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After the long phase of COVID-19 crisis, Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by only 2% in the current fiscal…
When Pakistan received a tranche of US$1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it was anticipated that PKR would…
After the successful completion of the combined seventh and eighth reviews, Pakistan has eventually received the long standing $1.16 billion…
In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale military strike against Ukraine. War is claiming enormous sacrifices in human life and…
Pakistan is striving to get reasonable policy to overcome its current economic crisis. A policy which might help to achieve…
Total Public Debt of Pakistan is the debt owed by the government (including federal and provincial governments) serviced out of…
There is no way to sugar-coat the harsh reality of Pakistan’s socio-economic conditions as we approach the end of the…
The State Bank of Pakistan has raised key interest rate by 125 basis points and now, the interest rate is…
The issue of price stability is critical for any economy. Everyone in society is affected by inflation. Macroeconomic policies are…
Nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote Blue Economy of Pakistan Whenever we think of water the thing which comes…
Pakistan has launched a three-year development plan, hoping to implement major projects to promote better integration of government and social…
There are signs of business activity picking up in Pakistan at a faster pace as worries about new coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Real sector Agriculture: Out of Rs 1,240 billion fiscal package on COVID-19, Rs 100 billion is allocated for the agriculture and…
As the tally of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crosses 185,000 the impacts of the coronavirus in pakistan pandemic are beginning…
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan’s economy was already struggling to stay afloat but was in no danger of collapse. However,…
As hopes are building for easing of lockdown, which should not continue for indefinite period, it is necessary to evaluate…
Afghanistan’s peace needs capital to endure There is intense focus now on how to reach a peace agreement in Afghanistan,…
Emerging Asian markets have had a significant impact on the growth of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment. The region’s…
Traditionally, Pakistan and China have cooperated closely at the strategic and political levels. Since 2014, the two countries are now…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed in his several speeches that his government is committed to alleviate poverty and rehabilitate…
Humanity on the planet earth is the creature of experiences, symbols, identities, struggle and intelligence to observe. Nature, as an…
The OPEC-led group of oil producers announced a supply cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil…
According to the bank, to be a member of the middle class in 2015, a Pakistani adult must have a…
Pakistan has witnessed improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. It…
Balochistan is the poorest province but it has huge potential in trade and commerce by virtue of its strategic location.…
Infrastructure is the first step, and it will be followed with trade and investment and industrial cooperation. Efforts to expedite…
There is lots of interest exhibited by almost every Pakistani these days about the trade prospects with China. Even those…
Since the signing of China-Pakistan free trade agreement in 2007 and the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2013,…
Trade volume between China and Pakistan, which stood at $4 billion in 2008, peaked to $15.6 billion in 2016-17. Pakistan’s…
Under-invoicing is a key source of Customs Duty leakage in imports in the absence of effective measures to restrict or…
This is the election year in Pakistan so any discussion on budget is to be read in this context. The…
A Report by Topline Securities Limited Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance published the Annual Pakistan Economic Survey for FY18. As per…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) KSE-100 was Asia’s top-performing Index in 2016 but 2017 proved to be a nightmare. Equity-based…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socioeconomic indicators…
Generally, there are misconceptions that current account deficit (CAD) and depreciation of currency are bad omen for any given economy.…
In the current fiscal year, Pakistan rupee has been depreciated number of times against the US dollar before decreased in…
Surrounded by declining foreign exchange reserves and weakening capacity to repay, Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities rose sharply to almost…
Those who have access to power corridors and also the capacity to influence government are clearly divided into two groups;…
The present economic situation presents some opportunities for Pakistan. But the country also has some serious long-term challenges. Unless the…
World Bank expects the inflation rate to rise to 6 percent by the end of 2017-18 Inflation refers to price…
The present Pakistani rupee price against the greenback is 115, which increased from 110.5 rupees earlier and this current level…
Poverty should be more comprehensively measured through an index that uses multiple indicators. These may be broadly categorized as socioeconomic…
Pakistani market currently has the presence of leading international fast food franchises and consumer brands, which are successfully doing their…
In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, tractor sales rose 45 percent year-on-year to 38,173 units, according…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE – Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SPHRI Zahid Mubarik is the CEO HR Metrics and founder…
