Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks marginally to $3.6bn in 2MFY25 Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank marginally to $3.6 billion during the first two months of fiscal year 2024-25... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:28pm
Business & Finance APTMA, German importers agree to boost bilateral trade expansion LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and a visiting delegation of German importers have agreed... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am
BR Research Current account FY25: weak exports pose threat The near-zero current account balance is expected to continue, as a deficit of $162 million was posted on July 24.... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:50am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER index increases to 101.5 in July 2024 Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Updated 19 Aug, 2024 04:49pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024 Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP' Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm
Pakistan Authority says Pakistan’s new Special Technology Zone will boost tech exports by $350mn In an attempt to enhance exports, Pakistan has established four Special Technology Zones (STZs) in Punjab, with the... Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:34pm
Print BMP underscores need for taking steps to achieve export target LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel has stressed the need for... Updated 12 Aug, 2024 09:19am
Editorials Surge in exports EDITORIAL: Exports during July-June 2024 surged to 30,645 million dollars against 27,724 million dollars the year... Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:23am
Business & Finance FY24 exports soar 10.54pc to $30.645bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 10.54 percent ($2.921 billion) to $30.645 billion during the fiscal... Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance July-May exports jump 10.65pc to $28.07bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 10.65 percent ($2.702 billion) to $28.070 billion during the first ... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks over 34% to $11.15bn in 6MFY24 Stood at $16.97bn in same period of the previous year Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:03pm
Print Regionally competitive level sought: APTMA demands power tariff at 9-10 cents per kWh ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed deep concern over the absolutely dismal... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:19am
Print Sept CA deficit shrinks to stand at $8m KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit declined to $8.0 million in September 2023 as compared to the current... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 09:03am
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports fall 6% year-on-year in August, clock in at $1.48bn: APTMA However, on monthly basis, exports increase 13% in comparison to July Updated 09 Sep, 2023 11:05pm
Technology Umar Saif expresses wish to bring PayPal, stripe payment gateways to Pakistan If the authorities facilitate us, I can increase the IT industry's size from $2.6 billion to $3.5 billion in a couple of months, says caretaker IT minister Updated 31 Aug, 2023 05:37pm
Business & Finance The Organic Meat Company secures $4mn export contract Company says it will send 1,000MT of frozen boneless beef to UAE Published 31 Aug, 2023 02:21pm
Print Textile exports: Govt sets $25bn target ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries and Production, Dr Gohar Ejaz, on Wednesday, set... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 08:43am
Print Export boost: Gohar for early operationalisation of EXIM Bank ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries, Dr Gohar Ejaz Thursday stressed the need for... Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:15am
Opinion A mission-oriented industrial policy ‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports slump continues in July: APTMA Textile sector exports witness decline of 15% in July, clocking in at $1.31 billion Updated 02 Aug, 2023 03:37pm
Business & Finance July exports down 12.68pc to $2.057bn MoM ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports declined by 12.68 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis in the first month... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Opinion Managing the BoP The balance of payments (BoP) figures for the full-year, 2022-23, have just been released by the SBP. They reflect... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Opinion Decline in our exports There are two major factors behind the decline of the dollar value of our textile exports. The first is a drop in ... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Business & Finance Country can avoid IMF only through higher exports, tax collections: Miftah KARACHI: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that in order to avoid International Monetary... Updated 13 Mar, 2023 09:12am
Business & Finance Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Print Exports should be enhanced to $100bn per annum: govt ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday while stressing the need to ... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:47am
Pakistan NA body briefed on Pakistan’s ties with African countries ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Monday called for Pakistan’s expanding... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points