Gold prices, rupee value depreciate
KARACHI: The rupee experienced a minor decline against the US dollar, depreciating by 0.03% in the interbank market on Monday.…
Experts urge action to combat low output
KARACHI: Agriculture experts have stressed the need for community-based research to tackle the decline in onion production caused by climate…
No reduction in industrial power prices
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not endorsed Pakistan’s proposal to further reduce industrial electricity prices by Rs2.70 per…
Gold prices witness slight drop in global and local markets
Listen to article The price of gold has decreased in both global and local markets. In the international bullion market, the price…
Solar net metering adds Rs103b burden on grid power consumers
Listen to article Net metering has placed a financial burden of Rs103 billion on grid power consumers in Pakistan, prompting the government…
SBP slashes interest rate by 100bps, sets policy rate at 12%
Listen to article The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced its policy rate by 100 basis points to 12 per…
2025: A roadmap to economic revival – II
Listen to article KARACHI: For calendar year 2025, I outlined 25 key priorities for Pakistan’s economic team in article ‘2025: A roadmap…
Recognising eucalyptus as green gold
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Eucalyptus was introduced to the subcontinent from Australia in 1843, but substantial plantings did not occur until after…
Can privatisation cause transformation?
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The recently released Prime Minister’s Economic Transformation Agenda rightly acknowledges that “many state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – some heavily…
Trump's tariff card against China
Listen to article KARACHI: US President Donald Trump has announced that a new 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods could be imposed…