Pakistan has the potential to add $60bn to economy with digital transformation
Pakistan is seeking to transform its economy through digitalization, and a recent round table conference in Islamabad organized by the Ministry of...
China’s small steps on offshore use of yuan are starting to add up
China's yuan currency is slowly but surely being adopted for more international payments, which analysts say could lay foundations for a trade...
Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars
Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced Wednesday, a measure that aims to...
Rising tech-enabled millionaires could reshape Pakistan’s political landscape
Writing for The Express Tribune, author Usman Hanif explains that in Pakistan, technology is playing an increasingly crucial role in bridging the...
UAE closes the gap of external financing
ISLAMABAD: Finance minister Ishaq Dar on Monday confirmed that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) informed the IMF about their...
Oil prices slide on uncertainty over global economic outlook, rate hikes
Oil prices slipped on Monday as concerns about rising interest rates, the global economy and the outlook for fuel demand outweighed support...
Weekly inflation records all-time high of 47.23%
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released data on Thursday showing that the weekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI)...
The financial toll of chai addiction in Pakistan
Writing for the Dawn, author Fatima Attarwala notes that In Pakistan, drinking chai (tea) is a popular and almost daily ritual for...
Once booming Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors...
Pakistan’s salaried class: Overburdened, underpaid, and neglected
Writing for The Express Tribune, author Syed Ali Sajjad highlights that the salaried class is an integral part of a growing economy,...
Will Pakistan’s economic woes deepen?
Is a fresh IMF programme really unavoidable
Staff level agreement with IMF still awaited
IMF looks forward to obtain necessary financing assurances to pave way for completion of 9th EFF review
Slowdown in venture capital funding spells trouble for Pakistan’s startups
Writing for Dawn, author Mutaher Khan explains that the startup ecosystem in Pakistan was thriving just over a year ago, with investment...
Pakistan at risk of becoming a ‘zombie’ state due to political, economic chaos
Writing for Dawn, author Sakib Sherani explains that the term "zombie" banks is used to describe barely surviving banks and firms that...
Pakistan urged to contemplate pace and status of projects under CPECÂ
Writing for The Express Tribune, author Shakeel Ahmad Ramay explains that China has been making efforts to revitalize the Belt and Road...