Inflation: is the worst over? The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am
BR Research Time to miss another opportunity Lady luck has a strange romance reserved for PML-N. After two years of record high food inflation - averaging above... Published 18 Apr, 2024 07:44am
BR Research An interview with Anwar Kashif Mumtaz, President, Pakistan Tax Bar Association ‘Documentation is the only way forward’ Anwar Kashif Mumtaz (Advocate Supreme Court) is a Tax and Corporate Lawyer,... Published 15 Apr, 2024 10:38am
BR Research Inflation still at a tricky spot The CPI inflation reading is finally lower than the policy rate. The headline number stood at 20.7 percent on... Published 02 Apr, 2024 08:00am
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm
Markets Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm
Editorials No relief for consumers EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that 2024 is turning out to be like any other year, at least as far as affordability ... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
BR Research Rate cut in the offing? The bond market is expecting a rate cut soon while the forex players are expecting the currency to be under... Published 08 Mar, 2024 09:14am
BR Research Inflation: don’t lower rates on Food (CPI)’s account The average inflation for the fiscal year 2023-24 may very well be off target, but the taper has most certainly... Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:42am
BR Research Inflation respite – but for how long? The headline inflation is down to a 20-month low (since June 22) at 23.1 percent in Feb 24, and still only in five... Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a... Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm
Business & Finance Rising cost of doing business hurts growth of industries: analyst KARACHI: By setting up our priorities we have to overcome the prevailing most daunting national economic challenges... Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am
Business & Finance At 4.1%, French inflation rises as expected in December PARIS: French December consumer prices rose in line with expectations, preliminary data from the national statistics... Published 04 Jan, 2024 01:30pm
BR Research Inflation: Throwing gas on fire Inflation is not coming down. The headline number stood at 29.7 percent in December 2023 – slightly higher than... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 11:39am
BR Research Food inflation: past its peak The headline inflation seems to be creeping up again. And if there is one obvious culprit – beyond the phenomenal... Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:51am
BR Research Inflation: Rate cut seems farther away The headline inflation inched up again. It stood at 29.2 percent in November 2023 and the monthly increase stood at... Published 04 Dec, 2023 07:39am
Business & Finance APSEA urges govt to halt axle load control regime KARACHI: The government faces a potential surge in terms of foreign exchange in fuel costs if it persists with its... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Editorials One big reason for food inflation EDITORIAL: The National Price Monitoring Committee’s (NPMC’s) revelation of a 40 percent differential in... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Markets Inflation expected to come down to 26% in October: brokerage house Amid drop in food prices, JS Global says CPI reading to go lower Published 23 Oct, 2023 11:37am
BR Research Must find ways to subsidise the poor National headline inflation for the third straight quarter stayed close to 30 percent – a first in Pakistan’s... Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:25am
Print ECC forms core group on food inflation ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has constituted a core group of Federal... Updated 11 Oct, 2023 09:55am
Opinion Rise in street crimes: a wake-up call The country’s two main cities in particular — Karachi and Islamabad — seem to be in the grip of street crimes.... 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
BR Research Food inflation: is this the peak? The monthly inflation report card has brought no reason for respite for the policy makers. The deceleration in... Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:53am
Opinion Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am
Pakistan NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm
BR Research Nutrition nightmare: fix Rupee to address food inflation All hail SBP, for inflation has witnessed its third consecutive month of slowdown, after peaking at 38 percent in... Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:44am
Pakistan Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023 Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm
Pakistan Inflation projected to be at 28.6% in August, says brokerage house AHL says food prices expected to contribute significantly to this trend Updated 29 Aug, 2023 05:59pm
Business & Finance Burger King says tomatoes on ‘vacation’ as India battles food inflation NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Burger King has scrapped tomatoes from its wraps and burgers in many Indian outlets after prices... Published 16 Aug, 2023 02:42pm
