Rising unemployment, a serious challenge
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released detailed figures showing that 7.8% (18.7 million) ...
Business confidence rises on the back of economic recovery
The latest Gallup survey indicating a rise in business confidence is a welcome development for ...
Pakistan caught up in a vicious debt trap
According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the country’s external debt servicing ...
Pakistan’s economy: mixed signals
Although the economy seems to be in a recovery mode, the macroeconomic signals remain mixed. ...
Pakistan’s population growth rate rings alarm bells
Although Pakistan’s population growth rate is decreasing, it is still one of the highest in ...
A new action plan needed to fight rising poverty in ...
According to a recent research report, Pakistan’s poverty level has increased over the last few ...
Meeting the challenge of rising unemployment
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced that the government is working on a policy aimed ...
Power sector reforms: a far cry
Government leaders have for long been talking of providing cheap electricity to consumers but they ...
Major policy reforms needed to attract foreign investment
The present government is rightly putting emphasis on attracting foreign investment for rapid economic growth. ...
Rising Poverty in Pakistan
The December 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a monthly publication of the Finance Division, paints ...