Watermelon saves the day The month of Ramazan this year will always be remembered for two broad reasons. First, it was during this month that... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 06:18am
Markets Pakistan’s REER index falls to 85.6 in March 2023 Pakistan’s real effective exchange rate (REER) index depreciated to 85.6 in March 2023 as compared to 86.5 in... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:11pm
Opinion Govt’s performance This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Govt’s one year: results are a little more than mixed” ... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am
Life & Style High inflation badly hits Eid shopping KARACHI: As this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr is round the corner, markets and shopping centres across the city have started... Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan BISP budget increased 70.12pc to Rs400bn ISLAMABAD: The government Friday announced that the budget for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) was... Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance Inflation perception survey: Rising price hike linked to political instability ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority of 71 per cent of the country has reckoned political instability as the major... Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am
Print SBP chief says inflation to begin decelerating over next few months KARACHI: Central bank governor said on Friday that the country’s inflation is expected to start decelerating over... Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:51am
Opinion Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?–I The Pakistanis are battling an inflation rate of over 35 percent, a policy rate of 21 percent, depletion in value of... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:20am
Business & Finance Iftikhar calls for efforts to increase per capita income KARACHI: Income per capita must increase to reduce the poverty in the country, stated by Iftikhar Ali Malik a global... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance Business community facing unending problems: PBIF chief KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am
Opinion Ramazan amid unbridled inflation According to a credible research, retail spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during Ramazan ... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Perspectives In Pakistan, there is a ‘Game of Thrones’ no one wants to see In a year since the current govt took power, the situation is as desperate as it can get Updated 09 Apr, 2023 05:35pm
Opinion Economic impasse and govt procrastination The country’s central bank has further hiked key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record 21 percent with a ... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:48am
Business & Finance Inflation likely to increase globally, says analyst KARACHI: Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan and President of the Pakistan Businessmen and ... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Politicians are part of the problem That a picture is worth a thousand words is a fact that has found its best expression from a photograph carried by... Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am
Business & Finance Policy rate hike won’t help tame inflation: expert KARACHI: Historic jump by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), jacking up key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record... Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am
Pakistan Ration distribution tragedy: KCCI, SAI chiefs seek relief for factory owner KARACHI: President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf and President of Site... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Editorials Inflationary nightmare EDITORIAL: Inflation data released on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) should have been the focus ... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Pakistan Ration distribution in Karachi turns into big tragedy: 11 killed KARACHI: At least 11 people including eight women lost their lives as result of a stampede during a Zakat ration... Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Print SBP seen raising key rate to record 22pc as inflation bites KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Tuesday, April 04, 2023 at... Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:48am
Perspectives Luxury buying continues unabated: will the trend continue? A plummeting rupee, record-high inflation, and a tight leash on imports – all brought on by depleting foreign... Updated 31 Mar, 2023 09:12pm
Markets MPC meeting: SBP likely to raise key policy rate by 200 basis points MPC meeting is scheduled to be held on April 4 (Tuesday) Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:38pm
Pakistan Inflation increasing during Ramazan, says analyst KARACHI: Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals... Published 31 Mar, 2023 08:00am
Business & Finance Concerns voiced over country’s current economic situation LAHORE: “Inflation in Pakistan is all-time high since 1974, and in a country where about a quarter of the... Updated 23 Mar, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Costly electricity to increase poverty: PDP chairman KARACHI: Costly electricity would further spur poverty in Pakistan, making life miserable for tens of millions of... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Shape up or ship out! For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Print PM Shehbaz accuses Imran of creating hurdles to IMF bailout Premier says creation of chaos on roads and anarchy is part of his agenda, aimed at fanning the fire of instability in the country Updated 12 Mar, 2023 03:54pm
Opinion Understanding austerity There is a general confusion in Pakistan, whereby austerity policies are taken as belt-tightening in terms of... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Editorials What’s behind lower revenue collection? EDITORIAL: The shortfall in Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) collection for the first eight months of the... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Opinion Ramazan in the midst of rising inflation The holy month of Ramadan Karim is about to arrive amid prohibitive inflation in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It ... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
