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Reforms, risks, and the cost of inaction

Pakistan’s economic landscape remains precarious despite narrowly avoiding a sovereign default, thanks largely to IMF ...
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Hopes for fairer reforms

Pakistan’s economy has been tethered to an IMF program, twice disrupted—first by the 2020 COVID-19 ...
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A shaky recovery at risk

The World Bank’s latest report on Pakistan’s economy paints a picture of cautious progress teetering ...
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Pakistan’s price crisis: A moral betrayal

The skyrocketing 133 percent gap between wholesale and retail prices for staples like potatoes and ...
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Pakistan’s multidimensional poverty: A tale of struggle and shifting tides

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Pakistan is currently gauged at 39.5 percent, illuminating that ...
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Pakistan’s job crunch

Pakistan has got a youth-packed population bursting with potential—but the jobs just aren’t there. Unemployment ...
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Trillions down the drain: Pakistan’s SOE sinkhole exposed

The latest report on Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) isn’t just a dry stack of numbers—it’s ...
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Corruption crisis: A roadblock to progress

Pakistan’s continued slide in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a grim reminder of ...
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Lawmakers cash in while the nation struggles

In a rare display of unity, both government and opposition lawmakers pushed for a salary ...
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Can a country sustain itself solely on taxes from the ...

A strong and stable economy requires a well-balanced revenue model, with contributions from multiple sectors, ...