Karachi: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit reached a historic low in the fiscal year 2026, declining by 46% from the previous year, as the country reported a deficit of PkR3.3 trillion, or 2.6% of GDP, compared to PkR6.2 trillion, or 5.4% of GDP, in FY25. Sim…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s debt indicators presented a mixed picture in the fiscal year 2026, with improvements in some areas and deteriorations in others, as detailed in a recent press release. The country’s Debt to GDP ratio decreased to 68.3% as the deb…
Karachi: EPCL is anticipated to report a profitability of PkR0.8 per share for the second quarter of the calendar year 2026, primarily due to a recovery in Ethylene-PVC core margins and gains from SIDC remeasurement. This projection comes amid expecta…
KARACHI: A nationwide strike by goods transporters is increasingly becoming a significant economic concern for Pakistan, affecting importers, exporters, industries, traders, and consumers. Mian Zahid Hussain, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and …
Karachi: The KSE-100 index, a key benchmark of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, closed at 180,311 points, marking an increase of 465 points from the previous day. Trading volumes reached 744 million shares, a decrease from the 860 million shares traded in…
Karachi: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) witnessed a minor decline in its key indices on Thursday, with the KSE30 index falling by 109.40 points to close at 53,603.57, while the KSE100 index dropped by 206.60 points, closing at 180,104.61. Despite th…