Govt to hire professionals to solve governance issues in power sector
ISLAMABAD:Â In order to address governance problems in ten power distribution companies (DISCOs), the government has decided to hire sound and experienced professionals to provide...
Developing Asia expected to see faster growth in 2023, despite global weakness – ADB
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Developing Asia is set to experience faster growth in 2023 compared to the previous year. This growth...
Financial sector remains resilient despite tightening of macro-financial conditions: report
State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) annual publication Financial Stability Review (FSR) suggests that the level of overall risks to financial stability, as measured by Financial Vulnerability Index, has bottomed out in the calendar year 2017.
Efforts needed to restore confidence, encourage legal remittance channels
Writing for Dawn, author Nasir Jamal explains that the potential for remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers and the diaspora to increase to $50...
Rupee continues to tumble, down 3.1 per cent
It is speculated that the rupee will continue to fall and is expected to be valued at around Rs180 by December 2020 against the US dollar.
Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues
If medieval advances in the plough didn't lift Europe's peasants out of poverty, it was largely because their rulers took the wealth generated by...
Exclusive: Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup – sources
The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate...
Why don’t people pay taxes?
Writing for The Express Tribune, author Hamid Ateeq Sarwar explains that the issue of low tax collection in Pakistan has been a persistent challenge...
Facing continued losses, provincialisation of DISCOs issue to go to caretaker cabinet
The companies have suffered Aggregate Technical & Commercial Losses of more than Rs292bnÂ
Govt depending on non-tax revenue, borrowing to generate surplus budget: APBF
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has asked the government to take immediate measures as Pakistan’s medium-term debt repayment capacity has been weakening...
Fuel cost adjustment hearing: power, but no power lines?
NTDC under fire for failure in laying transmission line to evacuate electricity from Thar coal-based power plants
Analysts estimate increase of Rs6 per share to ASTL after SITE expansion
LAHORE: In Amri Steels Ltd's (ASTL) latest notice to the exchange it had informed about finalisation of its plans regarding the Balancing, Modernisation and...
Stronger IPR laws can benefit small and medium-sized enterprisesÂ
An article in The Express Tribune on Wednesday highlighted that the leaders in Karachi’s business community are advocating for Pakistan to strengthen its intellectual...
Gwadar and Chabahar different since inception: Manish Tewari
WASHINGTON: Former Union Minister of State in India, Manish Tewari has made comparisons between Gwadar port in Pakistan and Chabahar port in Iran, stating...
Treasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the U.S. government's bills only through June 1 without a debt...
