Cabinet approves Rs100bn youth loan programme

Briefing the media about cabinet decisions here, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said the cabinet held a thorough discussion on education policy and the new Rs100 billion youth loan programme.

In the midst of economic challenges, why is the banking sector thriving? 

The sector is expected to continue steady performance in the next half too. 

SBP raises Rs557.6bn from Market Treasury Bills auction 

5-year Floating Rate Bonds raise only Rs5.4 billion, falling short of Rs200 billion target

Facebook partners with WCCI-Lahore to facilitate women entrepreneurs

#SheMeansBusiness programme will provide women entrepreneurs with the tools, training and resources that can help them secure funding and grow their...

Public debt: How did the PDM govt do?

Measuring public debt is a complicated business. Profit looks at the different measures by which we can measure it in Pakistan. 

FAO trains 400 Baloch women in agri-entrepreneurship

ISLAMABAD: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Australian government's Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFTA),...

Monetary Mayhem: Consequences of flushing the economy with money supply 

SBP’s latest OMOs indicate towards the govt’s never-ending appetite for deficit financing through fresh money

ECC approves import of 1mn metric tons of wheat to meet shortfall 

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved import of 1 million metric tons (MMT) of milling wheat for...

Cement price likely to reduce by Rs14.5 per bag

LAHORE: The price of a 50-kilogramme (kg) cement bag is expected to fall by Rs14.5, as the government has slashed Federal Excise...

Cement companies report significant drop in half-year revenue

LAHORE: Cement companies have declared a significant loss in their profit during the first six months (Jul-Dec) of the ongoing fiscal year...

PML-N leads in economic performance over past 30 years, Bloomberg analysis shows

The Bloomberg report provides a crucial insight into the economic performances under different political leaderships

Transitioning away from a cash economy

What's wrong with extremely high levels of cash in our economy, and what needs to be done to fix this.

AGP rejects petro ministry’s nominee for NSGP project

Report claims PM's adviser, officials lobbying for ETK while AGP has put its weight behind TMK

Are the National Highway Authority’s losses really as bad as they’re being made out to be?

The NHA has accumulated Rs 1.2 trillion in losses in four years but the magic word is depreciation 

With 69pc annual growth, Pakistan ranked eighth fastest-growing freelancing economy

LAHORE: Global payment platform Payoneer, in its latest report “Freelancing in 2020: An Abundance of Opportunities,” has ranked Pakistan as the eighth...