As Pakistan turns 70, banks realise that in order to grow and prosper they need to help build a new economy Updated Aug 16, 2017 06:43pm

Ouster of Nawaz Sharif has added to the forex market confusion that began on July 5. Published Aug 07, 2017 07:54am

Balochistan gets only 0.1pc of total agricultural credit despite having a contribution of around 4pc to the national... Published Aug 07, 2017 07:17am

Markets have grown used to witnessing a discord between monetary and fiscal policies. Updated Jul 31, 2017 08:44am

Per-hectare yields of wheat and rice are much lower than what they could and should be Published Jul 31, 2017 06:20am

Treasurers almost certain SBP would not hesitate in letting the rupee fall again. Updated Jul 24, 2017 12:09pm

Local production meets only a fraction of our requirements, below 10pc in the best-case scenario. Published Jul 24, 2017 06:45am

While the situation is disquieting, the government is seemingly hopeful Published Jul 17, 2017 07:12am

Growers say the problems related to minor crops remain unheard because they are grown mostly by small farmers Published Jul 17, 2017 07:12am

“Will the rupee be allowed to decline once again since the SBP had said that the Rs108.25/dollar exchange rate... Published Jul 10, 2017 08:19am

“A larger local output of seeds saved millions of dollars that would have been spent on additional seed imports at Published Jul 10, 2017 08:19am

Will banks use their sufficient liquidity for channelling funds into areas that keep crying for formal finance? Published Jul 03, 2017 07:36am

Cane output has exceeded the 70 million tonnes mark for the first time. Updated Jul 03, 2017 07:41am

Fish farmers say the number of fish species bred in hatcheries has fallen from 25-30 some years ago to about 15-20 now Updated Jun 26, 2017 11:52am

“Only slow down the pace at which money keeps coming back into the banking system” Published Jun 26, 2017 03:38am

The establishment of the Balochistan Bank should help local farmers have greater access to formal finance. Updated Jun 19, 2017 10:14am

Pakistan produced 6.13m tonnes of maize in FY17, up 16.3pc from last year’s 5.271m tonnes. Updated Jun 19, 2017 10:16am

No big change in export pricing is in sight. Updated Jun 12, 2017 09:56am

“The scales of these schemes are too small,” an official of the Sindh Abadgar Association regretted. Published Jun 12, 2017 06:02am

The federal budget has withdrawn a special tax regime. Updated Jun 07, 2017 01:43pm