Provisional annual GDP growth recorded at 0.29%: Finance Ministry
CPI based inflation remains on an upward trajectory despite monetary tightening
Biden says final US debt ceiling deal ready to move to Congress for vote
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday finalized a budget agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling...
MoF responds to Atif Mian on making comparison of Pakistan with Ghana, Sri Lanka
ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has strongly responded to economist Atif Mian on making comparison of Pakistan with Ghana and Sri Lanka
According to the...
Dar, US ambassador meet in Islamabad as IMF deal remains stalled
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and US Ambassador Donald Blome on Friday held a meeting aimed to address Pakistan's pressing economic challenges wherein...
Low growth, high inflation are top risks for India, say economists: Reuters poll
India's economy will grow about 6% this fiscal year with a small increase in private investment, according to a Reuters poll of...
Govt fails to achieve economic targets for FY22-23
ISLAMABAD: Despite imposing additional taxes and cutting power subsidies to the industries, Pakistan still failed to achieve most economic targets in the...
Fitch puts US rating on negative watch as debt deadline looms
Ratings agency Fitch put the United States' credit on watch for a possible downgrade on Wednesday, raising the stakes as talks over...
Dar dismisses default possibility
Pakistan "will absolutely not default", says finance minister
India’s GDP growth could top 7% in FY23 – RBI governor Das
India's gross domestic product growth could be above 7% for 2022-23, the central bank governor said on Wednesday, adding that such an...
Anatomy of a budget
LAHORE: Year in year out, Pakistanis talk about the economic problems that are faced by the country. The bulletin is mostly rife...
Govt set to present budget FY24 in NA on June 9
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday was briefed about preparation of the budget for the upcoming financial year 2023-24 (FY24), which...
Senate body on finance deliberates on pre-budget proposals
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue held here at Parliament House on Tuesday with Senator Saleem Mandviwalla...
How Wall Street is preparing for possible US debt default
As talks over raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling go down to the wire, Wall Street banks and asset managers...
Oil slips as U.S. debt caution offset supply concerns
Oil prices slipped on Monday as caution around the U.S. debt ceiling talks and concerns about demand recovery in China offset support...
Decline in value of rupee per dollar expected next week
KARACHI: The rupee, amid a lack of fresh triggers and an anticipated high dollar demand from importers at month-end, is expected to...