Household savings are key to ensuring financial wellbeing, especially in countries like Pakistan, that do not have well developed social…
Year: 2019
Pakistan’s economy is characterized by low levels of household savings which play a very crucial role in stimulating sustained economic…
At the recent monetary policy briefing, Dr. Reza Baqir, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) defended persistent hike in policy…
There is no misgiving about the economic concept that the higher the national savings rate of a country, the higher…
With a population of over 200 million, Pakistan is the second largest economy of South Asia. The soaring inflation and…
Personal finance is the management of financial resources. Saving helps us to overcome significant problems in our lives. To manage…
The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is on persistent decline for the last two years. The recent hike…
Recent Findex stats find that ownership of financial accounts in Pakistan – including those with commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and…
Over a period of time, particularly in the last decade, National Savings has transformed itself from a retail debt raising…
Recent Findex stats find that ownership of financial accounts in Pakistan – including those with commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and…
Balochistan is endowed with rich mineral resources. There is a wider scope for setting up mineral-based industrial units in the…
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According to the international research report, as a growth enhancing component, foreign direct investment (FDI) has received great attention of…
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Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
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