Bridging the huge tax gap The new coalition federal government will soon be in power, after controversial elections of February 8 2024,... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Editorials Moody’s alarming prediction EDITORIAL: Moody’s is the first international rating agency that has commented on Pakistan’s post-election... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Editorials SIFC can manage it all EDITORIAL: Renowned economist, Dr Hafeez A Pasha, has told Business Recorder that the Special Investment ... Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am
Opinion Lack of economics behind politics The marriage between politics and economics is well established globally though in Pakistan political parties’... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am
Editorials Inflationary spiral remains a problem EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2024 declined by 1.4 percentage points against the previous month... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 06:12am
Perspectives Economy: a difficult road ahead as well On February 8, 2024, nearly 129 million Pakistanis will exercise their right to vote in what will be the 14th... Published 07 Feb, 2024 01:22am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The January Outlook and Update uploaded on the Finance Division website claims that “the first half of... Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am
Editorials Growing circular debt challenge EDITORIAL: The power sector circular debt, as per a Business Recorder exclusive news item, reached a high of 2.551... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
Markets Impressive performance KARACHI: The rupee continued its appreciation run for the 11th consecutive week as it gained Re0.31 or 0.11% against... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Opinion Design flaws in IMF programme The International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are regarded as well designed by other multilaterals (with routine... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Opinion Next govt faces an economic tightrope As the general elections are just around the corner, the economic battleground takes center stage with the... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Editorials Reiteration of economic challenges EDITORIAL: The caretaker finance minister while addressing the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) correctly... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Opinion Inherent internal conflict in IMF programmes as the elephant in the room In its first review of the ongoing Standby Arrangement (SBA) programme with Pakistan, the International Monetary ... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 05:30am
Editorials Proposals by power division trashed EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to raise gas prices by another 41 percent to meet a standard International... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
Opinion Not investing in future! The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) board has disbursed around $700 million as second tranche under a $3... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am
Print Govt to refrain from granting any increases in salaries, pensions ISLAMABAD: The government will “refrain from granting any further increases in salaries and pensions beyond those in... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:20am
Print Circular debt reduction: MoF objects to plan tailored by minister ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly raised objections on circular debt reduction plan tailored... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:09am
Print SBA review: Punjab govt held responsible for Rs115bn unbudgeted spending ISLAMABAD: The government claims it has taken measures to curtail expenditure but held the Punjab government... Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:46am
Print TMU of SBA amended ISLAMABAD: The Technical Memorandum of Understanding (TMU) of Stand By-Arrangement (SBA) has been amended to... Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:26pm
Business & Finance Debt sustainability: Elevated gross financing needs constitute high risk: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that elevated gross financing needs continue to pose high... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Print Second review: IMF urged to reschedule access date to Mar 15 in LoI ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rephase the access date... Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:58pm
Print Power tariff: Timely adjustments critical to energy sector viability: IMF ISLAMABAD: Timely adjustments in electricity tariff are critical to restore energy sector viability while... Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:11pm
Print External financing needs: IMF lowers projection to 7.1pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing... Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:35am
Print New structural benchmarks set by IMF One of the SBA's benchmarks is developing a plan to enhance internal control systems in lending operations Updated 21 Jan, 2024 07:30pm
Pakistan Tensions with Iran add to Pakistan’s economic challenges KARACHI/LONDON: An escalation of geopolitical tension between Pakistan and neighbouring Iran on Thursday sent ... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Print $5.968bn borrowed from multiple sources during 1HFY ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $5.968 billion from multiple financing sources during the first half (July-December)... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:10am
Business & Finance IMF debt dilemma looms after election: ex-SBP governor LONDON: The International Monetary Fund faces tough choices on how to deal with Pakistan after the February election... Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Editorials Manifestoes lack economic rationale! EDITORIAL: Pledges by the two political parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party,... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Print Ministries, Divisions told: ‘Submit no summary contrary to IMF commitments’ ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has barred all ministries/ Divisions from submitting any summary to the Federal... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 02:53pm
Opinion Claims of economic improvement The narrative of the stakeholders today is that there has been a noticeable uptick in various macroeconomic... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am