Economic turmoil
More than 90m people in Pakistan are going hungry.
Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:47am
Imran says "economic meltdown shows Sharifs never had any expertise in running economy or administration".
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:43am
Price of two models of 1,000cc Picanto has been raised by Rs5m to Rs3.1m and Rs3.2m.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 07:26am
Will complete formality of public hearing on Wednesday for immediate implementation of new rates.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 07:09am
IMF’s communication director says executive board, which will approve the loan package, likely to meet in three to six weeks.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 07:38am
Investors continue selling momentum across the board owing to unrest on political front, devaluation of rupee, says analyst.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 07:41am
Analysts say panic over depreciation of rupee transferring from currency market to equities.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:28am
“Renewed political volatility cannot be excluded and could undermine fiscal and external adjustment,” it says.
Updated 19 Jul, 2022 03:56pm
Analyst says banks buying dollars as financial markets "panic" following fears of govt change.
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 07:15am
KARACHI: The US dollar rose to an all-time high with a record single-day appreciation in the interbank market to...
Published 19 Jul, 2022 05:41am
Food inflation in Pakistan remains higher than in other Asian countries that too face impact of global fuel, commodity prices.
Updated 18 Jul, 2022 09:28am
It would be no small service to Pakistan if civil servants, cabinet members and parliamentarians are subjected to accountability.
Updated 18 Jul, 2022 09:46am
Chart by Rehan Ahmed
Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:10am
"Closing one industry will not save costs when malls, ATMs, street lights and billboards are brightly lit."
Updated 18 Jul, 2022 12:13pm
There’s a need for a group of non-partisan economists to produce a White Paper addressing structural issues.
Updated 17 Jul, 2022 08:32am
It is important for the government and policymakers to think beyond the tried-tested-failed practices of imposing price controls.
Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:33pm
THE government must be quite grateful for the opportunity to announce some measure of relief for the economically...
Published 16 Jul, 2022 07:02am
Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Russia, Suriname and Zambia already in default, Belarus on the brink.
Updated 16 Jul, 2022 10:25am
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a per-litre reduction of Rs18 to 40 in fuel prices on Thursday...
Published 15 Jul, 2022 07:23am
The price of petrol will be cut by Rs18.50 and diesel by Rs40.54.
Updated 15 Jul, 2022 01:47pm
Finance minister says now that the country has been saved from "bankruptcy", the govt can aim for "economic development".
Updated 19 Jul, 2022 04:12pm
AS expected, the business community at large is grumbling over the government’s decision to impose an additional ...
Published 14 Jul, 2022 07:55am
Analyst says month-on-month reading of the consumer price index would increase up to one percentage point.
Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:29am
Finance minister is quoted as saying by Radio Pakistan that prices are being slashed on the directives of the prime minister.
Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:01pm
Expanding access to credit is a huge problem to solve but cracking it requires some groundedness in the fundamentals of finance.
Updated 13 Jul, 2022 10:22am
Subsidies are adored by the public without understanding the consequences.
Updated 13 Jul, 2022 09:59am
A tight monetary policy takes too long to dampen demand and bring stability to prices which is the primary aim of monetary
Published 13 Jul, 2022 06:23am
The hike in interest rates will significantly increase the debt burden of the government and the costs of its servicing but it.
Updated 13 Jul, 2022 10:16am
Accuses govt of looking the other way while speculators in the currency market play havoc with the exchange rate.
Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:40am
THE State Bank does not seem willing to leave anything to chance. On Thursday, it jacked up the policy rate by an...
Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:39am
