[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Jan 7, 2019[/box] According to TUC analysis of ONS figures, unsecured debt in the UK has reached a new…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jan 4, 2019[/box] America’s mountain of car loan debt is getting higher. A Finder analysis of Federal…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed in his several speeches that his government is committed to alleviate poverty and rehabilitate…
Pakistan’s external debt servicing (Principal + Interest) (Million US$) Description FY – 17 FY – 18 Principal Interest Total Principal…
The critics of Prime Minister Imran Khan are firing all sorts of shots at him. The biggest blame is that…
Having undergone a whopping trade deficit of over $38 billion and spooky current account deficit of $18 billion, Pakistan must…
Pakistan is currently facing a foreign exchange crisis where boosting exports on a sustainable basis should remain the prime focus…
The continuing economic downturn in Pakistan with a debt servicing projections at $31.3 billion until 2022-23 calls for immediate measures.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Emre Tarim, Lancaster University[/box] Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Crane, University of Bath[/box] People trapped in modern slavery situations endure terrible conditions, threats to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]CC BY-NC-ND Hui Feng, Griffith University[/box] The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central…
Addressing the post budget press conference, the Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail said, “We have no intention to go…
As the military assistance from the US been reduced, Pakistan has raised its defense spending for the year 2018-19 by…
Exclusive discussion with Dr. Ayub Mehar, Economist PAGE had discussion with Dr. Ayub Mehar about the budget 2018-19. He termed…
Generally, there are misconceptions that current account deficit (CAD) and depreciation of currency are bad omen for any given economy.…
Surrounded by declining foreign exchange reserves and weakening capacity to repay, Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities rose sharply to almost…
PROVINCIAL FISCAL OPERATIONS DURING JUL-SEPT (billion rupees) Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan Total Growth FY2018 A. Total Revenue 254.3 153.1 72.1…
Pakistan’s external sector is in under serious trouble as the current account deficit has increased drastically. Due to this crisis,…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early all will say CPEC is a game-changer, but some will ask for whom? Others will flag that CPEC is…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter thorough analysis, following have been identified as some of the major causes of power shortage in Pakistan: Increase in…
INTEREST RATES IN PAKISTAN (%) Month SBP Reverse Repo Rate SBP Repo Rate SBP Policy (Target) Rate 11-Feb-13 9.50 7.00…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince 2000, the worldwide economic situation has been characterized by large global imbalances, in mainly elevated surpluses in the rapidly…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic leaders of Pakistan calculating that the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio has been growing since FY 2008 and even mentioned that…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alex Simpson, University of Brighton[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he UK has a consumer debt crisis and it is young…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s ballooning external debt and liabilities continue to burden its economy at a time when the country is facing multiple…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government has recently sold the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for Rs100…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrary to popular belief, the biggest expenditure item in the 2017 budget is ‘interest’, not defense or education or any…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s foreign exchange reserves increased to $21 billion during the week ended May 19 from $20.678 billion a week ago,…