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Core inflation in July — excluding volatile food and energy components — stood at 7pc in urban areas and 8.1pc in rural areas ...
Pakistan’s annual inflation clocked in at 4.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in July 2025 as compared to 3.2 percent in the ...
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s inflation rate for July 2025 is expected to settle between 3.5% and 4.5%, reflecting a ...
Inflation in Pakistan accelerated to 4.1% year-on-year in July, compared to 3.2% in June. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported that rising prices of vegetables, pulses, petroleum, and ...
Islamabad: Pakistan s headline inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.1 percent year on year in ...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce its first monetary policy for the fiscal year 2025-26 later today.
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed said on Wednesday that the country’s economic outlook remains ...
LAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) has sounded the alarm over a renewed surge in inflation, warning that recent hikes in ...
Key contributors to the CPI increase include a 0.89% rise in food and non-alcoholic beverages and a 3.56% increase in ...
Says a “perception is being created as if there is a major issue regarding the availability, supply or pricing of sugar”.
The policy rate in Pakistan remains the highest in the region, including competing countries, as the State Bank of Pakistan ...
ECONOMY In theory, Pakistan’s economy needs a healthy middle class to drive growth. But by many accounts, that middle tier is ...