How the debt trap deepened Pakistan’s debt crisis is no longer just an economic problem buried in government reports and…
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Energy is the lifeblood of every modern economy. It powers industries, irrigates farms, transports goods, and lights homes. Yet in…
Circular debt is the money trap that’s choking Pakistan’s whole energy sector. It is like everyone owes everyone but nobody…
On June 12, 2026, the Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented Pakistan’s Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2026-27. The…
Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman…
Policymakers must adopt growth-oriented strategy including export diversification, investment climate and productivity As Pakistan approaches 2026, economic stability has become…
Energy sector viability and tax enhancements promise private investment rebound and sustainable economic growth Pakistan’s economy stands at a pivotal…
If 2025 has revealed anything, it is the alarming disconnect between Pakistan’s economic reality and the self-congratulatory narratives pushed by…
Pakistan can support growth and meet obligations through fiscal prudence, macro stability, and pro-growth policies According to the latest data…
Sustainable solutions demand privatisation, efficiency overhaul, subsidy rationalisation and governance reforms across power sector IMF mandate requires structural reforms, tariff…
With policy reforms and investment, Pakistan can shift toward sustainable, secure, and affordable energy Pakistan’s energy sector is at a…
Cutting circular debt, reforming grid and boosting rooftop solar drive the nation’s energy transition Energy sector of Pakistan suffers from…
Enhanced public sector intervention needed to remove economic and social imbalances Until financial year 2016 economic managers of the country…
Govt aims for fiscal discipline through budget surplus, inflation control, and debt restructuring In the shaping economic growth, sources recorded…
Examining the effects of growing public debt, currency depreciation, and reduced government spending on the working class Pakistan’s total public…
From inflation decline to stock market rally economic progress but structural hurdles linger Interview with Ms. Tara Uzra Dawood, CEO Dawood…
Cement sector is heavily leveraged as well as energy intensive. The recent reduction in policy rate and the decline in…
The current account during July-March FY 2024 registered a deficit of $0.5 billion, against a deficit of $4.1 billion in…
Pakistan’s relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1958 has been marked by a complex interplay of financial challenges,…
2023 was a tumultuous year, with Pakistan experiencing its share of highs and lows. A quick recap of some of…
Presently, the global economy faces higher energy prices which may remain intact because of the Russian-Ukraine war. The war has…
Foreign reserves are capital deposits controlled by central banks or monetary authorities with the intention of accumulating a set of…
Pakistan: Gross National Product At Constant Basic Prices Of 2015-16 (Rs million Sectors) Details 2019-20 2020-21 F 2021-22 R 2022-23…
Pakistan is still caught in a vicious cycle of poor savings, little domestic investment, massive borrowing, rising foreign debt, low…
Workers’ Remittances In Pakistan (Million US Dollar) (Provisional) Country July-June Amount YoY growth (percent) FY23 FY22 FY21 FY23 FY22 Cash…
The context of the budget for the year 2023-24 was that of a country going through a poly-crisis barely averting…
It was believed that Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar would present the Budget for the next financial year (FY24) keeping…
According to the World Bank’s new report in a growth in advanced economies like US will likely be slow to…
After the few years of the onset of the pandemic, inflation has become one of the main concerns for the…
After the long phase of COVID-19 crisis, Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by only 2% in the current fiscal…
Experts revealed that Pakistan’s energy sector is a developing market. For years, the matter of balancing supply against the demand…
Total Public Debt of Pakistan is the debt owed by the government (including federal and provincial governments) serviced out of…
International Experts identified that there is a fundamental reason why emerging and developing countries amass external debt is lack of…
The State Bank of Pakistan has raised key interest rate by 125 basis points and now, the interest rate is…
Contrary to market expectations, measures announced in Federal Budget FY23 are being termed ‘Neutral to Positive’ for the stock market.…
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 was a black day in the history of the island nation Sri Lanka, as they defaulted…
Govt must produce more skilled workers to achieve better economic goals Interview with Mr Zaheer Ahmed — a Pakistani working…
Pakistan’s power sector remains in news for all the wrong reasons. Circular debt is continuously increasing where private power producers…
FDI must for the growth of failing power sector The most adverse side of the inflation is not its rate,…
Where should the remittances sent by the Pakistani diaspora be invested? Well, the prevalent assumption is that the major chunk…
The unprecedented tale of Pakistan’s power sector has been a tale of institutional weaknesses, weak governance and a lack of…
Defining Microfinance is not easy as no proper definition of the term exists. Some say it could mean anything from…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alice Charles Project Lead, Cities, Infrastructure and Urban Services Platform, World Economic Forum Kalin Bracken Lead,…
Globally, fast rising trend of both external and domestic debt, emerging in 2008 and onwards due to economic recession has…
Globally, fast rising trend of both external and domestic debt, emerging in 2008 and onward due to economic recession has…
