Trends - Economic turmoil

Proposal to launch lottery scheme under study

Sources say proposal is one among several suggestions proffered by financial experts to help govt avert bankruptcy.

Updated 14 Jun, 2022 08:38am

Times ahead are tough, and parties must show a greater sense of responsibility than is currently on display.

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 08:47am

Kaiser Bengali advises govt to reduce non-development expenditures for economic revival

Published 10 Jun, 2022 08:15am

NEC set to approve Rs2.2tr for country’s uplift; industrial sector expected to perform better.

Published 07 Jun, 2022 07:38am

Analyst identifies Moody's downgrading Pakistan's outlook as another factor contributing to rupee's decline.

Updated 06 Jun, 2022 05:40pm

Economist says country may survive by taking loans,

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 11:07am

State minister for petroleum says there will be some pain, but promises stability in a few months.

Updated 19 Jul, 2022 04:05pm

Economists tend to base their analysis on the long-term movement of the rupee dollar parity.

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 08:47am

Faced with decline in local gas production, state minister for petroleum says govt can only offer relief through cross-subsidy.

Published 31 May, 2022 07:41am

If authorities believe our economic and financial condition is not as bad as Sri Lanka’s, then their inaction proves risky.

Updated 27 May, 2022 08:37am

PAKISTAN is facing yet another economic dilemma. The rupee has been sinking fast against the United States dollar as...

Published 25 May, 2022 07:22am

For near-zero rates to happen in Pakistan, the present order of things would need to change drastically...

Published 21 May, 2022 06:21am

Freefall of rupee attributed to rising import bill, delay in release of IMF funds; currency dealers fear situation could worsen.

Updated 13 May, 2022 11:35am