Tahir Amin

Chittagong

#Journalist @ Business Recorder Recorder @brecordernews & International Center for Journalists @ICFJ, Washington DC fellow, EWCA Alumni (Views are personal)

Articles

Tensions may hurt growth and stability: Moody’s

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

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Balochistan tube-wells solarisation: ECC approves Rs24.5bn transfer

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved transfer of the requisite funds amounting Rs24.5 billion to ensure timely completion of the solarisation of 27,000 agri tube-wells in Balochistan.
World Bank likely to approve $100m for education programme

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

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Apr CPI inflation clocks in at 0.3pc YoY

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

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Weekly SPI inflation up 0.15pc

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended April 30, 2025, increased by 0.15per cent due to an increase in the prices of eggs (5.55per cent), chicken (1.84per cent), LPG (1.03per cent) and sugar (0.26per cent), says Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
Growth may stay broadly unchanged: IMF

1 week ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

ISLAMABAD: Growth for Pakistan is expected to remain broadly unchanged in fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 0.6 percentage point downward revision from October because of weaker activity during the first half of fiscal year 2025 and heightened trade uncertainty more than offsetting the positive impact of recent and further expected monetary easing over the second half of this year, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IMF EB to consider loan review on May 9

2 weeks ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

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World Bank approves $108mn additional financing for KP projects

2 weeks ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

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Macroeconomic improvement: Fiscal discipline, policy reforms will be crucial: ADB

2 weeks ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts toward fiscal consolidation and policy reforms will be the key to improvements in Pakistan’s macroeconomic recovery and stability, particularly broadening the tax base; reforming state-owned enterprises and improving the business environment, says Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Rupee-dollar parity: Procuring dollars from market not a sustainable policy: Pasha

2 weeks ago | brecorder.com | Tahir Amin

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) procured dollars from the market, originated from hawala hundi, to manage the rupee dollar parity and shore up foreign exchange reserves, which is not a sustainable policy. This was stated by Dr Hafeez Pasha, former finance minister, while speaking at Aaj TV’s programme ‘Paisa Bolta Hai with Anjum Ibrahim’.