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State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate to 16 per cent to curb inflatio
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) jacked up its policy rate by 16 per cent on Friday, the Express Tribune reported on Friday citing the bank after a meeting of its monetary policy committee (MPC), according to the Express Tribune.
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As economic situation looks gloomy in Pakistan, IMF advises strict measure
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The International Monetary Fund has called on Pakistan to impose additional taxes worth PKR 600 billion
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Pakistan: Millers again increase flour price
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Amid the increasing inflation, the millers in Pakistan have yet again increased the prices of flour by PKR 7 and PKR 10 in fine and super fine flour (maida).
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation in decades amid calamitous
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose steeply in the previous week climbing to a record 45.5 per cent year-on-year in September, the highest level in a decade.
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IMF sees inflation peaking at 20 pc in Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is slowing to around 3.5 per cent due to weakening economic conditions and the average inflation rate peaking to nearly 20 per cent by the end of the current fiscal year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pakistan FDI drops 43 pc from last year to USD 59 million in July
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell 43 per cent to USD 59 million in July from USD 103.8 million a year ago, local media reported citing central bank data.
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation of 42.3 pc
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose sharply in the previous week climbing to a record 42.3 per cent year-on-year basis in August.
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Pakistan: Karachi among world's worst places to live
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Karachi has yet again made it to the list of worst cities to live in the world in 2022, according to the Global Liveability Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently.
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'Kya bachon ko bhooka mardoon?' Pak woman questions govt over inflation
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Amid the increasing inflation, a video of a Pakistani woman has surfaced, describing the skyrocketing prices of medicines, groceries and electricity in the country, especially in Karachi city and slamming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N leader Mar
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Pakistani citizens share financial woes on social media, slam govt for sky
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Pakistani citizens are taking their financial woes online and criticizing the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) top leader Maryam Nawaz for doing nothing for the relief of the masses, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Price of life-saving medicines might rise by 7 pc amid inflation
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 3 (ANI): The price of life-saving drugs in Pakistan might witness an increase of 7 per cent and the price of other medicines may also hike by up to 10 per cent as per the Drug Pricing Policy of 2018 amid the rising inflation rate in the country.
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Pakistan's economic chaos: Double-digit inflation of 24.9 pc a 14-year hig
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday reported that the inflation rate in the country has spiked to a 14-year high of 24.9 per cent in the month of July, media reported.
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