Pakistan is on a path to become a global economic hub and aims to become a melting pot of competing global economic interests, said SAPM on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning, Dr. Moeed Yusuf. He was chairing the 8th Advisory Board Meeting of the National Security Committee. ...

ISLAMABAD- Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Tuesday said that despite internal and external challenges, the combined impact of various progressive economic indicators show that the country was moving forward, thanks to prudent government policies. “These ...

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Finance says government's macroeconomic adjustment and demand management policies for stabilization have started making an impact as visible in the moderate growth of 3.3% in fiscal year 2019. In a press release, the Ministry said a host of measures were introduced by the ...

The National Assembly resumed its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad this afternoon with Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri in the chair. The House is continuing discussion on budget 2019-20. Continuing debate on the budget for next fiscal year in the National Assembly, Planning Minister ...

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeem-ul-Haq says economic policies and relief schemes of the incumbent government will strengthen national economy, alleviate inflation and diminish ratio of poverty. Talking to a private news channel, he said now the government is ...

ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) Dr. Murtaza Mughal has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pushing Pakistan into stone age through its negative economic policies. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that instead of encouraging growth in ...

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government realised after nine months its flawed economic policies by removing Finance Minister Asad Umar. “I congratulate Pakistanis as they have demanded the PTI government ...

ISLAMABAD - The Ambassador of People’s Republic of China, Yao Jing here on Tuesday called on Minister for Finance Asad Umar and exchanged views on matters of bilateral importance, besides emphasizing the need for further enhancing and expanding bilateral cooperation. Welcoming the ambassador, ...

ISLAMABAD - The country's overall merchandize trade deficit plunged by 9.66 percent during July-January (2018-19) as the deficit contracted by over $2 billion to $19.264 billion in the period under review against the deficit of $21.324 billion recorded during same period of the previous year. The ...

ISLAMABAD - Government’s economic decisions have finally begun to bear fruit as Pakistan’s trade deficit has gone down by 9.66 percent to $19.26 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. According to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the trade ...