FX reserves rise by $66m to $3.258bn KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $ 66 million to $ 3.258... Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Surging govt debt The statistics on total debt of Pakistan as of end-December 2022 has been released recently by the SBP (State Bank ... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Forex reserves move up by $162m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $162 million during the last week. ... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 06:38am
Markets Minor relief: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $276mn, now stand at $3.19bn Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country clock in at $8.7 billion Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:51pm
Print Dar presents Rs170bn tax measures Blames previous government and last year’s devastating floods for the current economic situation Updated 16 Feb, 2023 09:00am
Editorials A further decline in remittances EDITORIAL: Remittances declined to under 1.89 billion dollars in January 2023, thereby registering a continuous... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: SS is an interim measure, so to speak “Nepotism at its very worst…” “It should not concern you – Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) can leave PML-N... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Print Fitch further downgrades long-term foreign currency IDR to ‘CCC-’ ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “CCC-”,... Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance Govt plans to quadruple coal-fired power ISLAMABAD: Government plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired capacity to reduce power generation costs and will... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Editorials Time is of the essence EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to... Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Print IMF, govt look to reach deal ISLAMABAD: Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan will resume virtually on Monday, a Pakistani... Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:04am
Print IMF-govt talks give birth to ‘mini-budget’ Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says government has agreed to impose Rs170 billion in additional taxes Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm
Print Pakistan’s external position under significant stress: Moody’s ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external position is under significant stress following delays in securing official sector... Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:02am
Opinion The wrong state of affairs It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the issues with the Pakistan’s economy are deep rooted, while controllers of ... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:41am
Editorials Forex woes EDITORIAL: Total foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) further declined to 3.08967... Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:37am
Opinion Letter to a Comrade Dear Muzammil, I hope you are well. It has been a while since we last saw, met or spoke. Judging from your article ... Updated 07 Feb, 2023 02:20pm
Business & Finance Political, economic uncertainty behind decline in exports: PTEA FAISALABAD: Textile export industry is highly concerned over the recent downfall in exports. High production cost,... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am
Opinion The 80/20 rule for maximising foreign exchange earnings Pakistan’s economy has been facing a number of challenges in recent years, including low growth, high inflation,... Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am
Editorials Much needs to be negotiated EDITORIAL: Reports emanating thus far from the ongoing discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and... Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am
Print Dar approves proposal to raise $2bn from expats KARACHI: As Pakistan is grappled with economic challenges, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Thursday approved a proposal... Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:58am
Print SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to... Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am
Markets Highly critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves plunge $592mn, now stand at mere $3.09bn Reserves fall due to external debt repayments, says central bank Updated 02 Feb, 2023 08:28pm
Business & Finance Country’s current economic problems being magnified, says TDAP chief LAHORE: Chief Executive of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Zubair Motiwala has said that there is no... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Print High inflation, low growth and falling forex: Country confronted with variety of challenges: MoF ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is currently confronted with the challenges such as high inflation, low growth and low levels of... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:18am
Print Country braces for fuel shortages? KARACHI: Pakistan could face a crunch in fuel supplies in February as banks have stopped financing and facilitating... Updated 01 Feb, 2023 08:54am
Opinion State of the economy The first six months of 2022-23 have witnessed considerable uncertainty about country’s economic prospects. ... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Opinion At crossroads Perhaps, no reader will be surprised with the caption of this piece. This heading has acquired the status of a... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Opinion Gross mishandling of the rupee The economically disastrous policy of controlling the interbank rate thereby providing stimulus to the black market,... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
Editorials Conclude 9th review and move ahead EDITORIAL: The finance minister, Ishaq Dar, finally budged from position of keeping the PKR to dollar parity... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
Markets Alarm bells: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves plunge $923mn, now stand at mere $3.7bn Liquid foreign reserves held by the country now stand at $9.5bn Updated 26 Jan, 2023 08:35pm
