China stocks open little changed on modest growth target; HK shares fall SHANGHAI: China’s major stock indexes opened subdued on Monday, after the country kicked off the annual session of... Published 06 Mar, 2023 10:30am
Opinion Textile industry: water management Unsustainable industrial water consumption has become a massive environmental sustainability challenge. Discharge of... Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am
Business & Finance Taiwan revises down 2023 GDP growth forecast on export slump TAIPEI: Taiwan’s trade-dependent economy is likely to grow more slowly this year than previously forecast, hit by ... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan About one-quarter of Earth’s terrestrial surface now under cultivation: PHHSA chief LAHORE: Roughly one-quarter of the Earth’s terrestrial surface is now under cultivation with more land converted ... Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Better agri output: Govt urged to introduce policies with focus on small farmers ISLAMABAD: Agriculture economists and finance experts while stressing the need for immediate measures to increase... Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Why do all roads lead to more taxes? As a staff-level agreement between IMF (International Monetary Fund) and Pakistan following the ninth review of the... Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am
Print IMF, not govt, responsible for stalled lending? Ministry of Finance claims the government had been requesting IMF to send the mission since October, 2022 Updated 22 Feb, 2023 11:01am
Business & Finance Digitisation can add $60bn to economy in 7-8 years: OICCI KARACHI: Digitisation offers innovative employment prospects to 23 percent of Pakistan’s population that falls in... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Malaysia will not reintroduce goods and services tax KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has no plans to reintroduce a goods and services tax (GST) or any other broad-based... Published 14 Feb, 2023 09:42am
Business & Finance Earthquake impact on Turkiye GDP unlikely to be as much as in 1999 DUBAI: The impact of last week’s earthquake on Turkey’s growth domestic product (GDP) is unlikely to be as... Published 12 Feb, 2023 02:58pm
Opinion Survival without the IMF Since the end of World War II, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have emerged as the most... Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:36pm
Opinion FBR, IMF & revenue targets The federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 assigned an ambitious target of Rs. 7.470trillion to the Federal... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Editorials The only way forward EDITORIAL: Credible media reports, local as well as international, indicate that there is a massive disconnect... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance Earthquakes to disrupt Turkiye growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections ANKARA: Massive earthquakes in Turkiye will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara’s budget and cut economic... Published 08 Feb, 2023 03:00pm
Business & Finance US trade deficit widens in 2022 WASHINGTON: The US trade gap widened to a record in 2022, though expanding less than expected in December, ... Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance Saudi non-oil private sector activity jumps in January on higher output, orders DUBAI: Growth in Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity accelerated in January, having hit a three-month low the... Updated 05 Feb, 2023 05:36pm
Print WB board to consider $78m ‘digital economy’ project next month ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement... Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am
Print IMF revises Pakistan’s GDP growth projections downward Brings it down to 2% for 2023 in World Economic Outlook Update Updated 01 Feb, 2023 01:26pm
Markets RBI to hike repo rate by 25 bps in Feb, ending tightening cycle BENGALURU: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to raise its main interest rate by a modest 25 basis points to... Published 30 Jan, 2023 10:36am
Business & Finance US economy grows strongly in fourth quarter WASHINGTON: The US economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers boosted spending on... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
Print Dar challenges financial figures presented by IK ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has accused former prime minister Imran Khan of presenting inaccurate economic... Updated 28 Jan, 2023 08:44am
Markets Philippine peso steady after GDP data, Asian FX firms on weaker dollar The Philippine peso inched higher on Thursday, keeping those gains after data showed faster-than-forecast economic... Published 26 Jan, 2023 11:33am
Opinion Misplaced mercantilism and the case for domestic markets We are being told that the economy of Pakistan is in absolute free fall. Allegedly, the dominos of economic doom are... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 06:46am
Business & Finance Gulf economies to slow this year on sluggish oil demand BENGALURU: Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022... Published 24 Jan, 2023 12:19pm
Business & Finance India may peg nominal GDP growth at about 11% in 2023/24 budget India is likely to peg its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth at around 11% in the annual budget next week,... Published 24 Jan, 2023 10:54am
Opinion Beyond aid pledges: time for long-term reforms Pakistan is currently in economic turmoil, with widespread speculation of a de facto sovereign default. Even though... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 06:43am
Opinion GDP growth in 2022-23 — II The previous article by this writer had presented the estimate of the GDP growth rate in 2022-23 as negative 1% from... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 12:50am
Business & Finance Tarin sees negative GDP growth in LSM, agri, other sectors LAHORE: Former federal finance minister and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin has predicted that Pakistan would register a... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:50am
Pakistan Kitchen gardening, in-house farming vital to ensuring food security: FWCCI FAISALABAD: Kitchen gardening, in-house farming and commercial farming are imperative to overcome the looming food... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Average productivity growth in country quite low: study ISLAMABAD: Productivity is the measure of how efficiently inputs, such as labour and capital, are used to produce... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am
