economy

Finance minister anticipates 'a lot of negotiations' ahead of his visit to IMF headquarters in two weeks

Minister optimistic on economy's ability to bounce back

Over 71% of budget spent on interest payments on loans, defence

Ministerial meeting decides to utilise Rs10b grant on modernising production techs

He was addressing a news conference alongside Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Report says Pakistan needs enhanced financing for natural disasters

Pakistani politicians deem their popularity more important than the national economy

The ailing economy is posing a threat to the country’s social harmony, and it is being felt across the board

Minister says the scope of tax net is being increased

State finance minister says flood devastation far higher than Rs2 trillion

Pakistan’s farm economy is dominated by the 7.4 million small holders who cultivate less than 12.5 acres

Ministry says economic growth rate can slow down to 2% from target of 5%

Asad Umar says 'nothing wrong' with Tarin 'advising' ministers; Jhagra owns up to letter

Pakistan must work hard to be self-sufficient, says PM

Asia's third-largest economy is grappling with persistently high unemployment and inflation

Official tells PAC lack of oil refinery policy major obstacle

Indicates readiness to help interim govt come out of quagmire

Rupee continues a downward trend, drops to Rs219 against USD

Both finance and economic affairs ministries oppose the idea

IMF says high oil prices and production helped the kingdom’s economy recover with a robust growth

Miftah says govt will earn Rs14 billion from duties

Becoming one of the world’s largest economies, this is only because of our unmanageable population growth

Due to lower demand Huawei experiences drop in profit by 52%

Afghan economy was already in dire straits even before the Taliban takeover

Dollar depreciates further by Rs3.09; reaches Rs214 in open market

IMF agreed to restart its programme and enable us some breathing space

The good news is that the rupee is improving against the greenback

Prices hiked by up to Rs48 per kg amid high inflation

Essential items such as tea, milk and spices go significantly dearer

Minister says rupee has been stable for the last three days; Chinese investment declined due to Covid pandemic

Minister attributes rupee improvement ban on luxury imports, ‘market factors’

Error was made in imposing tax on traders, admits Miftah

Minister calls for focus on productivity, exports

Saudi Arabia first country to agree to give commitment to the IMF, top government source confirms

The masses have already paid a heavy price as the economy tumbled in the wake of recent political changes

Lender links $1.2b approval with bridging yawning financing gap

Finance Minister discusses sales tax, electricity bills with business community

It’s highest increase since October 2008 amid steep fall in rupee’s value against dollar

Says 'fundamentals in our favour' but 'nobody can predict the market'

AML chief takes govt to task amid economic crisis; claims Pakistan isolated with no aid from IMF, friendly nations

Political and economical upheaval in Sri Lanka

ADB report says economy to make slight recovery in FY2022-23

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says panic in the market is primarily due to political turmoil

Former PM says nation will hold accountable all those responsible for ‘regime change conspiracy’

Says Pakistan advocates ‘proactive engagement of the int'l community to mitigate humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan’

Currency falls to new all-time low of Rs221.99 to a dollar after Fitch downgrades credit rating

Balochistan CM says province to get $1b annually without making any investment

Finance minister says he imposed 10% super tax on PM’s sons’ factories while Imran Khan gave 'amnesties to friends'

Better connectivity with region will ramp up economic growth, rein in inflation

Says focus is on financial discipline through business-friendly policies