In the last five fiscal years, Pakistan's domestic saving growth rate averaged below 7.4pc. Updated Jan 15, 2019 08:17am

Import volumes of pulses in July-November went up about 65pc, which shows little attention is being paid to minor crops. Updated Jan 07, 2019 10:48am

Banks lent generously to private sector, PSEs in July-Dec but not all of it was in line with best banking practices. Updated Jan 07, 2019 08:37am

The transmission of monetary tightening takes longer to tame inflation while erosion in purchasing power along with ... Published Dec 31, 2018 07:02am

It’s necessary for the government to reveal the exact nature of financial support from friendly countries. Updated Dec 24, 2018 08:35am

Relying too much on remittances without offering incentives and privileges to overseas Pakistanis can be a mistake. Updated Dec 17, 2018 11:49am

With reserves that are only enough to cover a 1.5 month import bill, the SBP can't defend the rupee even if it wants to. Updated Dec 10, 2018 08:31am

Food exports to the neighbouring countries cannot rise unless the government devises a pragmatic strategy with the help Published Dec 10, 2018 07:15am

Indicators suggest no substantial easing of forex crisis in sight despite downward trend in intl oil prices. Updated Dec 03, 2018 07:44am

Increase in policy rate preceded by rupee’s fall to new low signal that uncertainty about going to IMF should end now. Updated Dec 03, 2018 08:07am

Water scarcity has hit Sindh and Balochistan badly and poor farmers are bearing an increased cost of inputs. Updated Nov 26, 2018 08:24am

Seeking foreign exchange support from friendly nations is justified. But this strategy cannot replace a regular... Published Nov 26, 2018 06:13am

A large fiscal deficit is likely to compel the government to continue financing a large part of it through... Published Nov 19, 2018 06:28am

Small and Medium Enterprises can play a more effective role in achieving high export growth to China. Updated Nov 12, 2018 08:35am

Officials are tight-lipped about the issue of land acquisition and unclear about financing modalities Published Nov 12, 2018 06:58am

One factor behind higher private-sector credit off-take is the fall in the profitability of some key industrial sectors. Updated Nov 05, 2018 07:59am

Steps announced in the package are aimed more at addressing the problem of double taxation faced by freelancers. Updated Oct 29, 2018 08:06am

Aggregate demand is still high as the purchasing capacity of a segment of the population in the economy is still intact. Updated Oct 22, 2018 08:39am

What necessitates the return to IMF is that Pakistan finds it difficult to service the huge external debts incurred. Updated Oct 15, 2018 08:22am

The average farm size in Pakistan is 5.6 acres, less than half of what it was back in 1972. Published Oct 15, 2018 07:02am