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Rising unemployment, a serious challenge

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released detailed figures showing that 7.8% (18.7 million) ...
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Business confidence rises on the back of economic recovery

The latest Gallup survey indicating a rise in business confidence is a welcome development for ...
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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 ...
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Pakistan’s economy: mixed signals

Although the economy seems to be in a recovery mode, the macroeconomic signals remain mixed. ...
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Pakistan’s population growth rate rings alarm bells

Although Pakistan’s population growth rate is decreasing, it is still one of the highest in ...
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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 ...
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Meeting the challenge of rising unemployment

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced that the government is working on a policy aimed ...
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Power sector reforms: a far cry

Government leaders have for long been talking of providing cheap electricity to consumers but they ...
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Major policy reforms needed to attract foreign investment

The present government is rightly putting emphasis on attracting foreign investment for rapid economic growth. ...
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Rising Poverty in Pakistan

The December 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a monthly publication of the Finance Division, paints ...