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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Business, Economic & Financial News
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Customs Enforcement Peshawar seizes smuggled goods worth Rs79.5 million in major operation
08/01/2026
Pakistan to fully deregulate sugar sector, in line with IMF recommendations
08/01/2026
Pakistan inaugurates first HKC-certified ship recycling facility
08/01/2026
Silver price in Pakistan for today, January 08, 2026
08/01/2026
Gold price in Pakistan for today, January 08, 2026
08/01/2026
Featured
Telcos have their valentines month sorted, 5G auction set for February
05/01/2026
Can Pakistan’s textiles be revived?
05/01/2026
Meet Pakistan Reinsurance: The profitable backbone of Pakistan’s insurance industry
05/01/2026
Sluggish growth at ABL, as bank continues to lose market share
05/01/2026
After strong 2025, grown stalls at Symmetry Group
05/01/2026
Opinion
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Agriculture at crossroads: Are we ready?
15/12/2025
Myth-busting the narrative on the 11th NFC Award
03/12/2025
Promoting Made in Pakistan
01/12/2025
The decline of centralized grids
24/11/2025
Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant
20/10/2025
Tech
After strong 2025, grown stalls at Symmetry Group
05/01/2026
Supernet announces major push towards regional expansion
05/01/2026
Punjab highway patrol launches Cyber Patrol unit for social media monitoring
24/12/2025
TPL Trakker revenue drops 43% in 2025
27/10/2025
Supernet’s post-connectivity pivot: doubling revenue at the cost of thinner margins
23/06/2025
World
US oil companies say they need guarantees to invest in Venezuela, FT reports
08/01/2026
Oil prices rise after US inventory draw, Venezuela in focus
08/01/2026
Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington
07/01/2026
Saudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors next month
07/01/2026
Afghan trade resilient in 2025 as Iran, Central Asia routes offset Pakistan closures
07/01/2026
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Tag: fiscal deficit
Economy
Finance minister-in-waiting given dossiers to tackle economic challenges
08/08/2018
Economy
Pakistan to decide whether to seek IMF bailout ‘by September’
07/08/2018
Economy
A narrow tax base to be the main challenge for next...
27/07/2018
Economy
Painful structural adjustments on macro weaknesses await next government
25/07/2018
Economy
IMF bailout on the cards as Pakistan elects new government
24/07/2018
Economy
Experts point at caretaker govt for keeping mum over critical economic...
22/07/2018
Headlines
Govt gives go-ahead to $3.3 billion foreign borrowings obtained in last...
30/05/2018
Economy
Pakistan to secure another $2 bn from China to support reserves
11/05/2018
Headlines
Pakistan’s inflation to rise in FY 2018-19, remain high till FY20:...
16/04/2018
Analysis
Govt depending on non-tax revenue, borrowing to generate surplus budget: APBF
19/03/2018
Economy
Fiscal deficit widens to 2.2pc in first six months
20/02/2018
Headlines
Fitch downgrades Pakistan’s outlook to negative, reaffirms ‘B’ credit rating
25/01/2018
Headlines
Tax collection records show 20% growth during July-September 2017
09/10/2017
Headlines
Pakistan should take immediate policy actions to fix issues on external...
20/09/2017
Headlines
Total fiscal deficit reaches Rs1,220 billion during FY 2016-17
08/09/2017
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