The 3.7% illusion
Pakistan’s latest GDP estimates present a cautiously optimistic picture of the economy. A projected growth ...
Investment challenges and governance
Pakistan’s repeated failure to convert economic potential into sustained investment is no longer primarily a ...
Uncertainty continues to undermine business confidence
As Pakistan moves closer to unveiling its next federal budget, a familiar set of concerns ...
Lagging data, looming crisis
The government’s March 2026 Economic Update and Outlook was expected to provide clarity on the ...
Macroeconomic stability or statistical mirage?
The government has recently sought to reassure the public that Pakistan’s petroleum supplies remain sufficient ...
New hurdles for Pakistan’s economy
Pakistan’s economic outlook faces renewed uncertainty as escalating tensions in the Middle East and the ...
The salaried burden
As Pakistan approaches another critical review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), fresh revenue data ...
Can new incentives fix Pakistan’s value-addition crisis?
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced a package of incentives designed to give Pakistan’s exporters ...
Power sector reform or rebranding failure?
The latest State of Industry Report from the NEPRA has dropped like a cold bucket ...
Signs of a turnaround, shadows of old fault lines
The Ministry of Finance’s latest Monthly Economic Update & Outlook paints a pretty encouraging picture ...