What is happening at Credit Suisse — the Swiss bank that had at least 1400 Pakistani accounts

Credit Suisse has been plagued by a series of scandals, leading to a significant decline in its shares. Pakistani names have regularly been associated with the bank’s scandals.
Urea fertiliser

ECC directs Petroleum Division to supply indigenous gas to urea fertiliser

Shortfall between demand, supply of fertiliser estimated to be 0.3MMT

Exclusive: Embattled Shehbaz claims political uncertainty not a hindrance in IMF talks 

Claims his govt has accepted ‘harsh’ terms from the fund and is trying its best not to offend the IMF

Deal with IMF just few days away: PM Shehbaz

Govt has now accepted even the toughest conditions set by IMF, PM says
Cotton

ECC pegs cotton price

ECC fixes cotton price at Rs8,500 per every 40 kg
Singapore-economy

Good governance: The secret sauce to Singapore’s economic, political stability

Writing for Dawn, Seyyda Taskeen Abbas Naqvi talks about Singapore, a small island nation in Southeast Asia, which in recent years has...

Saudi Aramco earns $161b profit for 2022

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it achieved "record" profits totalling $161.1 billion last year, drawing an outraged response from activists warning...

Remittances slide 9.5% to $2b in February

ISLAMABAD: Overseas workers’ remittances posted a decline of 9.5% to $2 billion on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in February FY23 as compared...

Opinion: Reaching an agreement with IMF will only postpone the crisis

Writing for Dawn, author Zubair Khan explains that Pakistan is on the verge of default despite its engagement with the IMF at...

PKR depreciates by 1.13% against US dollar

On Thursday, the Pakistani rupee experienced a depreciation of 1.13% against the US dollar, settling at 282.3 as reported by the State...

‘SBP to facilitate import transactions as balance of payment situation improves’

Central bank says pharma industry can import raw material without prior approval

Jo Dar gaya woh mar gaya

What tools does Ishaq Dar have at his disposal, and is now the right time to use them?

Economy tightened: Monetary Policy at 15% after a 125 bps hike

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to hike the policy rate by 125...

Economy on right track, 5pc growth to be achieved: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin Sunday said that economy was on the right track to post an inclusive and...

Govt gets ‘mini-budget’ & SBP amendment bill passed in NA

ISLAMABAD: Federal government Thursday got the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021, also called as 'mini-budget' by the opposition parties, sail through the National...