Golden Ring region: $22bn exports opportunity must be exploited: LCCI LAHORE: Economic diplomacy and cross border networking holds key to break the restrictions of low exports and to... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance SCO nations: FPCCI seeks currency swap mechanisms KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) &... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Print Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am
Business & Finance Political instability major hurdle to growth of FDI: LCCI LAHORE: The LCCI office-bearers called for initiatives to remove the obstacles and hurdles that are not only... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Business & Finance Foreign investors: Jul-Mar profit repatriation plunges 82pc to $233.1m YoY KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors continued to post negative growth and plunged... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:48am
Print 47MW power plant in KP: Nepra not cooperating with S. Korean firm: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain has expressed his annoyance at National Electric... Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:06am
Print KOEN accuses Nepra, others of ‘jeopardizing’ two hydropower projects ISLAMABAD: M/s Korea Southeast Power Co., Ltd. (KOEN), a South Korean power sector company has expressed its... Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:01am
Editorials Reasons for FDI drought EDITORIAL: The ECC (Economic Coordination Committee) of the cabinet seems to have its hands full these days, but for... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Opinion We don’t yet know what lies in store for us—II The entire nation is waiting for a rather irrelevant document called the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) with the... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Pakistan BoI launches initiative to modernise regulatory regime LAHORE: Secretary Board of Investment (BoI) Asad Rehman Gilani has said that 70 different types of regulators are... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Print Jul-Feb repatriation of profit, dividend plunge 80pc YoY: Import curbs hurt investors in equal measure State Bank of Pakistan says foreign investors repatriated $225.1 million during July-Feb of FY23 Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Editorials We are Pakistanis, firstly and lastly EDITORIAL: Today, it has been 83 years since a historic resolution was passed for establishment of a separate... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
BR Research FDI drying up Nothing is going in favor of the investment climate in the country. Foreign direct investment in the country is... Published 22 Mar, 2023 08:44am
Print Jul-Feb FDI down 40pc YoY KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country fell by 40 percent in the first eight months of current... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Editorials ‘Reimagining Pakistan’ EDITORIAL: Ideas about rescuing the economy, especially about ending its dependence on donor bailouts, come a dime a... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Editorials Soaring debt EDITORIAL: The government’s total debt stock rose to 55 trillion rupees by end January 2023 as per data released ... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Editorials Terror, politics and economy EDITORIAL: The Central Apex Committee (CAC), in its meeting last Friday, merely echoed what much of the country has... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am
Opinion The exchange rate: a steady hum of discontent No economic variable captures the popular imagination in Pakistan more than the exchange rate. After Pakistan moved... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Editorials The floundering economy EDITORIAL: Current account deficit has declined 67 percent to 3.8 billion dollars (July-January 2022-23) against... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
BR Research FDI outlook: simply not good! Pakistan’s has never really had a very impressive foreign investment scorecard. The country has never been able to... Published 22 Feb, 2023 07:23am
Print South Korean firm seeks extension in taxes ISLAMABAD: South Korean power firm, M/s KOEN has sought extension in taxes till June 30, 2024 arguing that ... Updated 22 Feb, 2023 09:08am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan FDI dips 44pc KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan constricted by 44 percent during the first seven months of this... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Markets KSE-100 falls over 1% owing to economic uncertainty Stalemate over IMF programme, rumours of interest rate hike by SBP keep investors on sidelines Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:59pm
Pakistan FDI surges 102% YoY to $222.6mn in January Cumulative figure for 7MFY23, however, is 44% lower year-on-year Updated 20 Feb, 2023 07:26pm
Opinion Dar has stated the obvious, but… This is apropos a Business Recorder news item ‘Pakistan to welcome investment from UAE: Dar’ carried by the... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Opinion Sinking revenues and IMF conditionalities The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities have been unable to reach a staff-level agreement... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Opinion Struggling to get IMF’s booster shot The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is a multilateral lender with a membership of over 195 countries, from ... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:53am
Opinion Is investor’s fright an investment’s flight? Pakistan is nestled in the southern part of Asia, sitting precariously between Afghanistan, India, Iran, and below... Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Business & Finance NSTP approves entry applications of three new enterprises ISLAMABAD: During the current desperate economic period, the National Science and Technology Park (NSTP) SEZ... Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 06:44am
