Pak: Ramazan price spiral exposes weak market control in Lahore

Vegetable, fruit and essential food prices have risen in Lahore's open markets for a third straight day during...

CPI inflation for January recorded at 2.75% under new base year 

Under the new arrangement, the base year has been revised from 2012 to 2024 using Household Consumption Expenditure...

Governance failure exposed as Lahore struggles with food prices

The administration in Lahore has dismissed a dozen price control magistrates for what authorities termed persistent...

Afghan food prices rise despite falling dollar

Afghanistan is seeing sharp rises in food prices despite a weaker US dollar, with flour, rice and cooking oil...

Rural cultivation incomes under pressure as food prices decline

Rural cultivation incomes have come under sharp pressure as a decline in food prices during the CY25 Kharif season...

Food price relief keeps WPI contained despite December uptick

Looking ahead, economists cautioned that while global commodity prices such as oil and base metals are currently...

Wholesale inflation rises to 0.83% in December 2025 as manufactur

The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number reached 0.83 per cent...

'India retail inflation likely inched up to 1.66% in December'

Retail inflation in India has likely edged up in December 2025 to 1.66 per cent from 0.71 per cent in November, with...

Rising living costs persist despite official claims of stability

Despite government claims of economic stabilisation, the reality for millions of Pakistanis over the past year tells...

Consumer inflation in country to stay low at 0.4% in Oct–Dec

Consumer inflation is expected to stay very low in the October to December period of the current financial year,...

RBI Governor revises inflation outlook downward to 2% for FY26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised the inflation outlook for the current financial year FY26,...

Pakistan’s unchecked inflation crisis highlights public despair

Pakistan's short-term inflation has risen for the 16th straight week as food and energy prices continue to climb....