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Economy: a dismal outlook

It is no surprise that the authorities concerned try to give a positive spin to ...
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Low FDI highlights Pakistan’s investment challenges

The inflow of FDI into Pakistan has always been meagre and much below expectation. The ...
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Budget and the challenge of rising unemployment

The federal budget 20225-26 shows an unemployment figure at 6.3 per cent, particularly affecting the ...
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Budget 2025-26: a routine accounting exercise

The best description for the federal budget 2025-26 is that it is a routine accounting ...
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Pakistan’s housing crisis worsening with time

According to a World Bank study, Pakistan’s housing shortage is currently estimated at approximately 12 ...
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A budget for the future

Budget making is no easy task in a country like Pakistan burdened with massive debt ...
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Tackling the challenge of rising food insecurity

The world faces the growing spectre of hunger due to war, conflicts, climate shocks, economic ...
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Tax proposals for the upcoming budget

This is budget making time and various trade bodies and business groups are coming up ...
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Pakistan’s economic crisis calls for indigenous solutions

The State Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the discount rate by 100 basis ...
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Without structural reforms, the economy will continue to sink

The World Bank’s latest assessment of Pakistan’s economy paints a mixed picture. While growth is ...