February 02, 2020: Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demand across the sector, according to
February 2, 2021 (MLN): A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee will be held tomorrow i.e. February 3, 2021, under the Chairmanship of PM’s Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
February 2, 2021 (MLN): The first month of CY21, witnessed an appreciable deceleration in consumer product prices as headline inflation eased to 5.65% from 14.56% in January 2020, dipping below 6% for the
February 2, 2021 (MLN): Dairy farmers on Monday, have announced an increase of Rs 20 per liter in the price of milk, which has yet to be responded by official authorities. Following this
February 2, 2021 (MLN): Demonetization has become a new hot topic in the country recently, all thanks to the continuous insistence by the former Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Shabbar
February 02, 2021: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy
February 02, 2021 (MLN): The overall sales of Oil and Marketing Companies (OMCs) continued to witness double-digit growth in Jan’21, registering a 12% YoY increase to 1.52 MTs driven by Furnace Oil (FO)
February 02, 2021: The National Assembly on Monday passed three bills that include, “The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Bill, 2020”, The Public-Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020” and “The Pakistan Single Window
February 02, 2021: Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan has called for greater US investments in power generation, transmission and distribution, artificial intelligence, renewable and hydel energy. Talking to US Deputy Assistant Secretary
February 01, 2021 (MLN): Pakistan's outstanding debts as of December 31, 2020 stand at a collossal amount of Rs.23.56 trillion whereas total debt at the end of prior month was Rs.22.99 trillion, meaning
February 1, 2021 (MLN): The gross sale of securities during the week ended January 22, 2021 was recorded at Rs.7.6 billion, which is around 75.8 percent lower than the figures recorded last week.
February 1, 2021 (MLN): Pakistan’s exports have maintained growth and for the first time in 8 years, the exports have crossed the $2-billion mark in four consecutive months, said Adviser to Prime Minister
February 1, 2021: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of February. According to the notification, the authority increased
February 1, 2021: European stock markets rebounded early Monday from recent heavy losses, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.7 percent at 6,452.24 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 1.1
February 01, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan's Yearly Inflation Rate (New Base 2015-16) in January 2021 was 5.65 percent compared to 7.97 percent in December 2020 and 14.60 percent in January 2020. The July-January average
May 12, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan’s total external debt and liabilities by the end of 1QCY20 stood at $109.94 billion, signifying a growth of 4% YoY, as during Jan-Mar CY19 it was $105.9 billion. While in
May 12, 2020: Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Tuesday expressed the hope that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs would be able to fulfill all its requirements
May 12, 2020 (MLN): Federal Minister Mohammedmian Soomro chaired a meeting attended by Secretary PC and other concerned officers to review progress on the privatization program with special focus on some of the priority transactions.
May 12, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are trying their very best to ensure that the outcome of the second review of the $6 billion loan program turns out positive, says
May 12, 2020 (MLN): The total debt of Central Government during the month of March 2020 stood at Rs. 34.135 trillion, i.e. 2% higher than the figures reported last month. whereas, on a yearly basis, this
May 12, 2020: Prime Minister Imran Khan says construction of dams and ensuring water security will help meet energy and agriculture requirements of the country at an affordable rate. He was chairing a briefing on
May 11, 2020 (MLN): The exodus of foreign investors from Pakistan’s debt market is continuing with net sales of the government’s denominated securities particularly T-bills during the month of April 2020 recorded at $601 million. The
May 11, 2020: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has warned the federal government that any decision to discontinue import of raw material of medicines from India will weaken the country’s ability to fight the
May 11, 2020: The business optimism in Pakistan was on the decline during Q1 2020 compared with Q4 2019 even before the government had executed the lockdown restrictions to shutter the economy in an attempt
May 11, 2020: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday mulled over post-May 9 lockdown status and the implementation mechanism for Ramazan standard operating procedures (SOPs) devised by the provinces. The NCOC, which met
May 11, 2020 (MLN): The non-government sector has borrowed another net sum of Rs.20.94 billion during the week ended May 01, 2020, which brings the cumulative net borrowing for ongoing fiscal year FY2020 to Rs.316.37
May 11, 2020 (MLN): The government of Pakistan has acquired an additional debt of Rs.203.42 billion during the week ended May 01, 2020, which brings its total net borrowing for ongoing fiscal year 2020 to
May 11, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan is seeking suggestions from Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, and a consortium of Habib Bank and JP Morgan for the hedging of petroleum products. Several options have been proposed in this
May 11, 2020: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized that out of the box solutions are needed to meet the present-day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation. Chairing a meeting to review the
May 10, 2020 (MLN): The highlights of the important economic and business events witnessed during the last week are in order to provide the information regarding recent developments in Pakistan’s economic and public policy. On
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