Modest upturn in the economy EDITORIAL: The stock market benchmark, yet again, crossed another psychological barrier, this time of 66,000 points,... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Editorials The bigger picture of weaknesses in economy EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s regional vice president for South Asia, Martin Raiser, while addressing an event... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Editorials ECP’s ‘major decision’ EDITORIAL: ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has done the right thing by seeking details of defaulters of... Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am
Editorials Business Confidence Index EDITORIAL: Strangely, while the OICCI’s (Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s) latest BCI... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Pakistan Punjab launches FCPS programme in five more districts LAHORE: Announcing the launch of FCPS training program in five districts, i.e., Attock, Mianwali, Jhang, Mandi... Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am
Opinion Vital role of investments in power sector When discussing investments for economic progress, some major industry players often receive well-deserved... Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:43am
Opinion Economy not out of the woods yet It is heartening to note that some of the recent developments are indeed reassuring as they make us less worried... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Pakistan ‘Economy main target of our enemies’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am
Opinion IMF review & state of economy I expect an agreement on the review to come within this week, so, any day now. I can say that Pakistani authorities,... Updated 17 Nov, 2023 06:31am
Business & Finance Shamshad says country has potential to become major economic player KARACHI: Pakistan has the potential to become a major economic player, but major economic reforms and a... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
Business & Finance SBP podcast: Steps aimed at stabilising economy discussed KARACHI: The latest episode of the SBP Podcast series delves into the details of Pakistan’s economic landscape, as... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Estimation of the quarterly GDP Pakistan has committed to the IMF in the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, as part of the Stand-by... Updated 14 Nov, 2023 05:42am
Opinion Unchallenged grey market in Pakistan The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is... Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am
Opinion Rebuilding trust of the people In democratic societies around the world, hope isn’t just a fleeting feeling of individual optimism. Instead, it... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:36am
Opinion USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — I Studies, analyses, projections and estimations of exchange rates for any currency constitute the job of economists.... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Opinion Removing institutional impediments The past few days have witnessed some encouraging positive developments on the country’s financial front providing... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 06:30am
Opinion Illicit trade damaging country’s economy Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:37am
Opinion No more business as usual—V Much-needed measures for documenting the economy await promulgation of an ordinance for integration of data across... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:46am
Opinion Economic impasse and political instability The economic challenges of Pakistan are appallingly enduring, and unless we effectively address fiscal discipline... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:26am
Pakistan Nawaz to help improve country’s economy: Shehbaz LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that the PML-N supremo’s... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Editorials Economy: performance based on expediency? EDITORIAL: Two and a half months after the staff-level agreement was reached on the Stand-By Arrangement with the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Editorials Crackdown on smuggling EDITORIAL: The most recent scare about the economy, especially how complying with IMF conditions, inflated utility... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Editorials No respite from ever-rising inflation EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am
Editorials Political shenanigans EDITORIAL: At a presser on Sunday JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that all ... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Consequences of frequent borrowing The government of Pakistan has a plan of borrowing yet another time from commercial banks over next three months. We... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:06am
Editorials US on challenges facing Pakistan EDITORIAL: There is no question about that this country needs to hold timely general elections to resolve the... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Opinion The missing ingredients in Pakistan Since the 18th Century, one country after another has experienced what Harvard economist Rostow called a “take off... Updated 13 Sep, 2023 01:32pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: A beleaguered Pak rupee “The rupee in the open market has come down dramatically due not to any measures taken by the can I say the... Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am
Pakistan IESCO chief announces campaign against power thefts, facilitators ISLAMABAD: Engineer Qamar-ul-Islam Raja, Chairman IESCO said that power theft is a major hindrance regarding cheap... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
Editorials Adding insult to injury EDITORIAL: The proposal of the senate standing committee on cabinet secretariat, that the government withdraw all... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
