Newspaper - Business & Finance - July 13, 2025
Too poor to be a dependent

Too poor to be a dependent

Pakistan’s age dependency ratio in 2024 was 69 per cent, meaning that for every 100 working-age individuals, there...
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Building forex reserves

Building forex reserves

Despite IMF-required levels of foreign exchange reserves, the domestic market is facing a dollar shortage
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

BML accelerates recapitalisation
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Ocean’s plastic waste

Ocean’s plastic waste

Every year, 11m tonnes of plastic waste enters the ocean, where it breaks down into microplastics that harm marine...
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Supporting clean energy

Supporting clean energy

China, manufacturing 70pc of EVs and home to 1,200 of 4,000 new energy startups in 2023, is the top-performing...
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Data points

Data points

Job growth in America
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Newly minted millionaires

Newly minted millionaires

The number of millionaires in the US grew by an average of 1,000 people a day in 2024, according to Global Wealth Report 2025
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
American public debt

American public debt

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill Act’ would extend tax cuts, slash health care, boost defence spending — and add...
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Young managers

Young managers

Gen Zers, the oldest of whom turn 28 this year, now make up one in 10 bosses, and they’ll outnumber the share of...
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Turning power into progress

Turning power into progress

Without comprehensive measures, Pakistan risks remaining trapped in a cycle of rising debts, idle plants, expensive electricity
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
A new and improved NFC Award?

A new and improved NFC Award?

The resource distribution arrangement should focus on resolving outstanding issues and not reversing the process.
Updated 08 Jul, 2025 11:02am
Overcoming a bleak tariff situation

Overcoming a bleak tariff situation

The impending US duty hike is set to escalate the overall burden, but it could also offer competitive market openings.
Updated 08 Jul, 2025 11:09am
Finance: The future of food exports

Finance: The future of food exports

Although still struggling with inefficiencies and supply shocks, the country seems to be attempting a bold bid to become a
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Tackling Sindh’s climate crisis

Tackling Sindh’s climate crisis

Overall, an estimated 8.6m people across 26 districts in Sindh faced heightened food insecurity due to compounding heat and drought risks.
Updated 08 Jul, 2025 11:43am
Financial inclusion in bloom

Financial inclusion in bloom

Moving away from the bureaucratic nightmares of banks, telco mobile wallets have helped significantly boost access to financial.
Updated 30 Jun, 2025 10:30am
Marginally improving fiscal planning

Marginally improving fiscal planning

The Finance Bill that is set to become law is notably more people and business-friendly, and less autocratic in tone than the draft presented earlier.
Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:36am
Is the textile sector recovering?

Is the textile sector recovering?

As shipments account for 55.4pc of total exports in 11MFY25, the sector’s continued growth depends on shifting from commodity.
Updated 30 Jun, 2025 09:10am
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

Minimal disruption at Emirates
Published 30 Jun, 2025 06:14am
Billions for Africa

Billions for Africa

Bill Gates is moving forward with plans to give away $200bn over the next 20 years, and the billionaire now says the...
Published 30 Jun, 2025 06:14am
Crypto’s pig butchering

Crypto’s pig butchering

Caught in June, the largest-ever US seizure of cryptocurrency linked to ‘pig butchering’ — victims tricked ...
Published 30 Jun, 2025 06:14am
Employee burnout

Employee burnout

Mentions of burnout by employees on job-review site Glassdoor has jumped 32pc in the first quarter from a year...
Published 30 Jun, 2025 06:14am
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