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 ...
Stability claims vs reform reality
A recent statement by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Representative in Islamabad has quietly ...
High taxes, low reform
As Pakistan grapples with slowing growth, widening fiscal gaps, and an IMF programme that leaves ...
Governance fault lines widen
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) has thrust Pakistan’s ...
Beyond the tax-to-GDP illusion
In the hallowed halls of policy discourse, where optimism often clashes with harsh realities, the ...