Finance Minister Asad Umar updates PM on condition of country’s economy

According to high-ranked government sources, if Pakistan doesn’t seek an IMF bailout, then the import of oil on deferred payments and rollover of maturing loans could be the preferred choices to cope with external sector challenges

Pakistan’s leading lock screen app Slide set to be acquired by S.Korean Buzzvil

The application that raised $1.2 million as seed round and $3.6 million in Series A funding had over 7 million users as of February 2018 since its launch in Pakistan and India in 2015

CLSA Ltd returns to Pak after 17 years, buys minority stake in Alfalah securities

KARACHI: The Hong-Kong based CLSA, the CITIC Securities Company, entered into a joint venture with Bank Alfalah today, to buy a 24.9...

What does China want from CPEC?

The history of China and the United States and how it explains what Beijing is doing pouring so much money into Pakistan

Battle of the Beverages: Will Coke Studio help Coca Cola slay the Pepsi dragon?

Coca Cola may be the global giant, but it remains the underdog in Pakistan; Coke Studio, however, is helping the company catch up in market share with its rival

How the private sector killed off the MQM

The political party died when its reason for existence – securing access to middle-class government jobs – was made redundant by a rising private sector

Circular debt in power sector surges to record high of Rs1.155 trillion

Line losses were recorded at 18.3 percent against an allowed limit of 16.3 percent, with the additional cost of Rs196 billion per annum passed unfairly onto consumers

Planning Ministry kicks out officer who refused to follow orders

Mr Cheema had voiced reservations over the revisions carried out by the secretary on the distribution of official works without prior go-ahead of the National Economic Council (NEC)

PTI’s economic team to be largely Karachi-centric

The appointments of heads of key financial institutions are also expected to be from Karachi, the economic hub of the country.

Moody’s projects Pakistan’s current account deficit at 4.8 percent of GDP in FY19

Moody's said about one-third of government debt was denominated in foreign currency and its gross borrowing requirements stood around 27-30 percent of GDP, the highest amongst rated sovereigns

FBR amasses record withholding tax of Rs3.84 billion on school fee in FY18

According to FBR officials, the rise in revenue collection was made possible by an increase in tuition fees by educational institutions in FY18

Focus isn’t on stabilizing economy using money stashed overseas: Asad Umar

The finance minister indicated this policy was to disincentivize those people who sought to earn money from illicit practices and launder it overseas

Emerging markets may lose their friendly banker

Need a loan? Don’t call China.

Rasheed woos investors, says railways is ‘open for business’

ISLAMABAD: Newly-appointed Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Monday said he will need at least four months to bring Pakistan Railways "back up...

United Auto’s gearing to launch 800cc Bravo hatchback by 1st September: Report

In November last year, United Auto Industries announced it was venturing into car manufacturing and was gearing up to launch an 800cc car