A wash-rinse-repeat exercise
The historical baggage of corruption, political biases and underperformance failed to rekindle hope or generate much goodwill
Foreign dependence continues for agri in Sindh budget
The agriculture sector’s share was reduced as the government’s focus will be on the completion of on-going schemes.
Another oil crisis
Stakeholders attributed the fuel shortage to a sudden surge in consumption.
The best-laid plans of mice and men
Short of a winged messenger bringing glad tidings, all talk of the growth rate and future prospects is just that: talk.
Nepra reserves ruling in Rs120bn recovery case
The will require a cumulative increase of Rs3 per unit in consumer tariff for all distribution companies of ex-Wapda.
Businesses face diverse emotions
Many leading local business groups were calm … second tier companies were nervous while for the struggling third tier
Tweaking the path to growth
The current growth rate calls for more effort than complacency
Arab boycott adds to woes of Qatar migrant workers
Feud makes life harder for workers already facing layoffs over low oil prices and a restrictive work-sponsorship system.
What is the future of manufacturing?
It’s time to decide if we want to grow and create jobs at home — or become a consumer society and export jobs elsewhere
Rupee weak against dollar
During the week, dollar on the interbank market gained against the rupee on a WoW basis
As world economy stumbles into 2019, eyes turn to China
Booming China has accounted for about a third of the growth in the global economy in recent years.
Bank deposits decrease
Borrowings by all scheduled banks decreased in the week under review by 1.90pc. Compared to last year’s corresponding
Courting for exports
The group does have big data on trading patterns… If it helps us in selecting SMEs for training, it can really
Rupee report: Rupee remains firm
The rupee-to-dollar exchange rate traded in narrow range between Rs121.54 and Rs121.56.
Dollars in the detail: banks pan for gold in ‘data lakes’
In the digital era, knowing how much people earn, where they spend it and what they buy is valuable.
Pakistani banks playing against giants
Much is being said about what needs to be done and what goodies will be gotten because of the CPEC. As ‘a game...
Pakistan's ‘Emerging Market’ status: What comes next?
“We may initially see foreigners test the waters with investments of under $100m”, ponders a veteran stockbroker
Eid spending crosses the trillion mark
The spike is attributed to a combination of economic, social and political factors.
Our growing economy is not producing enough jobs
Policymakers are focused on economic growth that measures national income, not the living standards of the millions.
KP districts face utilisation constraints
One of the major issues to emerge in the local government’s development budget was fund utilisation capacity which
CPEC SEZs: myth and reality
The idea of SEZs to increase GDP, create jobs, promote trade and foreign direct investment is easier said than done