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Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2…
Andy Burnham’s economic to-do list begins with a simple promise and a difficult backdrop. In the Guardian Business report, the incoming prime minister is presented as committing to what he calls good growth in every…

KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi calls for a review of Pakistan's foreign and security policy after the deadly Kohat Police Lines attack.
Andy Burnham is being urged to take a less cautious approach to economic policy if he wants Labour to do more than hold the line. In an opinion piece for The Guardian Business, economist Jonathan Portes argues that the…
A student-led wave of anger is adding new pressure on Narendra Modi as India’s economic problems deepen and the government faces no simple fixes.
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces immediate pressure on North Sea energy projects as he prepares to assemble his cabinet and launch an ambitious domestic policy agenda this coming Monday
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and welcomed Pakistan's progress on economic reforms and its path back to international capital markets.

Pakistan has an artificial intelligence policy. It was approved by the Federal Cabinet on 30 July 2025, it runs to six pillars, and roughly a year later most of the companies it governs still could not tell you what it…

Canadian Finance Minister suggests UK should team up with Canada in a proposed new economic alliance with Europe

Britain's foreign policy is about to get a distinctly greener orientation, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband set to signal that climate and overseas development will sit at the center of how the UK engages with the…
Planet Money Summer School returns with a global tour of water markets, inflation targeting, resource wealth and community finance.

Iran's first vice president has proposed closer Islamic economic and political cooperation as renewed fighting in Yemen raises concerns over Red Sea security.
Andy Burnham has made a significant first move in his Cabinet reshuffle by naming John Healey as chancellor, placing an experienced political figure at the centre of his economic team. The appointment, reported by The…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reviewed Pakistan’s IMF programme progress, underscoring how closely the government is tracking reforms, fiscal targets and external financing needs.

China's advances in artificial intelligence contrast sharply with its struggling economy, as highlighted during Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is becoming an economic warning for Pakistan as fuel imports, LNG supplies, freight costs and inflation risks converge.
Pakistan's Commerce Ministry is reviewing proposals for an AI-enabled digital trade ecosystem, signalling that export planning, market intelligence and government data management are becoming central parts of the…
Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show The economic case for the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea has come under fresh scrutiny after publicly filed documents indicated the project…
Pakistan’s automobile industry is facing fresh uncertainty after tariff changes under the government’s IMF-backed reform programme sharply reduced the gap between duties on imported fully built vehicles and locally…
A new OICCI report says slow policy execution and uneven rules are costing Pakistan’s agriculture billions, with cotton output and maize growth both under pressure.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing French Ambassador Nicolas Galey call for deeper political, economic and people-to-people ties.

Major central banks tighten policy or keep rates restrictive as surging energy costs push inflation higher across leading economies.

Pakistan has taken a long-awaited step toward reshaping its downstream energy sector by approving the Brownfield Refining Policy, a move that is meant to modernise the country’s petroleum refineries after years of…
Latin America analyst Brian Winter argues that Trump sees Venezuela as a foreign policy success… and Cuba may be