Pakistan: trapped by debt, starved of growth
Pakistan’s external debt has almost doubled in the last ten years, increasing from $68.7 billion ...
SBP rate hike: A necessary precaution
The decision of the State Bank of Pakistan to hike its policy rate by 50 ...
Pakistan’s economy: The gap between stabilisation and sustainability
The economy of Pakistan has been trying to stabilise for many years to overcome the ...
Short-term fixes, long-term pain
Pakistan’s economy still looks shaky after efforts to fix big financial problems. Slow growth, high ...
48pc: Pakistan’s silent poverty crisis
Pakistan accounts for nearly half of the people living below the $3-a-day poverty line across ...
Modest recovery, rising risks
Pakistan’s economic growth outlook remains clouded by uncertainty, with major multilateral institutions offering different projections ...
Can Pakistan turn temporary stability into real growth?
Pakistan’s repeated reviews under International Monetary Fund programmes highlight a persistent paradox in the country’s ...
Rate stability buys time, but Pakistan’s economy needs structural reform
The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 per ...
High costs, low ambition: The two-front battle to save Pakistan’s ...
The country’s trade deficit increased by 18.1 per cent to $7.1 billion during the first ...
IMF policies hindering Pakistan’s growth?
Pakistan’s economic stabilisation under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme has ...