Newspaper - Business & Finance - June 13, 2025
Budget cuts & developing backwards

Budget cuts & developing backwards

With significant cuts in the PSDP, major chunks never translate into actual spending as key ministries utilise far less than what is available.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:52am
Converting surplus MWs into jobs

Converting surplus MWs into jobs

The kind of industrial growth we want should drive decisions regarding power pricing while also ensuring no cross or direct subsidies are at play.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:00am
The urgency of tariff reforms

The urgency of tariff reforms

Pakistan’s outdated tariff system has dragged the economy down, shielding inefficiency, stifling innovation, and cutting us off from global markets.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:31am
Finance: A test of economic wisdom

Finance: A test of economic wisdom

Standing at the crossroads of demographic pressure and financial opportunity, the country must turn adversity into strength.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:38am
Climate reforms built to last

Climate reforms built to last

Actions need to be taken now even where the benefits may not be realised for years to mitigate multidimensional vulnerability.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:41am
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

MCL announces MDCN affiliation
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
Spending less cash

Spending less cash

Notes and coins now account for just 12pc of all payments, according to banking trade body UK Finance, reports the Financial Times
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
Wasting food

Wasting food

Globally, nearly one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted, contributing up to 10pc of greenhouse gas...
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
Data points

Data points

Encouraging female inventors
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
World’s biggest company

World’s biggest company

In terms of revenue and employment, Walmart is the biggest company in the world with $680bn in revenue last year and...
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
Medical research’s disparity

Medical research’s disparity

Just 7pc of research funding goes towards health issues that affect only women, and, partly because of the gender...
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
Overuse of antibiotics

Overuse of antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance causes more than 1.2m deaths every year — fueled by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics...
Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:23am
In the spirit of crypto experimentation

In the spirit of crypto experimentation

While the SBP sandbox guidelines are a welcome move for untested financial service models, their success will likely be underpinned by variables that go beyond regulation.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 08:16am
Fending for the regular folk

Fending for the regular folk

Real prosperity can only emerge when the state acts as a facilitator, not a hurdle, allowing markets and merit to drive the nation forward.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 08:16am
Finance: Resolving to reform

Finance: Resolving to reform

Without simultaneous progress on equity and institutional reform, Pakistan’s fiscal sustainability — and its broader economic
Published 02 Jun, 2025 08:16am
Optimism and economic opportunity

Optimism and economic opportunity

The overall positive business sentiment must be harnessed through a disciplined approach to ensure lasting national growth.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 08:16am
It all starts with seeds

It all starts with seeds

"Of the many factors responsible for declining or stagnating crop yields, lack of research and development in, and unavailability of, good quality seeds are key".
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:53am
Forging a solid reforms agenda

Forging a solid reforms agenda

To set budget on well-defined strategic path, it is essential for Pakistan to convince IMF against micromanaging country's economy.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:50am
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Consulate of Italy in Karachi, as per a press release, to...
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:49am
Data points

Data points

Artificial intelligence models are getting better and better.⁠ Cutting-edge systems can handle increasingly complex tasks once...
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:44am
Budgetary disillusionment runs high

Budgetary disillusionment runs high

"Many of the actions taken by economic ministries are labelled as structural reforms, but in reality, little has changed".
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:36am
Rising demand for EV chargers

Rising demand for EV chargers

By 2030, 6.8m public chargers will be required to support the growth in passenger EVs in Europe alone, as per the...
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:33am
Not a trillionaire

Not a trillionaire

What if Bill and Melinda Gates never discovered philanthropy and never sold a share of Microsoft? They’d be worth...
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:32am
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