We expect Pakistan's fiscal situation in 2025 to be characterised by a significant allocation of its national budget (2025–26 ...

Pakistan's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 11% on Monday, in line with expectations, as heightened geopolitical tensions and volatile global oil prices add to upside risks on ...

Recent attacks between Israel and Iran have heightened fears of a larger regional conflict. India is closely monitoring the ...

Analysts at Topline Securities also believed that the central bank’s MPC would observe a status quo as international crude ...

Investors will focus most on the Federal Reserve decision on Wednesday, the eve of Trump’s 150th day in power. Observers reckon officials there are still months away from being able to make a settled ...

The missed tax and GDP goals draw confusion and questions to the FY26 fiscal aspiration of a 3.9pc growth in GDP and nearly ...

From Washington to London, wary officials in countries that account for two fifths of the global economy may display a ...

The Qatari Riyal (QAR) experienced a marginal decline against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR), trading at 77.28 PKR on Friday, down from ...

In calmer times, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) might have been tempted to continue easing interest rates. After all, inflation had cooled considerably, the rupee had stabilized, and the external ...

In Pakistan, the public crushed under poverty, inflation, and unemployment face a new crisis every day. On one hand, securing two meals a day has become a challenge, while on the other, spring has ...

“We anticipate that the improved inflation trend will reverse in the second half of the year as companies are forced to begin passing along a portion of the increased tariffs in order to protect ...