economy

Deficit grows on the back of higher imports, dividend payments

Fund suggests slapping new taxes worth Rs160b, raising GST to 18%

Visiting delegation expresses concern over taking loss-making utilities off privatisation list

Asia-Pacific leaders meet in Singapore to focus on trade tensions

A symposium held to discuss US and Pakistan relationship

Source says $9 billion discrepancy surface in figures quoted by Islamabad, Beijing about CPEC projects

Discussions will include interest rate and exchange rate policies

Fails to frame job creation strategy; provinces have yet to allocate resources for tribal areas

Pakistani currency faces a hefty depreciation of Rs25.096 against the SDR

PM’s visit to China is aimed at boosting economy and assuring Beijing of commitment to CPEC

Increasing exports to China is also on the agenda

Once again the nation stands at a crossroads wherein its economy is tottering

Country’s economy has been run into the ground for the last ten years

The blurring of institutional boundaries and targets has made the game of credit claim and shifting blame very easy

Riyadh agrees to provide $3 billion and as much in oil on deferred payment

If Pakistan is to avoid the IMF then only three countries can provide the way out

Pakistan requires competitive export industry by diversifying beyond rice, leather and cotton products

Country should devise new governance framework to improve people’s lives

If the PTI wants to fix the economy in the long term, it cannot go after quick fixes

Without this, he says, national security cannot be achieved

Bank says one of the reasons for breaching the FRDL ceiling could be ambitious fiscal targets

Insists current account deficit will come down to $12 billion in the current fiscal year from $18 billion in FY18

Ratings agency says the bailout will help meet external financing needs of $30b

Pakistan is considered linchpin of nation's South Asia policy

Uncertain economic conditions adversely affect small-scale confectionary businesses, forcing over half to close shop

Benchmark index decreases 2% to settle at 36,767.57

Business community assures full support to govt

It has been quite a tricky proposition to arrange stopgap financing worth $2-3 billion from friendly countries

FPCCI signs MoU with JUW for establishing industry-academia linkages

Political instability hits Pakistan’s economy hard

Urges Pakistan to avoid excessive debts which cannot be repaid

Ask govt to intervene immediately and arrest the currency’s free fall

Risk report highlights challenges faced by the country to repaying foreign debt

Says country is exposed to serious boom-and-bust cycles and has high build-up of liabilities

To address the economic challenges faced by the country and create more job opportunities

Sources say PM still hopeful China, Saudi Arabia will lend a helping hand

Directs Petroleum Division to come up with a document covering all aspects

SBP insists exchange rate of Rs137 to a dollar by the end of FY19 will be sufficient to address challenges

Says mini-budget reflects no signs of PTI’s 100-day plan

Citi official says country should boost exports and attract FDI

Some ministers object to the price hike due to upcoming by-elections

But says uncertainty over Brexit has already hit the United Kingdom’s economy

Has shown below average performance compared to South Asia on many indicators

NPLs lead to wastage of resources, high inflation and slow growth

Contours of mini-budget reveal government intends to suppress aggregate demand

Rs70 billion increase in collection was only 9.2% higher than corresponding period

Will be required to move up value addition, quality and technological ladder

The government has recovered control of most of the country with help from its allies Russia and Iran

A year after an ill-fated independence referendum that Baghdad deemed illegal

One cannot expect a drug addict to find a job before he reforms his behaviour