Pakistan was built on a dream, a desire, a vision that surpassed all bounds to become a glorious nation. It…
With the induction of global brands and outlets, Pakistan’s retail sector at present witnessing a booming and impressive growth. The…
After registering a 10-year high growth of 5.7 percent last year, large scale manufacturing (LSM) has taken an even better…
Developing an understanding about the nature and economic drivers of Pakistan is crucial to critical thinking about its impact on…
It must be remembered that CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) is not just a transit route for Chinese exports but it…
If the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) completes on-time and Gwadar Port becomes fully operational as hub port, it will change…
In this year high GDP growth in Pakistan will help control the inflation. There is increase in macro sectors of…
Since Pakistan got independence it has been a key beneficiary of multilateral financial institutions. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank…
Home remittances and money sent back by Pakistanis working abroad have financed the bulk of Pakistan’s trade deficit for the…
The balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of the country’s export and import over a certain…
Balochistan contributes 34% national production of apple and 70% of dates. Nature has bestowed the province with so many natural…
Pakistan’s economy has largely impacted by the 9/11 and its consequences, especially the US the war against terror back in…
Pakistan would miss the export target of $35 billion this year by June 2018 set in the three-year Strategic Trade…
The country remained unsuccessful to overcome challenges on the external front where import figure continued moving upward where as the…
The caption may sound a little outrageous to readers, but it is a harsh reality. Over the years the country…
Natural gas is one of the principal sources of energy in our economy. The past decade has witnessed substantial changes…
The government has failed to adopt what is normally termed ‘any marketing strategy’ to boost manpower exports with a view…
The more than US$60 billion loan from the People’s Republic of China in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is set…
Despite all out efforts of developing countries to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now sustaining what has been achieved…
We daily come across people making over-generalizations as to various economic factors. You daily encounter people saying that Pakistan’s economy…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
As the year ended amidst political uncertainties and disruption in financial management due to the absence of a full-fledged Finance…
Highlights of 2017 8.5% growth in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Inflation rate of 3.9% Super strong growth in lending to the…
Pakistan is, and has been, a highly consumption-oriented society. The much lower level of investment in Pakistan reflects, in large…
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has warned that the growth rate of the available work force shall exceed the rate…
Over the years value of rupee has been eroded by either devaluation or crawling depreciation. The incidents of sudden and…
The strong rupee policy stance adopted by the government has caused grave damage to the economy. From managed float regime,…
In the inter-bank market, rupee was available in terms of dollar for buying and selling at Rs 106.75 and Rs…
If anyone goes through the history of Pakistan, one point is very clear that the country has been living on…
Pakistan’s external sector is in under serious trouble as the current account deficit has increased drastically. Due to this crisis,…
Last week, Trump’s comments and North Korea’s threat to launch a missile attack on Guam increased geopolitical risk and led…
The Sri Lankan rupee is anticipated to fall more this year. The central bank of Sri Lanka will not protect…
The bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan are acquiring new dimensions at all political, economic and social…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be major investor and a key trading partner of Pakistan. It also played a…
Value Added Tax (VAT) is expected to be introduced at a rate of 5 percent with some limited exceptions including…
The association of Pakistan with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) goes back to the foundation of the Emirates (a group…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very year, National Savings Day is celebrated on 31st October, still Pakistan continues to be categorized among the low savers…
Demographic trends witnessed from midst of last century till now particularly in economically rich nations identify various generational groups emerged…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ational Savings has appeared as a challengeable vehicle for financial inclusion with introduction of attractive welfare oriented products. It registered…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a journalist with experience of around two decades, I have witnessed every finance minister saying that Pakistan is going…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap] wo aspects of our economic environment that weigh down on growth are the huge (effective) share of indirect taxes in…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough agriculture sector is dominating sector in Pakistan and is source of employment of majority of its people but industrial…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he banking sector showed a robust growth in advances to the private sector in the quarter ended June 30, 2017,…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan stands amongst the countries with lowest savings-to-GDP ratio, standing at a dismal 14.2 percent in 2015 compared to the…