up to 1.6% in August DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate inched up to 1.6% in August, from 1.5% in July, government data showed... Published 15 Sep, 2024 01:40pm
Business & Finance National Savings Schemes: CDNS reduces profit rates on majority of its instruments The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced profit rates on several of its National Savings... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 05:06pm
Print Inflation dip testament to prudent handling of economy: Aurangzeb KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday said that significant measures were being... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 02:34pm
Print PM expresses satisfaction over drop in inflation rate ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the drop of inflation rate to single digit... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45am
Markets Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5% Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm
Markets PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction over ease in inflation Pakistan’s headline inflation projected to decline and range between 9.5-10.5% in August Updated 02 Sep, 2024 12:01am
Pakistan Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm
Perspectives Pakistan’s inflation is ensuring exploited workers do not fight back Pakistan’s inflation hasn’t just taken its toll on the citizenry, but also contributed to increasing exploitation... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:00am
Pakistan August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm
World Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023, statistics agency says MANILA: The Philippines’ poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices... Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:31am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation clocks in at 11.1% in July 2024, lowest since November 2021 Reading lower than official expectations that put figure in range of 12-13% Updated 01 Aug, 2024 05:55pm
Markets SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5% Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm
Markets Softer inflation in July to trigger 150bps policy rate cut in upcoming MPC: JS Global A further slowdown in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation reading could trigger the State Bank of... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:38pm
Markets Gulf markets in black ahead of US inflation test DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Thursday as traders awaited key US data that was expected to... Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:48am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points