Business optimism flatlines
The latest Gallup findings reveal that forward-looking confidence among businesses has flattened, with deep-rooted challenges—rising ...
Signs of cautious revival
Pakistan’s economy is showing signs of cautious revival as key indicators reflect stabilization. A notable ...
Unrealistic targets, narrow tax net and chronic policy failures
The Federal Board of Revenue’s repeated failure to meet its tax collection goals has once ...
Economic growth and structural weaknesses
The headline growth rate of 2.7 percent in the outgoing fiscal year offers a deceptively ...
Poverty: Stark realities for Pakistan
The World Bank’s updated global poverty thresholds have cast Pakistan’s socioeconomic challenges in a far ...
Cautious optimism: Business sentiment rises amid persistent challenges
The latest Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce ...
IMF’s new conditions: Risk for fragile recovery?
In a move that tightens the screws on Pakistan’s economic revival, the International Monetary Fund ...
Can the rate cut revive Pakistan’s struggling economy?
In a bold move, Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) slashed the discount rate by 100 ...
Can Pakistan turn the tide?
Imagine a vast, icy lifeline stretching across mountains from Afghanistan to Myanmar, feeding fresh water ...
A fragile recovery: Unpacking Pakistan’s economic crossroads
The finance ministry’s economic update paints a cautiously optimistic picture, touting recovery in select sectors ...