BUSINESS
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Pakistan Day: more than a day of remembrance
Every year on March 23, Pakistan commemorates the Lahore Resolution – a defining moment that set the course for the…
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How China is weathering the oil shock
It has been a month since the United States and Israel unleashed an unlawful war on Iran. Donald Trump and…
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Positive spillovers of the Gulf crisis
A global economic reset has been due for some time, but the cautionary leadership approach left it unaddressed. It is…
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Debt sans reform traps growth
Debt is not inherently harmful if it is used productively – borrowed to invest in future yield-generating projects such as…
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PSX plunges over 4,700 points amid broad-based selling
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed sharp volatility on Monday, highlighting its heightened vulnerability to regional shocks amid prevailing macroeconomic…
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Tariff plan ‘insufficient’ without base cuts
The business community has delivered a measured response to the government’s proposed overhaul of industrial electricity pricing, welcoming the intent…
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War spillover pushes SPI up 8.24% YoY
Pakistan’s short-term inflation extended its upward trend, with the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) rising sharply by 8.24% year-on-year for the…
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Property tax cuts proposed
The government plans to cut taxes on the property sector and lure Middle East conflict-affected overseas Pakistanis to bring back…
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Pakistan plans app-based fuel subsidy for low-income users amid energy crisis
The government has decided to introduce a mobile application-based system to provide fuel subsidies to low-income consumers as it seeks…
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IMF announces agreement after seeking fresh assurances on fiscal discipline
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday announced a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for the release of about $1.2 billion…
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