GDP

RPT-Pak index promotion, GDP rally winning combo for equity investors

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: A stock market boom and five per cent economic growth are helping… Read More

Trump victory could cause ‘global’ recession, forecasts Citigroup

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: If New York developer Donald Trump wins the White House in November,… Read More

Govt fails to meet targeted growth rate for third consecutive year

ISLAMABAD: The federal government failed to meet the targeted growth rate for the third time… Read More

Poverty rising in Europe, amid global dearth of solid jobs: ILO

GENEVA: A growing number of Europeans are living in "relative poverty", the UN labour agency… Read More

Japan economy returns to growth, avoids recession

TOKYO: Japan sidestepped a recession after its economy grew in the first quarter, preliminary data… Read More

Senior IMF official visits Iran

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sunday that its second in command was on… Read More

Colombia’s illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak

BOGOTA: Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in… Read More

No. of broadband subscribers in Pakistan rises to 26 million

ISLAMABAD: The number of broadband subscribers in the country crossed 26 million and the broadband… Read More

Russian GDP fell 3.7% in 2015: state statistics agency

MOSCOW: Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) fell 3.7 percent in 2015 as the country's energy-dependent… Read More

Record three million people visited Qatar in 2015

DOHA: Almost three million people visited Qatar in 2015, a record number for the energy-rich… Read More

IMF urges European Union to open jobs market quickly to refugees

WASHINGTON: The tide of Middle East refugees should boost European economic growth over the short… Read More

China’s economy grew by around 7 pct in 2015, services made up half of GDP – Premier

BEIJING: China's gross domestic product (GDP) totaled more than $10 trillion in 2015 and the… Read More

India’s economy grows 7.4 percent, outperforms China: govt

NEW DELHI: India's economy grew by 7.4 percent year-on-year in the last quarter, official figures… Read More

World Bank forecasts 4.5 pct GDP growth this year

WASHINGTON: Despite increasing fears Pakistan gross domestic product growth (GDP) is expected to grow 4.5… Read More

Pakistan’s economic growth hamstrung by low tax collection, says report

ISLAMABAD: Despite recent optimism surrounding Pakistan's economy, the country is facing an "existential crisis" stemming from… Read More

Govt suggested measures for spending 4% of GDP on education

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has made promises, on more than one occasion, to spend… Read More

Pakistan has excellent infrastructure for investment: Dastagir

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Trade and Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan has said that Pakistan is… Read More

Budget to be announced on 5th June

ISLAMABAD: The budget for 2015-2016 will be announced on Friday 5th June 2015, ARY News… Read More

Weaknesses in the economy still persist, says SBP

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has pointed out in its second quarterly report that… Read More

Pakistan’s GDP to grow by 5.7 percent this year

KARACHI: Pakistan's gross domestic product is expected to grow by 5.7 per cent in 2015,… Read More