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

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

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

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

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 external account is under considerable stress, but the SBP is not letting the rupee fall further Published Oct 08, 2018 06:51am

Deep cuts in development funding will slow down economic growth, which may affect the private-sector credit appetite. Updated Oct 01, 2018 08:48am

It remains unclear when exactly our faltering balance of payments will be shaped up and how. Updated Sep 24, 2018 09:12am

Our fisheries sector can contribute more to agricultural GDP if authorities come up with a result-oriented revival plan. Updated Sep 22, 2018 08:42am

The decision to go back to the IMF is being delayed inordinately as sentiments on the issue of self-reliance run high. Updated Sep 12, 2018 07:54am

The cost of borrowing in the consumer sector registered a sharp increase in one year. Updated Sep 05, 2018 10:32am

In Pakistan, crop seeds of all kinds are generally in short supply. Updated Sep 03, 2018 08:26am

The rupee might come under pressure once again by end-December if the IMF loan is not finalised. Updated Oct 11, 2018 12:41pm

Agricultural lending is heavily tilted in favour of Punjab. Published Aug 20, 2018 07:07am

A large number of primary owners of sacrificial animals operate in the parallel economy and have no bank accounts. Updated Aug 20, 2018 08:21am

A new policy on agriculture should help bridge the yield gaps in all major and minor crops in the minimum possible time. Updated Aug 13, 2018 08:25am

It is common for overseas Pakistanis to start sending more foreign exchange back home five to six weeks ahead of Eid. Updated Aug 13, 2018 08:11am

Unless exports and remittances take a great leap, temporary gains in the value of the rupee cannot be sustained over... Updated Aug 07, 2018 09:50am