Thursday, January 15, 2026

Market Daily: KSE-100 gains 964.92 points, market sentiments turn green

The KSE 100 touched an intraday high of 40,968.69 after gathering 964.92 points the index finally ended the day at 40,897.90.

China’s exports tumble in May as global demand falters

China's exports shrank much faster than expected in May and imports fell, albeit at a slower pace, as manufacturers struggled to find demand abroad...

The Rise of GT Road Megalopolis: Unchecked Urban Development in Punjab

The heat is punishing in the Punjab. As the heatwave takes over Pakistan’s Grand Trunk districts, it is worth reflecting on how we have...

Investors brace for hard landing as banking woes stoke recession fears

Fears of a recession are growing on Wall Street, as stress in the banking sector following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and worries...

Public debt: How did the PDM govt do?

Measuring public debt is a complicated business. Profit looks at the different measures by which we can measure it in Pakistan. 

Audit team unlikely to submit report on tobacco MNCs before PAC on 23 May

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) is not likely to conclude the special audit of international tobacco companies operating in the country within...

Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC): A game-changer for Foreign Direct Investment

Muhammad Zohaib Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), described the creation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) as a...

China has no pain-free solutions for its slowing economy

Erin Yao would like to take street dance classes and travel, activities she could not do during three years of COVID-19 restrictions in China. Instead...

Market Daily: KSE 100 settles at 43539.60 points, up 176.39

LAHORE: In a narrowly traded session, bulls came out as winners. The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw no excitement from investors at open of...

Investors await financial assistance, remain undeterred by EM Review  

The Pakistan Stock Exchange closed the week at 41,661 points, increasing (+0.66 per cent) from the previous week. The average daily turnover saw an...

Pakistan’s Economic Woes

by Abbas Murtaza Maken and Syed Shujaat Ahmed The dearth of economic accountability and transparency in Pakistan means that the size of the parallel economy...

Pakistan upgraded to middle-income country but struggles with infrastructure

Writing for Express Tribune, author Salman Siddiqui points out that Pakistan has recently been upgraded to a middle-income country, but it faces numerous challenges...

What is driving crypto payment adoption?

Many view crypto as a hedge against currency depreciation

Can Shehbaz Sharif really be credited with saving Pakistan from default?

After 16 months of intense fiscal management, the question is who put Pakistan so close to the brink in the first place?
Coronavirus-world economic recession

Fed, economists make course correction on US recession predictions

Blame it on economic theory not matching reality, groupthink among forecasters or political partisanship by opponents of the Biden administration, but a year ago...