Business Desk

Business Desk

The Business Desk tracks economic trends, market movements, and business developments, offering analysis of both local and global financial news.

Pak-Afghan trade group welcomes re-export of stranded Afghan cargo
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Pak-Afghan trade group welcomes re-export of stranded Afghan cargo

PAJCCI calls Pakistan’s re-export decision a major relief for stranded Afghan cargo

Pakistan’s tractor sales in 2025 ‘lowest in two decades’
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Pakistan’s tractor sales in 2025 ‘lowest in two decades’

Topline Securities say lower crop prices and rising input costs have eroded farmers’ purchasing power

Pakistan business leaders reject power package, lament high taxes, electricity rate
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Pakistan business leaders reject power package, lament high taxes, electricity rate

Claim 150 textile units have shut in two years due to high cost of electricity

Pakistan inflation up 0.25% in second week of January
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Pakistan inflation up 0.25% in second week of January

Year-on-year, the Sensitive Price Indicator went up by 3.87%

Pakistan’s large industries grow 10.4% as automotive, petroleum sectors boom
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Pakistan’s large industries grow 10.4% as automotive, petroleum sectors boom

In the first five months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, the LSM index went up 6% year-on-year

High taxes, rising energy costs drive firms out of Pakistan, warns ICCI official
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High taxes, rising energy costs drive firms out of Pakistan, warns ICCI official

ICCI warns Pakistan risks industrial decline and lost competitiveness without tax and energy reforms