HBL CEO Muhammad Aurangzeb may be inducted into finance team ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Aurangzeb, the chief executive officer of Pakistan’s largest bank, HBL, is likely to be tapped... Updated 06 Mar, 2024 10:59am
Markets Selling pressure returns as KSE-100 settles in red Investors resort to profit-taking, say market analysts Updated 05 Mar, 2024 08:26pm
Pakistan Economic policy over next several months crucial for Pakistan: US Ambassador KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said economic policy developed over the next several months... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:32pm
Opinion ‘IMF programme will test SIFC’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “IMF programme will test SIFC” carried by the newspaper last Thursday.... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Markets PBC calls for ‘5-year’ IMF programme in letter to lender PBC believes front loading of targets by IMF stems from the relatively short-term programmes Updated 04 Mar, 2024 08:02pm
Print PML-N, PPP Senators assail IK over letter to IMF ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to coalition parties – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:38am
Pakistan Pakistan’s next finance minister: race heats up with several names being reported ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly-formed ruling alliance is yet to finalise its finance minister, the person who has to... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 08:26pm
Pakistan US says supports Pakistan to break free from vicious cycle of debts WASHINGTON: The United States has said that Washington supports Pakistan’s efforts to break free from the vicious... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Pakistan Nawaz, Shehbaz assail IK over letter to IMF ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif and party president Shehbaz Sharif have censured... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 09:06am
Editorials Insulating regulators from govt interference EDITORIAL: Reportedly, a much-needed amendments in Ogra (Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority) and Nepra (National... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Editorials New scheme for traders EDITORIAL: One can only wish the government good luck as it now tries to collect an estimated Rs500 billion from a... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Business & Finance Monthly inflation rate projected to slow in February KARACHI: Inflation is projected to hover around 24.5-25.5% in February, with expectations of further easing to... Updated 01 Mar, 2024 11:08am
Markets In response to question on PTI letter, US urges Pakistan’s new govt to continue working with IMF State Dept spokesperson says policies over the next several months will be crucial for the country Updated 29 Feb, 2024 11:13pm
Pakistan China rolls over $2bn loan to Pakistan, says caretaker finance minister ISLAMABAD: China has rolled over a $2-billion loan to Pakistan, caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar confirmed... Updated 29 Feb, 2024 11:13pm
Opinion IMF programme will test SIFC Two is a trend, they say, and twice in two weeks now the market has shrugged off concerns of international rating... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Editorials State of the economy: Moody’s take EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investor Service, one of the three major international rating agencies, has kept Pakistan ... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Pakistan In letter to IMF, PTI urges lender to consider Pakistan’s ‘political instability’ in talks: report Pakistan is currently enrolled in a $3-billion Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF with one review pending Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:29pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s rating likely to ‘be upgraded’ if govt’s external, liquidity risks reduce: Moody’s Maintains Pakistan’s credit rating at Caa3 for long-term issuer rating, with a stable outlook Updated 27 Feb, 2024 07:45pm
Print Answer to question about IK’s letter: IMF says won’t comment on developments The International Monetary Fund says it is looking forward to working with the new government Updated 24 Feb, 2024 04:10pm
Print IK says he’s written letter ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday confirmed that he wrote a letter to the International... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 06:45pm
Markets IMF refrains from commenting on Imran Khan’s ‘letter’, says keen on working with new govt Lender says caretaker authorities 'have maintained economic stability' Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:49pm
Opinion An ‘appropriate’ finance minister, and the need for an over-arching ‘economic minister’ As a new elected government is about to come into office, there is talk of who should be the finance minister.... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 06:58am
Print Pakistan to seek at least $6bn in new IMF loan programme NEW YORK: Pakistan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 11:03am
Print Borrowing level of caretakers comparatively lower than PDM govt’s: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has maintained that the domestic and external borrowings during the period of the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan Imran Khan to write letter to IMF about ‘election rigging’, says Barrister Ali Zafar Such organisations work in countries where there is good governance and democracy and for that free and fair polls are must, says PTI leader Updated 22 Feb, 2024 10:30pm
Opinion Default, then? Fitch’s doubts about securing a post-SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) IMF lifeline show that even leading IFIs... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Opinion Economic priorities for the incoming govt Pakistan has entered a pivotal phase of governance following its recent general elections, as a new government takes... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion ‘An (in)credible election!’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “An (in)credible election!” carried by the newspaper yesterday. That... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Editorials Lack of empathy EDITORIAL: As Pakistan’s economic team leaders claim that stabilisation of the economy has been achieved citing a... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion Pakistan’s economy – way forward for 2024-25 Further to my article in Business Recorder in February 2023 titled “Redefining Pakistan’s Economy” that entailed a... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Pakistan’s pharma sector can increase exports to $3bn in five years, but it ‘needs policy, govt support’