Researchers believe that with the rise in energy usage by developing states, the financial crises has enveloped because of energy…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 22, 2021[/box] The value of outstanding student loans in the United States has…
The debt-laden economy of Pakistan needs foreign inflows in order to address its economic woes. The global economic landscape seems…
Collectively, financial sector’s risk indicators have significantly strengthened since the last financial crisis of 2008. In terms of capitalization, the…
Statistics show that during July-December of fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan has received $5.7 billion in external loans from multiple financing…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sandy Brian Hager, City, University of London and Joseph Baines, King’s College London[/box] When the COVID-19…
Presently Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities reached historical level of $113.8 billion at the end of September 2020, due to…
Circular debt is one of the biggest challenges Pakistan’s energy sector is facing since 2008-09, which has just crossed the…
The Government of Pakistan has recently tabled an Amendment Bill to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Act (Regulation…
The present government of Pakistan statistics showed that, took over $13 billion in foreign loans in the previous fiscal year…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Aug 6, 2020[/box] This chart uses IMF estimates to show the countries most burdened…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 22, 2020[/box] When millions of Americans started losing their jobs due to the…
The federal budget for 2020-21 is set in difficult circumstances with an exceptional degree of uncertainty generated by COVID-19. The…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow[/box] The macroeconomic shock to the world economy from the COVID-19 pandemic…
Analysis of Economic Survey FY2019 of Pakistan recorded that the main purpose of public debt management is to make sure…
The word on the street about New World Order is corona. The pandemic treated all the human beings, objects and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jefferson Frank, Royal Holloway[/box] Markets abhor uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic is a severe supply shock that…
International studies identified that economic growth and development is a main goal of most developing states; hence resources are mobilized…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19th December 2019 completed the first review of Pakistan’s economic…
When the Government of Pakistan (GoP) entered into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout program…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its latest report, has projected the economic growth rate of Pakistan at 2.8%; which…
Pakistan – Core Set Of Inward Direct Investment Positions For End 2017 (Mn US $) Country Total Inward direct investment…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Oct 14, 2019[/box] According to research recently published by the Kiel Institute for the World…
In July, Pakistan went to International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package. There is a general perception that the…
Could Pakistan address its economic woes by turning around the freight train system? The answer would be yes in unison…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ayla Majid Managing Director, Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman[/box] Pakistan has been the 8th-most affected country…
Pakistan is celebrating 72nd Independence Day this month. Politically Pakistan got independence in 1947 yet it has to achieve economic…
There has been a constant debate about Pakistan’s credit risk lately and all sorts of theories and analyses have been…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Aug 1, 2019[/box] High inflation rates can hurt any country’s economy and point to…
Currently, Pakistan’s circular debt stands at a whopping Rs1.4 trillion, which includes the loans accumulated by previous governments. The alarming…
Pakistan stock market witnessed a substantial decline of 12% in Rupee terms and 23% in US$ terms during 4QFY19 amidst…
Salient Features Of Budget 2019-20 The total outlay of budget FY2020 is Rs 8,238.1 billion. This size is 38.9 percent…
Like other countries, role of manufacturing sector in Pakistan’s economy is of paramount significance. Enhanced exports are believed to benefit…
Pakistan has promising future but chaos must be handled generously, says EFP chief Pakistan & Gulf Economist sought views of the…
Image source:Â https://www.google.com Former finance minister Asad Umar, who made a speech at the extra-budgetary consultation and scheduled conference in…
Image source: South Asia Center Pakistan announces fiscal year budget for next fiscal year, setting an additional income target…
External debt plays both a pessimistic as well as optimistic role in shaping economic growth in any country mainly developing.…
Remittances have been playing a very significant role for the overall economic development of Pakistan. Therefore, it is important to…
In the shaping of economic growth of any country, researchers revealed that external debt plays both an optimistic as well…
Services Sector Indicators (H1) Details FY18 FY19 Wholesale and Retail Trade (34.4%) LSM (H1; YoY growth) 6.6 -1.5 Imports (billion…
Naya Pakistan Main Naya Ghar In Pakistan, more than 50% of masses living below the poverty level who cannot even…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Feb 7, 2019[/box] The problem – or privilege – of having a lot of foreign…
Debt Capital Markets In Pakistan S.No Type of Security No. of Issues Amount(Rs billion) i. Listed TFC 1 7.00 ii.…
Economic role of natural gas Pakistan’s primary energy supply mix clearly shows natural gas as playing major role in country’s…
Over the last one year, the Ministry of Finance of Government of Pakistan showed that there has been no significant…