Economy
Government Greenlights Tax-Heavy Budget Ahead of Crucial IMF Loan Talks
Pakistan’s parliament on Friday passed the government’s tax-heavy finance bill for the coming fiscal year ahead of more talks on a new bailout with...
LSMI output surged by 5.8% YoY in April
In April 2024, Pakistan's Large-scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) production dropped sharply by 8.14%, down from 115.78 in March 2024.
However, on a month-on-month basis,...
SPI surged by 1.3% WoW
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the Combined Group increased by 1.3%...
Pakistan Aims for reaching IMF Staff-Level Agreement in July: FM Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Thursday the federal government was hopeful of reaching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July...
Government Greenlights Tax-Heavy Budget Ahead of Crucial IMF Loan Talks
Pakistan’s parliament on Friday passed the government’s tax-heavy finance bill for the coming fiscal year ahead of more talks on a new bailout with...
LSMI output surged by 5.8% YoY in April
In April 2024, Pakistan's Large-scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) production dropped sharply by 8.14%, down from 115.78 in March 2024.
However, on a month-on-month basis,...
SPI surged by 1.3% WoW
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the Combined Group increased by 1.3%...
Pakistan Aims for reaching IMF Staff-Level Agreement in July: FM Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Thursday the federal government was hopeful of reaching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July...
Pakistan’s Current account posted a surplus of $128Mn in Feb
Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus of $128 million in February 2024, in contrast to a revised deficit of $303 million in the previous...
MPC decided to hold the Policy rate steady at 22%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to hold the policy rate steady at 22 percent in its meeting held today.
The MPC noted that despite...