The reality gap
The release of Pakistan’s “Summary of Consolidated Federal and Provincial Fiscal Operations July–March 2026” offers ...
IMF conditions and Pakistan’s economic dilemma
Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with the International Monetary Fund has once again become the subject of ...
Energy pricing: Deregulation may be best path forward
In recent weeks, a sharp surge in global oil and petroleum product prices has sent ...
Industrial strength vs external risks
Pakistan’s economy showed encouraging signs of recovery as it expanded by 3.89 percent year-on-year in ...
Diversifying the external income
Pakistan’s external sector has found a crucial lifeline in recent years through strong inflows of ...
The paper recovery?
Pakistan’s economic managers have repeatedly highlighted improvements in key macroeconomic indicators, pointing to rising foreign ...
Pakistan’s FDI freefall
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan has dropped sharply during the current fiscal year, raising ...
The invisible bribe
Another survey has dropped, and it’s showing the same old weird twist we keep seeing ...
Uncontained global risks
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 doesn’t exactly make for cheerful bedtime reading. ...
Low oil prices, missed opportunities
The energy sector in Pakistan has turned into a real tangle of circular debts, pricing ...