SPI increases by 0.54pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended on 31st August 2023 increased by... Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am
Business & Finance Aug trade deficit widens 29.86pc to $2.126bn MoM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 29.86 percent on a month-on-month basis to $2.126 billion in August... Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023 Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm
Print ‘Pre-poll rigging’ feared: PPP demands immediate release of census data ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) claimed that pre-poll rigging is continuing by manipulating population... Updated 27 Aug, 2023 09:41am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.05pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended August 24, 2023, increased by 0.05... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am
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 Rising unemployment and falling real wages The devastation caused by the floods and the resulting supply shortages, along with severe import restrictions, has... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:53am
Business & Finance Experts turn ‘gloomy’ over country’s economic outlook ISLAMABAD: The inflation in the country is likely to increase by one per cent from the current level of 28.3per cent... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance July mobile phone imports soar 75.59pc to $68.135m YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $68.135 million in July 2023 and registered 75.59 percent growth... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am
Markets July petroleum group imports witness negative growth of 44.89pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 44.89 percent during the first month (July) of the... Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.78pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended August 17, 2023, increased by 0.78... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:55am
Business & Finance July textile group exports decline 11.44pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 11.44 per cent during the first month (July) of... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:56am
Print ECP announces launch of fresh delimitation of constituencies: General election delay seemingly inevitable ISLAMABAD: What appears to be a vivid indication that the general elections would not be held in the country before... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:42am
Print LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Opinion A questionable census On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:55am
Opinion Mixed start of FY2023-24 The current financial year, 2023-24, started on a very positive note. The talks with the IMF (International Monetary... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:49am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.69pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The weekly SPI inflation for the week ended on 10th August 2023 increased by 0.69 percent following an... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance SECP decides to take steps to increase coverage of MTPI ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to take some major steps including... Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am
Business & Finance July textile exports down 15pc to $1.31bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile exports registered a decline of 15 percent and remained $1.31 billion during July... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Opinion Cotton ‘crisis’: challenges, opportunities, and way forward–I Stagnation in Pakistan’s rural economy has been ongoing over the last decade for a multitude of reasons. The... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance July CPI inflation rises 28.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 28.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis in July... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation slows marginally, clocks in at 28.3% in July CPI inflation in urban areas reported at 26.3% on a year-on-year basis in July 2023 Updated 01 Aug, 2023 08:35pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 3.73pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 26, 2023, rose by 3.73 ... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am
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 Another hybrid body needed to widen the tax net The addition of Special Facilitation Investment Council (SFIC) to the already existing hybrid organization and... Updated 21 Jul, 2023 07:12am
Business & Finance Mobile phones import registers negative growth during FY 2022-23 ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $570.071 million during the fiscal year 2022-23, registering a... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance Textile group exports decline 14.63pc to $16.501bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 14.63 percent during the fiscal year 2022-23 and... Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:45am
Business & Finance FY 2022-23: Petroleum group imports show negative growth ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 27.03 percent during the fiscal year 2022-23 and... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Pakistan YoY: Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks 43% to $27.6bn in FY23 In FY22, trade deficit stood at a whopping $48.35 billion Contraction in deficit comes on back of restrictions on imports Updated 19 Jul, 2023 03:07pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.33pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 13, 2023, increased by 0.33... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees