Why is China not rushing to fix its ailing economy?
With China at risk of tipping into prolonged stagnation and a spiralling property crisis threatening financial stability, there is growing unease over why its leaders...
Miftah Ismail, cautions against any form of debt restructuring
Former finance minister Dr. Miftah Ismail has cautioned against any kind of debt restructuring, warning that it would have far-reaching repercussions on...
Pakistan amongst best performers, up by 12pc on MSCI, says report
LAHORE: Despite political and external pressures, Pakistan has recorded a surge of 12 per cent on the MSCI index and 6 per...
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,...
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?
PSX roars: The mechanics behind Monday’s Bull-runÂ
Trading halted due to abnormal activity within 10 minutes of the opening of the markets on a day that marked the highest ever single day increase for the exchange. Â
PSX witnesses bearish trends as IMF talks remain inconclusive
The KSE-100 index closed on Friday at 40,869 points, a decrease of 1.9% since the previous week. Market capitalisation decreased from $61.46...
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...
Analysts blame political uncertainty, investigation against bank heads for market crash
The KSE-100 index was down by 995.66 points on Monday, July 9 as uncertainty prevailed in the market as heads of three banks face investigation in the Supreme Court (SC) coupled with the general political unrest post-SC’s Friday's verdict sentencing the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Auto sector bleeds red as dollar jumps to Rs118Â
KARACHI: The massive rupee devaluation of Rs7.5, which made the dollar to jump to Rs118, has had a negative affect on the...
Local production of Fertilizer crucial for PM’s vision of ‘Making Pakistan the Food Basket for the World’
The year 2019 ended on a high note with the Government celebrating a saving of approximately $250 million in foreign exchange that...
Interest rate hiked
The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday increased the benchmark interest rate 100 basis points, to 21 percent, in...
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
Staff level agreement with IMF still awaited
IMF looks forward to obtain necessary financing assurances to pave way for completion of 9th EFF review
Lost chance for prosperity: Govt’s inaction hampers Pakistan’s oil refining sector
Writing for The Express Tribune, author Sarfaraz Khan portrays the potential advantages that could have been realized through the development of the...