Tag Archives: Inflation

At its meeting on 19th March 2021, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided to maintain the policy rate unchanged at 7 percent. The MPC noted that since the last meeting in January 2021, growth …

According to the Economic Survey FY2020, stable inflation is always linked with well growth and development outcomes. Price stability not only declines uncertainty but also offers multi-dimensional optimistic impacts on economic, social, and psychological spheres of all segments of the …

Government of Pakistan has been reviving industrialization yet, as the only procedure to alleviate poverty and attain inclusive growth by wealth creation. It is said that this is the first government which has a strategy to industrialize and incentivize through …

Pakistan has successfully managed to handle COVID-19 so far but its impact on Pakistan’s economy is so far massive. In coming months; when the dust will settle only then the real impact could be determined. As a matter of fact; …

These are extraordinary days where extraordinary steps and out of box solutions are required. Budget deficit was estimated around 7.2 percent in fiscal year 2019-20 which is around 8.9 percent; likewise budget deficit is being estimated at around 9.1 percent …

According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2020, the headline inflation measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is registered at 11.22 percent during Jul-April FY2020 as compared to 6.51 percent during the corresponding period previous year. Statistics showed that …

Central banks around the world have slashed interest rates, though perhaps none as aggressively as State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Pakistan has cut its interest rates the most this year, out of a …

Studies revealed that high and sustained economic growth with low inflation is the central objective of the macroeconomic policy makers in any economy. The relationship between growth and inflation, however, depends on the state of the economy. The studies furthermore …

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) report, the credit to the private sector continued its downward trajectory in H1-FY20, as businesses continued to scale down their activities and increasingly resorted to internal financing. This trend was consistent with …

COVID-19 has turned all economies upside down leaving the most vulnerable people in the lurch. Coronavirus pandemic is fast amplifying poverty in the developed and the developing countries alike. All hell has broken loose in particular for the families which …

As hopes are building for easing of lockdown, which should not continue for indefinite period, it is necessary to evaluate the prevailing situation and come up with our own homegrown plan. One of the positive points is, this time International …

Mr Imran Khan, the premier of Pakistan, says that if poverty rises, we will not win war against pandemic. He is right and it is a cause of massive concern at the moment. The prime objective of the Government of …