No doubt, the Pakistan’s banking sector has played an important role in continuing the Pakistan’s economic system during pandemic, which…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Caroline Kende-Robb Senior Fellow, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)[/box] • AfCFTA, the largest global free…
There is no denying the fact that Pakistan is an agrarian economy. Since more than 20 percent share in the…
Infrastructure development is one of the main pillars of economic growth of any economy and China Pakistan Economic Corridor being…
Efforts are being made by the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to revive the construction and real estate…
Interview with Muhammad Talha — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Muhammad Talha: I have been working in…
The experts record that Pakistan’s cement industry has recorded a healthy growth during the first nine months of fiscal year…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] This article was first published by Energy Monitor Andrew Higham former CEO, Mission 2020 climate…
Pakistan has everything that is needed for the modern agriculture –from all 4 seasons (which serve to provide plenty of…
Looking at global GDP at constant prices of 2017 adjusted for cost of living/purchasing power, China was the biggest economy…
The outbreak of Covid-19 has been accompanied by widespread decline in global commodity prices. The pandemic presents a unique shock…
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is now in an 11-month transition period. On December 31,…
Interview with Mr Barkatullah Lone – Chairman, GB International Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr. Barkatullah Lone is…
Pakistan: Exports And Imports Of Goods & Services (As Per BPM6) (Million US$) Description Jul Aug Sep OctR NovP FY21…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Volker Sick Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan[/box] The construction industry…
The percentage of migrants in total world population hovers around three percent and even that mainly represents low income countries.…
Calendar year 2020 has been a topsy-turvy ride of global economy, financial markets due to global pandemic and Pakistan has…
Prime Minister claims that the government has created financial discipline for the first time in the history of the country…
The rise of branded chain of supermarkets, mostly people has switched traditional grocery to branded grocery in Karachi and other…
Interview with Muhammad Azam Khan — Economist/Capital Market Expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Muhammad Azam Khan has gotten more than…
Conversation with Dr Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had an exclusive conversation with Dr Ayub Mehar…
The financial experts of EFU General Insurance Limited recorded in the financial statements for the nine months period ended 30…
Realising the potential of agriculture and taking cognizance of the issues related to agriculture sector, the present Government of Pakistan…
Whenever thinking about investing, one thing that pops up in most people’s minds is real estate. Even in the time…
Peace building, conflict resolution, conflict prevention, whichever term we use, sits uneasily within one particular field, discipline, or government department…
The entire world is at a war against COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, the magnitude of the negative impact is so huge…
Pakistan is a country with limitless growth opportunity in almost all sectors, construction being one of them. The government is…
Interview with Syed Ali Raza Bukhari — Head of SMAs, National Investment Trust Limited PAGE: Tell me something about yourself…
Both the number of confirmed infection cases and deaths caused by coronavirus disease COVID-19 are still growing rapidly across the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Oct 9, 2020[/box] Two German cities, Munich and Frankfurt, were found to have the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Graham Macmillan President, Visa Foundation This article is part of the The Jobs Reset Summit[/box] As we…
The outbreak of pandemic COVID-19 in 2020 was not only unexpected but also a surprise for the world. The COVID-19…
Economic structures Agriculture accounts for 25% of the country’s total economy. The main crops are cotton, rice, wheat, sugarcane and…
Reduction in interest rate is a must for bringing down cost of doing business in the country On 21st September…
Net FDI In Pakistan ($ Million) Details 2009-10 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Aug FY21 (P) China…
According to the statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Large-scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) production increased by…
As the economy moves towards the end of FY20, it continues to face high uncertainty owing to the challenges posed…
International experts revealed that falling remittances may affect sovereign ratings by external finances and economic growth. Remittances are a key…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Sep 8, 2020[/box] When it comes to education, there are not only big differences in…
Recently, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that rising pension bill is a far more serious problem for the government than…
Interview with Dr. Syed Arif Hussain — Insurance sector expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Dr. Syed Arif Hussain is serving…
Conversation with Mr Zafar Iqbal Ahmed — founding Managing Director, SAI Company (Private) Limited [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Founding…
The studies revealed that insurance is one of the main and significant fields of the economy. To protect people from…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have a huge and lasting negative effect on the global economy; 2020 and 2021 will…
