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Agriculture and industry are in trouble: high inflation and an increasing cost of inputs continue to give them... Updated Jan 16, 2020 04:01am

The government realised the cost of political isolation in 2018 and 2019. Published Jan 06, 2020 07:07am

Will the SBP go for a rate cut without first verifying evidence of a declining trend in inflation at a time... Published Jan 06, 2020 07:07am

Chief contributors to high interest rates are the rupee devaluation, growing energy prices and scant control over... Published Dec 30, 2019 07:15am

Commercial banks insist that returns on National Savings Schemes are high, which makes deposit mobilisation ... Published Dec 23, 2019 07:03am

A lower current account deficit has raised the level of interbank foreign exchange liquidity Published Dec 16, 2019 07:14am

The credit risk of banks is on the rise because the private sector is finding it difficult to repay past loans Published Dec 09, 2019 07:22am

Low domestic demand, high interest rates, dramatic policy U-turns and a fear of harassment by FBR and NAB ... Published Dec 02, 2019 07:05am

Food crop crises will continue to haunt us until root causes are addressed. Updated Nov 25, 2019 08:22am

A gradual easing of monetary policy is essential for reinvigorating economic activities. Updated Nov 19, 2019 10:00am

Imparting professional education to young women and then financially empowering them via subsidised ... Published Nov 12, 2019 07:05am

The fiscal deficit may remain high as the government continues to borrow heavily to retire old debts Published Nov 04, 2019 07:17am

The government’s overreliance on international investment to accumulate forex reserves is unwise Published Oct 28, 2019 06:48am

The concentration of expatriate Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia and the UAE makes our inflows too vulnerable Updated Jan 13, 2020 08:28pm

High inflation is partly because of the excessive cash injection into the economy via government borrowing from ... Published Oct 14, 2019 07:27am

SBP reserves can’t cover even two months of our significantly reduced merchandise imports. Updated Oct 07, 2019 07:57am

Apart from the economic slowdown, a sharp rise in interest rates can also be blamed for the build-up in NPLs Published Sep 30, 2019 06:54am

Exporters of organic food products currently get organic certification from abroad because no such authority exists Published Sep 30, 2019 06:54am

Policymakers and ordinary people need to know exactly what banks have done so far to achieve the SDGs. Updated Sep 23, 2019 09:55am

Banks must increase their lending to agriculture, SMEs, commodity financing and consumer sectors. That’s where demand Published Sep 16, 2019 06:56am