PMEX MD for digitising commodity market across country ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange, Farhan Tahir on Saturday said that Pakistan Mercantile... Updated 19 May, 2024 09:27am
Opinion Pakistan’s economic crossroads The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and... Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am
Opinion An anti-citizen policy? Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Editorials New economic order or the same old one? EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his speech at a seminar organised jointly by the... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Editorials Political uncertainty continues to pervade EDITORIAL: Three months after the general elections that were expected to presage easing of all political ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Pakistan needs drastic policy changes to turn around ailing economy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs drastic policy changes to turn around the ailing economy of the country and put it on the... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Editorials Combating corruption EDITORIAL: Speaking at a Labour Day event in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif while talking about challenging economic... Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am
Opinion Truth and nothing but the truth Shehbaz Sharif made some honest appraisal of the current governance and economic challenges faced by his government... Updated 05 May, 2024 01:52pm
Opinion Crisis of public trust in governance Effective governance is a key factor for establishing public trust for any political democratic dispensation, and... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Business & Finance BMP against harmful actions to national economy, people LAHORE: The private sector leadership under the banner of Pakistan Businessmen Panel has always stood firm and ... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Pakistan Minister stresses safety of coal miners KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Energy, Planning and Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while talking to various... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Opinion Ending hopium—lV Our unsustainable economy is challenging our survival and requires measures by Ministry of Federal Education and... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Opinion It’s all about the economy Karachi, being Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial centre and home to 90 percent of the multinational... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Opinion SOEs: performance & accountability The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Opinion Rising energy tariffs, sinking economy Unless power tariffs for industrial consumers are rationalized immediately, economic catastrophe is imminent.... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Editorials Energising the SME sector EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Opinion Persistent decline of manufacturing sector The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Print Pakistan ‘highly vulnerable’ to impacts of climate change: WB ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:37am
Business & Finance SAI terms hike in oil prices tragic for economy KARACHI: Muhammad Kamran Arbi, President of SITE Association of Industry (SIA), has said the recent increase in POL... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Opinion Ending hopium—I Is it time to implement manifestos, return to the drawing board under the shadow of a national government, maintain... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:23pm
Opinion The way forward for Pakistan “Rather than going cap-in-hand asking for new finance, the new government and its backers in the establishment and... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Pakistan Minister urges private sector to explore new opportunities KARACHI: Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has said that... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Editorials Fed up Japanese investors EDITORIAL: The fact that Japanese companies are no longer interested in further investments to expand business in... Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am
Pakistan ‘Bandits become threat to economy’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am
Editorials Bringing traders into the tax net EDITORIAL: Successive governments in Pakistan have tried and failed to bring the country’s traders and retailers... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 05:07am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz says macroeconomic stability, growth priority of govt Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his government’s top priority is to ensure macroeconomic stability and... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 06:32pm
Opinion Aurangzeb has his work cut out for him In understanding the nation’s economy, there’s a clear distinction between an economist serving as the finance... Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am
Opinion It’s IMF way or the highway? Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
World New global record for profits paid out to shareholders: study PARIS: Global dividend payments hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023 according to a report by asset manager Janus... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Perspectives Never has an economic roadmap been more important in Pakistan It was in June 2022 that Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation figure topped 20%. It has since then stood stubbornly at... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm
