Economy

Stock rally, rupee appreciation point to ‘positive economic sentiment’: minister

'Tax revenues are also rising and the country's current account is also in surplus' Read More

COVID-19 turned economic surpluses upside down: Finance advisor told WB

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh attended a session held by World Bank wherein the global monetary arbitrator… Read More

Ravi Riverfront project to boost economic activities: PM

He presided over a meeting to review progress thus far made on the execution of… Read More

Debt burden on economy rises amid COVID-19 pandemic: Finance ministry

The debt burden on the economy has reached upto 87.2 percent. Read More

PM Imran terms ‘record increase’ in remittances good news for economy

Remittances from overseas Pakistanis reached $2,768 mn in July 2020 Read More

Japan economy shrinks record 7.8% in April-June

Japan's economy shrank a record 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in… Read More

Britain’s economy racing as lockdown lifts

Despite near-term optimism, almost 85% of respondents, 32 of 38, thought the outlook for the… Read More

Hammad Azhar slams PMLN, PPP for victim blaming govt over economy

Hammad Azhar said that the growth rate for the country in the first three quarters… Read More

PM Imran Khan chairs NEC meeting to review economic situation

It was observed during the meeting that the improved economic situation in the country suffered… Read More

US Dollar continues to ascend against the Pakistani Rupee

The United States (US) dollar continued its gains against the Pakistani rupee (PKR) on Monday… Read More

SBP report highlights coronavirus impact on Pakistan’s economy

The current situation will also affect the economic growth rate and budget of the country. Read More

Saudi Arabia expects negative impact on economy amid COVID-19 pandemic

The negative impact would likely be mitigated by the strong measures taken by various authorities,… Read More

PML-F demands dissolution of Sindh govt over poor performance

The PML-F spokesperson Sardar Abdul Rahim said that the Sindh government wanted to misguide citizens… Read More

Hafeez Shaikh calls for adopting economic roadmap

Hafeez Shaikh chaired a meeting of a think tank to review the impact of coronavirus… Read More

Saudi Arabia to take ‘strict, painful’ measures to deal with coronavirus impact

Saudi Arabia will take strict and painful measures to deal with the economic impact of… Read More

EAD analyses impacts of COVID-19 on national economy

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has released a review report regarding the negative impacts of… Read More

Economic experts express fear of rise in current account deficit up to 9.6 pc

The growth rate went down to -1.57 as unemployment rate spiked due to a halt… Read More

Plans to restart economy do not hinge on coronavirus ‘immunity’ levels: Trudeau

Trudeau also announced funding for the country’s fish and seafood processors whose businesses were harmed… Read More

Global economy on track for sharpest downturn since 1930s: IMF

Under the Fund’s best-case scenario, the world is likely to lose a cumulative $9 trillion… Read More

Trump: It’s my decision when to reopen US economy

Trump wants to reopen the U.S. economy as soon as possible after the coronavirus outbreak… Read More