World Bank report an indictment of SOEs The World Bank has issued a report, which is in fact an indictment of Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs).... Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am
Print MoF prepares draft policy on SOEs Pakistan has around 200 state-owned enterprises which are engaged in a diverse range of activities Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:02pm
Print SOEs: PM forms body for reforms, restructuring ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs)... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 11:28am
Print Only 1 company interested in beleaguered PSM Ministry of Industries and Production is endeavouring to resolve the longstanding issue of receivables and payables between Sui Southern Gas Company Limited and Pakistan Steel Mills Updated 03 Apr, 2023 11:58am
Print ‘Shady’ contract to Chinese firm: Senate panel accuses World Bank office of ‘conniving’ with NTDC ISLAMABAD: Raising serious questions over the award of contract of 765kV Dasu–Mansehra–Islamabad transmission line... Updated 23 Mar, 2023 06:40pm
Opinion Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – IV Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary... Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am
Print Pension, subsidies & cut in SOEs’ losses: ‘Structural reforms’ being introduced thru budget: Dar Proposed austerity measures come under consideration during Federal Cabinet meeting Updated 03 Mar, 2023 11:46am
Opinion IMF conditionalities: fiscal reforms The International Monetary Fund (IMF) typically imposes a series of conditions on countries that receive financial... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan Burden on national exchequer: Govt advised to sell loss-making SOEs to businessmen ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has said that the... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Opinion IMF programme & reforms Pakistan, one of the major victims of climate change, is fighting alone to manage the damages caused due to... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion ‘The challenge of SOEs’ This is apropos a two-part article titled “The challenge of SOEs” carried by the newspaper yesterday and the day... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion The challenge of SOEs — II The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion The challenge of SOEs – I The state of Pakistan’s economy has been a constant subject of discussion over the past month or so in the print... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Opinion After the IMF tranche On December 16, 2021 at a Hamdard University seminar where Dr Miftah Ismail was another speaker, I had said that... Updated 14 Feb, 2023 01:05pm
Print Dar chairs meeting on role of PDFL, SOEs ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on the role of... Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:14am
Opinion SOEs: selling the family silver? According to a Business Recorder news item, the PDM government has offered its stakes in five top State Owned... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Opinion Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Redefining Pakistan’s economy This article is an effort on not only understanding the fundamental economic issues but also some tough but ... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Print Govt offers its SOE stakes to 2 UAE firms State Owned Entities include OGDCL, PPL, NBP, PIA and PNSC Updated 31 Jan, 2023 02:52pm
Print Alvi approves SOEs (Governance and Operations) Bill, 2022 ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday accorded assent to the State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and... Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:03am
Print Suddenly, ailing SOEs come under PDM govt’s focus Finance Minister emphasizes revisiting the role of PDF and SOEs considering the business plans, governance structure, and financial viability Updated 29 Jan, 2023 10:17am
Opinion PTI’s ‘White Paper’ on economy A couple of days ago, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) presented ‘White Paper’ at a seminar on the economy, which... Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print Reko Diq now more visible as SOEs sign deals PPL together with OGDC and Government Holdings (Private) Limited sign deal Updated 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am
Print Cabinet meeting: Reko Diq: JUI(F)-BNP(M) boycott confirms fissure Cabinet gives formal approval to sign final deal for the Reko Diq project on December 15 Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:00am
Editorials The circular debt tap EDITORIAL: Some things never change; no matter which government comes to power or which goes out of it, legally or... Published 09 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance PIDE issues research report on 23rd IMF programme PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) issued a research report regarding 23rd International... Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:15am
Business & Finance Govt taking steps for enhancing SOEs’ governance, transparency ISLAMABAD: Higher growth, investment, and job creation will crucially depend on addressing long-standing structural... Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am
Opinion IMF, floods & economy “Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine,... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am
Opinion Burgeoning budget deficit The information on fiscal operations in 2021-22 has just been released by the Ministry of Finance. These figures are... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Print Offshore terminal, stake in PIA to be offered: Strategy for LNG devised ahead of PM’s Qatar visit ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to seek long-term and short-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contracts with Qatar in addition... Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:44am
