Monetary & Fiscal Policy board meeting to discuss rupee decline: Report

As per sources, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tariq Bajwa is going to share the reasons behind the rupee fall on November 30th, a day after the PTI government completed its 100-days in power

‘Attacks cannot keep Pakistan, China from strengthening bilateral ties’

Planning minister says govt will provide foolproof security to Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects  ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro...

Pakistan e-commerce sales set to cross $1 billion by 2020

Pakistan has one of the highest rates of mobile and internet penetrations in South Asia with 40 million Internet subscribers and 20 million Facebook users

IMF directs Pakistan to share revenue projection plan of Rs 6.66tr

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to share a revenue projection plan of Rs 6.66 trillion, equivalent to 46%...

Demand for Pakistan’s rice surges as India mulls Non-Basmati export ban

The question arises that what is more important: foreign exchange reserves or affordable food?

Ogra recommends price cut of Rs3.67 in price of petrol for August

Islamabad: As the frenzy surrounding Panamagate fades after the removal of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)...

Govt issues Rs200bn ‘Pakistan Energy Sukuk’

In order to resolve the country’s circular debt, the federal government has issued the first Pakistan Energy Sukuk of Rs200 billion. The Sukuk...

Asad Umar to head NA’s finance committee

PM Imran Khan and FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi held separate meetings with Umar to convince him to rejoin the cabinet The...

Pakistan committed to achieving all FATF targets by next year: minister

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar said on Wednesday that Pakistan was committed to completing all the points in the action plan...

GB traders protest introduction of internet system for goods clearance at Sust dry port

GILGIT: Domestic exporters and importers in Gilgit-Baltistan have vociferously protested the introduction of Web-Based One Customs (WEBOC) for goods clearance at Sust...

Bank’s high level exposure to low-rated government securities, a major risk, says: Moody’s

LAHORE: International credit rating agency, Moody's, has kept a stable outlook for Pakistan’s banking sector stimulated by a growing economy, enhanced domestic...
Dr Hafeez Pasha

SBP’s rate cut will not help improve country’s economy: Hafeez Pasha

Former Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Pasha has said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has not cut the policy rate keeping...

Tractor production increased by 54.59pc during last FY 2016-17

Islamabad: Tractor production in the country during financial year ended on June 30, 2017 increased by 54.59 percent as compared the production...

PM terms 2020 as ‘year of job creation’, experts think otherwise

LAHORE: Economists on Wednesday declared as "unrealistic" Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement that "2020 would be the year of job creation and...

China’s economy ‘set to reach $13.7tr by end of the year’

China’s economy is expected to have grown to 90 trillion yuan ($13.7 trillion) this year, said senior economic officials on Saturday. Han Wenxiu,...