Economic turmoil
It is high time Ishaq Dar lives up to the responsibility that he lobbied and fought for.
Updated 03 Nov, 2022 07:31am
Pakistan’s dollar funding needs for next 5 years have never been so large and world’s appetite to hold its hands never so poor.
Updated 26 Sep, 2022 08:37am
While Pakistan has been advised to seek climate-based reparations, experts say there is no mechanism to do so at the moment.
Updated 17 Sep, 2022 07:44am
The scale of destruction caused by the current disaster is truly staggering.
Updated 15 Sep, 2022 10:42am
Price inflation, especially food inflation, should be the key concern of the government.
Updated 03 Sep, 2022 08:20am
Deluge triggered by climate change shows economy is going to slow down significantly in near to medium term.
Updated 02 Sep, 2022 08:35am
Pakistan is struggling to tackle a troubling current account deficit and one of the world’s fastest-growing inflation levels.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 08:53am
Assures that the country's balance-of-payments position is "well under control".
Published 10 Aug, 2022 11:01am
Economy “not close to recession mode”, rupee will not be managed artificially, he says.
Published 08 Aug, 2022 02:44pm
In current climate of political polarisation and crisis, the private sector is taking the lead in drafting a Charter of Economy.
Updated 08 Aug, 2022 09:49am
The booms appear to be getting shorter and the busts ever sharper and frequent.
Updated 08 Aug, 2022 09:50am
Says govt to complete term as polls impossible before next August.
Updated 08 Aug, 2022 10:12am
Auto sector, commodity dealers say consumers anticipate a reduction in rates.
Updated 07 Aug, 2022 09:47am
Doubles down on government decision to curtail imports for three months, terming it a necessity.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 07:10pm
The political crisis is preventing the economy from healing through normal doses of price increase.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 08:47am
All the policies and tough decisions implemented by the PML-N-led ruling coalition have so far translated to firefighting.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 08:33am
The SPI increased by 0.82pc from the previous week, mainly due to a slight increase in perishable food products.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:33am
Cash margins reversed from 100pc to 25pc and in some cases to zero; SBP says moved aimed at providing relief to importers.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:40am
Says banks won’t have to pay higher tax rates for maintaining a low advances-to-deposits ratio on their earnings from 2021.
Updated 06 Aug, 2022 07:30am
Maintaining price stability is especially crucial when the state does not offer any safety net.
Updated 05 Aug, 2022 08:40am
Says some banks are charging much higher dollar rates than the rates shown by the State Bank.
Updated 04 Aug, 2022 09:24am
Analyst says investors are buying again because of falling crude oil prices and expectation of IMF releasing loan tranche soon.
Updated 03 Aug, 2022 05:09pm
FAP chairperson attributes rupee's rise to lower import bill and expectations that IMF will release tranche soon.
Updated 03 Aug, 2022 05:09pm
OICCI leadership meets SBP acting governor to discuss urgent fiscal and monetary policy measures for stabilising economy.
Updated 03 Aug, 2022 08:12am
Analysts say August import bill much lower than last month’s, “worst of currency crisis is over”.
Updated 02 Aug, 2022 03:28pm
Transport index sees biggest year-on-year rise of 64.7pc; perishable food items up by 32.9pc, non-perishable food items by 28.1pc.
Updated 02 Aug, 2022 07:47am
Trend driven by a 64.73pc rise in transport costs and a 32.93pc increase in rates of perishable food items.
Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:45am
It also gained Rs7 in the open market, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan.
Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:45am
"IMF Executive Board’s meeting could take place before Aug 20, if recommendations are sent to the board by Aug 6," says a source.
Updated 01 Aug, 2022 07:41am
Says one remaining IMF condition to be fulfilled by tomorrow morning; govt plans to give country a "healthy economy".
Updated 01 Aug, 2022 07:37am
