With far more political value than nutritional, the sweetener’s pricing is diverting the focus of the rulers away from more urgent issues.
Updated24 Mar, 2025 01:39pm
State Bank displays caution as foreign economic stimuli, domestic political challenges, and the IMF’s budget intervention smay impact present stability.
Published17 Mar, 2025 06:08am
Lenders claim coercion by govt to acquiesce, say they would suffer losses if deal goes through; question marks remain over strategy to curb line losses, theft.
Updated17 Mar, 2025 08:51am
Anti-dumping duty is tariff that government imposes on foreign imports to shield domestic industries from unfair competition.
Published03 Mar, 2025 06:05am
Large-scale Shariah-compliant banking will require the government to switch to asset-backed borrowing instead of the present
Published03 Mar, 2025 06:04am
Growth momentum in the Islamic banking industry has not convinced policymakers to create an ecosystem for digital Islamic banking.
Published24 Feb, 2025 07:18am
DeepSeek’s chatbot comes at a time when American tech companies insist AI development requires vast sums of money, computing power.
Updated10 Feb, 2025 10:26am
Pakistan will likely have to walk a tightrope, balancing its relations with Washington and Beijing as the US begins its tariff journey.
Updated27 Jan, 2025 10:15am
Efforts with Uraan Pakistan may prove futile given the lack of progress on key structural reforms, slow foreign inflows, and increasing militancy and political instability.
Updated06 Jan, 2025 10:28am
Beijing recalibrates policies to stimulate its economy and navigate a harsh external environment given the US tariff barrage.
Published23 Dec, 2024 08:25am
