LSM: Stuck in the red “Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already... Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am
Business & Finance Jul-Oct LSM output shows -0.64pc contraction YoY ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.64 percent during the first... Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:31am
BR Research LSM: 1QFY25 back in red While most macroeconomic indicators have improved in the past few months, and the authorities are increasingly... Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:47am
Business & Finance Jul-Sept LSM sector shows growth of -0.76pc ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.76 per cent during the first... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:54am
Print LSM negativity falls to 0.19pc: C/A surplus drops to $98m in Q1 Finance Division in its monthly economic update and outlook for October says economy has demonstrated sustained recovery during first quarter of fiscal year 2025 Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:06pm
Print Aug LSM output up 4.68pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output has witnessed an increase of 4.68 per cent for August... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:25am
BR Research LSM: Slow revival starts The fiscal year FY25 started on a positive note for Large Scale Manufacturing as the index for July2024 registered a... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:56am
Editorials Macroeconomic data: welcome improvement EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released two positive macroeconomic indicators this Friday past –... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am
Print July LSM output down 2.08pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output decreased by 2.08 percent for July 2024 when compared... Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:14am
Business & Finance FY24 LSM sector grows 0.92pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.92 per cent during fiscal year... Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am
Print Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the... Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm
BR Research LSM: Slow rebound starts Large Scale Manufacturing index for the fifth month running recorded positive year-on-year growth, as April 2024 LSM... Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:42am
Print Jul-Apr LSM sector posts 0.45pc growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.45 per cent during July-April 2023-24... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm
Opinion The LSM sector Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am
BR Research LSM: Still in red, just The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Index, on a cumulative basis, stayed negative for the 19th straight month, as... Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:17am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan LSM sector attains negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.52 percent during the first... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Pakistan Economic policy over next several months crucial for Pakistan: US Ambassador KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said economic policy developed over the next several months... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:32pm
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The December Monthly Economic Update and Outlook, uploaded on the Finance Division website, indicates the... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:53am
Editorials Macroeconomic indicators not satisfactory EDITORIAL: External borrowing failed to meet the budgeted target by 51 percent as per data released by the Pakistan... Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am
Opinion Pakistan’s promising economic outlook The finance division’s ‘monthly economic outlook report’ for the month of November reveals that Pakistan’s... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Editorials Policy rate paradigm EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 30 October left the policy rate unchanged premised on the... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:29am
BR Research Power generation: Gradually inching up The worst is behind us. All high frequency data points are increasingly pointing out that much. After LSM numbers... Published 24 Oct, 2023 08:13am
Print Aug LSMI output up by 2.52pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMI) output increased by 2.52 percent for August 2023 compared... Updated 17 Oct, 2023 09:17am
Editorials Initiative required from caretakers EDITORIAL: The induction of well-respected technocrats in the caretaker cabinet on 17 August was widely hailed but a... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Editorials The grimness of macroeconomic data EDITORIAL: Macroeconomic data recently released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) merits immediate ... Updated 23 Aug, 2023 06:40am
Opinion LSM sector travails Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, as per data released by the Finance Division, registered negative 8.1 ... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Opinion FY23: Uncovering drivers of economic performance The National Account numbers for FY2023 have been published and, unfortunately, they paint a truly dismal picture of... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Business & Finance IT roadmap developer explains how LSM sector can boost exports LAHORE: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector in Pakistan has potential to significantly increase exports by using... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Print Jul-Oct: Fiscal deficit rises 1.5pc of GDP to Rs1.266trn YoY ISLAMABAD: Overall, the fiscal deficit has increased to 1.5 percent of GDP (Rs1,266 billion) during July-October... Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:50am
Business & Finance Jul-Oct LSM sector output down 2.89pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector declined by 2.89 percent during the ... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am