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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected Pakistan’s proposed sales tax exemption on electric vehicles (EVs), stressing that the tax rates should remain in line with standard policies, The Express …

The next government in Islamabad will have to take a decisive call on the fate of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)—the country’s beleaguered national carrier. Flight cancellations and delays are now …

Economic recovery will be Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s biggest test as he sets the ground for the upcoming general elections. At a rally in Lahore, which he addressed …

After much ado, China and Sri Lanka have finally reached an agreement towards debt restructuring of about $4.2 billion. While debt restructuring exercise has been a pre-condition, set by the …

Pakistan, with an inflation rate of 31.4 per cent year-on-year in September, is among the worst affected countries battling surging prices. In August, Pakistan’s inflation rate was 27.4 per cent. …

About 40 per cent of Pakistan’s population now live below the poverty line, a recent World Bank report has revealed, barely a few days after the International Labour Organisation (ILO) …

With the World Bank now kicking off the much needed reform agenda, other multilateral agencies could start the process as well. Reforms of multilateral lenders have been pending for long. …

Pakistan’s political turmoil with a likely delay in general elections has once again led to deepening economic crisis with the (Pakistani) rupee taking a beating. Since August 14, when the …

As Pakistan gets set to celebrate its Independence Day tomorrow, there is little cheer for its common citizens, especially the youth who are desperately looking to relocate to other countries …

Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has upgraded India to ‘Overweight’ rating saying the country’s reform and macro-stability agenda supports a strong capital investment and profit outlook. At the same time …

Pakistan’s businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises, have been hit hard once again as the Shehbaz Sharif government raised power tariff even as headline inflation continues to remain at …

As Pakistan’s initial euphoria following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of the much needed loan programme settles, worries are once again building up. Even as the IMF gave its …

Pakistan, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, has recorded a 12.7 per cent decline in exports for the July to June period—country’s financial year. During this period, …

Finally, Pakistan has something to cheer about as it managed to clinch the much-needed bailout package of $3 billion supported by a Stand By Arrangement (SBA) from the International Monetary …

The economic and political uncertainty in Pakistan has affected its youth the most. Though about 60 per cent of the country’s population is aged between 15 and 30, there is …

Will the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revive the much needed $6.5 billion financial assistance package for cash starved Pakistan? After back-to-back talks with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the …

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Paris, France, on Wednesday afternoon with a request to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva to persuade her to release …

Pakistan, to fix its economy, must reset it ties with India at the earliest: this is what one of the most prominent business tycoons of the cash starved nation has …

Pakistan’s hopes of reviving the $6.5 billion financial assistance package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are rapidly diminishing. Islamabad has now once again reached out to its “iron brother” …

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will have to take much of the blame for the country’s deepening economic crisis. The fourth finance minister to assume office in three years, Dar …

Trust deficit between the Shehbaz Sharif government and Pakistan’s business community is widening. For cash starved Pakistan, which is expecting to clock a GDP growth rate of a mere 0.29 …