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Banks play their part but remain shy of innovation
Conventional and Islamic banks as well as microfinance institutions are trying to help Pakistan achieve the SDGs.
Mohiuddin Aazim
Indicators improve as uncertainty subsides
Export earnings rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to $3.497 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year.
Local cotton prices experience volatility as US market eases
It is difficult to say at this stage whether we are going to get 12.6m bales or 13.75m bales or even more.
Need to promote agriculture SMEs is growing
There are many opportunities for small and medium enterprises in technology upgrading and innovation.
Banking and the twin deficit balancing act
Fiscal deficit in the outgoing financial year soared to 5.8 per cent of GDP from 4.6pc in the preceding year. The...
We have to feed more mouths, and feed them right
The country needs to grow enough food to create surplus for exports in order to gradually overcome a...
Bankers smell a rat in timing of HBL penalty
The bank has decided to contest all charges.
Tough balancing act for SBP in uncertain times
“We’re watching every important development to ensure banks’ operations remain normal.”
Pakistan's exports to Qatar intact, so far
Exports show no signs of an immediate fall in the aftermath of a diplomatic row between Doha and other GCC countries.
Remittances: heavy reliance on GCC nations is imprudent
The remittances’ market is undergoing a transformation as politico-economic conditions of host countries continue...
Fears for Eidul Azha economy creep in amid political drama
Traders say rallies and sit-ins might hamper the transportation of animals and their fodder from one place to another,
Banks’ future lies outside comfort zone
As Pakistan turns 70, banks realise that in order to grow and prosper they need to help build a new economy
A sense of uncertainty grips the forex market
Ouster of Nawaz Sharif has added to the forex market confusion that began on July 5.
Loans to agri sector rise, but discrepancies exist
Balochistan gets only 0.1pc of total agricultural credit despite having a contribution of around 4pc to the national...
Can a stable monetary policy cover up fiscal ‘indiscipline’?
Markets have grown used to witnessing a discord between monetary and fiscal policies.
How new policy aims to achieve food security
Per-hectare yields of wheat and rice are much lower than what they could and should be
Bankers fear rupee will fall again
Treasurers almost certain SBP would not hesitate in letting the rupee fall again.
Oiling the oilseed business
Local production meets only a fraction of our requirements, below 10pc in the best-case scenario.
Worries over external account compound
While the situation is disquieting, the government is seemingly hopeful
Pulses output misses a beat
Growers say the problems related to minor crops remain unheard because they are grown mostly by small farmers