During the first nine months of fiscal year July-March FY2020, the Pakistan’s cement industry recorded a healthy growth. Cement sector…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Aug 6, 2020[/box] This chart uses IMF estimates to show the countries most burdened…
Dr. John P. Holdren (Advisor on S&T to US President Barack Obama for his double term in office and who…
The health, geopolitical and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 crisis are significant and catastrophic. Organizations are finding way to understand, react,…
As the COVID pandemic furies, the world is entering into the deepest global recession since the Great Depression during 1930.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Eric Parrado Chief Economist; General Manager, Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank Bridget Hoffmann Economist, Inter-American…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 10, 2020[/box] Looking at global GDP at constant 2017 prices, but adjusted for purchasing power/cost…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ben Backwell CEO, Global Wind Energy Council[/box] We have a six-month window to get the global…
These are extraordinary days where extraordinary steps and out of box solutions are required. Budget deficit was estimated around 7.2…
When I sat down to write a commentary on Federal Budget FY21, I faced two odds: 1) there was not…
The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly transformed life of millions of people all over the world. For many, COVID-19 carries feelings…
The federal budget for 2020-21 is set in difficult circumstances with an exceptional degree of uncertainty generated by COVID-19. The…
The budget proposals for 2020-2021, prepared by the Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh — against the backdrop…
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan’s economy was already struggling to stay afloat but was in no danger of collapse. However,…
The recently released Economic Survey paints a bleak picture of Pakistani economy. Since the period covered by the data includes…
Sindh Budget The Sindh government presented the budget for FY2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs1.24 trillion with an estimated…
Central banks around the world have slashed interest rates, though perhaps none as aggressively as State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow[/box] The macroeconomic shock to the world economy from the COVID-19 pandemic…
Due to lockdown govt must pull Islamic Finance sector into essential services to resume its business activities PQGTL has advance…
As hopes are building for easing of lockdown, which should not continue for indefinite period, it is necessary to evaluate…
Analysis of Economic Survey FY2019 of Pakistan recorded that the main purpose of public debt management is to make sure…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds and Phil Purnell, University of Leeds[/box] More than 100 billion tonnes…
At this point, it has become clear that the situation under COVID-19 is escalating quickly and the world will face…
The New World Order implemented after the events of 9/11/2001 has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The details of…
There are fundamental changes that happen from time to time; specially during times of war. But this time the enemy…
Enough credit should be provided to the micro financing activities Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE:…
Before the Covid-19 infections commenced to be detected in Pakistan, the country’s economy the economist of Pakistan revealed, had clearly…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 24, 2020[/box] GDP figures for the first quarter of 2020 are slowly rolling in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Shadia Nasralla Journalist, Reuters Valerie Volcovici Journalist at Reuters , Matthew Green This article is published…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jefferson Frank, Royal Holloway[/box] Markets abhor uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic is a severe supply shock that…
He was transferred to a military ambulance that broke down after running a few paces. It took two hours to…
At its meeting on 17th March 2020, the State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the policy rate…
Pakistan: Share In GDP (As percent of GDP(mp)) Sectors 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Total Consumption 90.7 91.3 93.2 94.2…
The analysis of economic survey of Pakistan FY2019 showed that the growth momentum of the Pakistani economy, at 5.5 percent…
The governments and central banks world over readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact after spreading coronavirus on Friday, helping…
The Analysis of Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2019 revealed that Prime Minister’s National Health Program (PMNHP) is a milestone towards…
Though having the highest mobile penetration rate in South Asia, Pakistan still has huge potential in digital economy growth. Telenor…
Poverty is one of the concerns of the governments of almost all countries. There is a constant research on the…
Food wastage is the sum of food waste and food lost.It is an astonishing fact that every year around 36…
For a stable and well-organized economic structure in any country, researchers believed that a dynamic financial system is necessary. They…
Through 2018-19, the global auto industry was having vociferous recession in the sales and projections are painting similar decline in…
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) imports into Pakistan during December 2019 worth to Rs. 625,463 million (provisional)…
While the property market might have seen downtimes since the last 2 to 3 years due to the unstable political…
Does the last Wednesday speech of the US President Donald Trump in which he declared that the USA is 100%…
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve”.– (Quaid-e-Azam). Pakistan is sharing its…
In the online world, e-commerce is basically a trade. It includes online sales, orders, information and flow of money, business…