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Business optimism flatlines

The latest Gallup findings reveal that forward-looking confidence among businesses has flattened, with deep-rooted challenges—rising ...
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Signs of cautious revival

Pakistan’s economy is showing signs of cautious revival as key indicators reflect stabilization. A notable ...
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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 ...
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Economic growth and structural weaknesses

The headline growth rate of 2.7 percent in the outgoing fiscal year offers a deceptively ...
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Poverty: Stark realities for Pakistan

The World Bank’s updated global poverty thresholds have cast Pakistan’s socioeconomic challenges in a far ...
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Cautious optimism: Business sentiment rises amid persistent challenges

The latest Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce ...
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IMF’s new conditions: Risk for fragile recovery?

In a move that tightens the screws on Pakistan’s economic revival, the International Monetary Fund ...
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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 ...
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Can Pakistan turn the tide?

Imagine a vast, icy lifeline stretching across mountains from Afghanistan to Myanmar, feeding fresh water ...
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A fragile recovery: Unpacking Pakistan’s economic crossroads

The finance ministry’s economic update paints a cautiously optimistic picture, touting recovery in select sectors ...