economy

Regime of the financialisation of the economy has been presided over by a munshi-turned-financial wizard aka Ishaq Dar

Starting from the capital, 100-strong team will also visit Lahore, Karachi.

The bank has long faced political pressure to keep monetary policy loose

To give a boost to production, research, value addition and exports

Urges inclusion of Quaid-e-Azam’s teachings in curricula

GIK's understanding of economy is perhaps the single-most important reason why we are in such socioeconomic mess today

Could offer traders to declare hidden assets of up to Rs50m by paying 1% of declared amount in taxes

Afghanistan is viewed as an untapped market for Pakistani products

Reluctance remains on part of banks, Pakistanis; digital revolution provides hope

Experts say country desperately needs to increase exports, arrest increase in debt

SBP says key macroeconomic indicators recorded improvements

The statement came in the bank's annual report for the fiscal year that ended in June 2015

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya stresses availability of critical data for effective regional policy making

For the first time, the government has publicly said the rupee has been “overvalued” against the US dollar

IMF-permitted limit is Rs625b for first six months of ongoing fiscal year

Energy and security top issues, but business community worried about policies now

With large population, Pakistan serious area of focus

Selective capital control required to curb speculative pressure

Finds way via Vietnam, missing game in world’s biggest market

A student has designed a public space in which Lyari’s youth can thrive in her final year thesis

Development projects in Pakistan came to a halt after 1999 due to a lack of focus by previous governments

Advises govt to book circular debt on budget; says Pakistan will miss growth, deficit targets

One indictment charged three people in the computer breach against the huge bank and other organisations

Pakistan tends to be towards the bottom of ‘ranking’ lists that get issued by a range of international organisations

Exports of the country plunge, but nobody seems to care

New development paradigm must to move ahead

Amounts to $109m during Jul-Sep; narrowing trade deficit brings about improvement

Ostentatious behaviour generally associated with illegitimate money

Numerous potential pitfalls might be deal-breakers

Majority of the assistance will be earmarked for improvement in power, transport and agriculture sectors

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 33.02 points, ends at 33,954.98

Amounts to $216.2m, China remains largest contributor

SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased by $98 million to $15,104 million

High prices of dairy products in Pakistan are due to the increasing cost of inputs and frequent natural disasters

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 52.89 points

IMF and private analysts calculate oil-rich kingdom may run record budget deficit of $120 billion or more this year

Our finance minister is an achiever. The only problem is that his achievement motivation is economically misdirected

Some experts warn of deflation risks, core inflation dips to 3.4%

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties

Governor Rajan told a gathering of business leaders in Mumbai that the Asian giant must focus on 'sustainable growth'

The combined wealth of Asia Pacific's super rich will surpass its 2014 total of $15.8 trillion

An uncommon debate has raged over whether the US central bank should go ahead with a quarter-point increase

Industrial sector suffering from several issues, causing them to be cautious.

Brokerage houses had forecast a downward revision of 50 basis points

Economy had expanded 2.5% in first quarter; economists predicted Turkey was heading for period of mediocre growth

Artificially appreciated currency ends up subsidising imports, serves as an effective disincentive against FDI

According to Bloomberg News, figures were lower than median forecast of 7.4 per cent in survey of economists

The world stage may be more appealing but the real action is on the domestic front

It will not be a surprise if exporters now resort to blaming the expensive imports for their woeful performance

The external sector is the worst performer in the PML-N’s handling of the economy