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A year of wheat and water

After one year of deregulation, even the IMF gave a nod to setting a wheat support price. They should have stayed the course
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How urban is Pakistan?

A new World Bank study suggests that Pakistan may have been majority urban for decades now. How accurate is that assessment, and what does it say about the country?

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Attock Petroleum steadies outlook

Market headwinds shape refined fuels, EV shift

Descon Oxychem takes a hit as imports flood the market

Some exporting customers are allowed to purchase foreign competitors’ products, causing Descon to lose market share

What happened to Hascol at the Sindh High Court?

A recent mistake by the execution branch of the Sindh High Court has brought the case of a debt owed by Hascol to MENA Energy back into the limelight. The details raise more questions than answers

What is going on with the Pace stock price increase?

The market looks more than excited about the future prospects for the real estate giant. Will the turnaround materialize?

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PSX extends rally as KSE-100 closes at 166,677.69 after strong buying across key sectors

There was no stopping the bulls at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index closed at 166,677.69, marking a...

Fuel prices expected to decline from December 1

Petrol price likely to reach Rs 261, while diesel likely to reach Rs 280

CCP issues show-cause notices to ten Punjab sugar mills over alleged collusion

Mills accused of jointly delaying crushing to Nov 28 and fixing cane price at Rs400 per 40kg

US EXIM approves $1.25bn as Reko Diq secures half of $3.5bn debt financing

Full financial close expected in early December as lenders raise project CAPEX to $7.7bn

NAB uncovers massive land fraud in Islamabad, Rawalpindi as housing schemes oversell 91,000 plots: report

Probe reveals private and cooperative housing schemes sold land far beyond approved limits, marketed 80,000 kanals without approval, and issued 20,000 memberships despite no land availability

Pakistan hires Turkish adviser for sell-off of two power distributors

Privatisation Commission signs Financial Advisory Services Agreement with Raiffeisen Investment to prepare the sell-off plan of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company and Sukkur Electric Power Company

SIFC urges removal of super tax, lower corporate levies to revive investment in manufacturing sector

Lt Gen Sarfraz warns effective tax rate near 50% is deterring manufacturing and pushing capital abroad

Pakistan’s forex reserves rise to $19.6 Billion

SBP holdings climb $9 million; commercial banks hold $5.04 billion

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Painfully Deja Vu

The tradition of the annual budget speech is rapidly becoming meaningless. Every year, the finance minister delivers a barely...

Growth on paper, stagnation on ground

Pakistan’s economic survey reveals more spin than spark

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The decline of centralized grids

For over a century, centralized electricity grids have been the backbone of global energy infrastructure, enabling large-scale power generation and distribution...

Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant

Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform...

Can our economic policymakers find a way to wargame?

For four decades, Pakistan has largely planned with spreadsheets, intuition, and press conferences. What we have not done at least not...

Pakistan’s high-stakes crypto experiment

It seems Pakistan is going full steam ahead on Crypto. Can regulation catch up to adoption?

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