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Pakistan: trapped by debt, starved of growth

Pakistan’s external debt has almost doubled in the last ten years, increasing from $68.7 billion ...
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SBP rate hike: A necessary precaution

The decision of the State Bank of Pakistan to hike its policy rate by 50 ...
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Pakistan’s economy: The gap between stabilisation and sustainability

The economy of Pakistan has been trying to stabilise for many years to overcome the ...
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Short-term fixes, long-term pain

Pakistan’s economy still looks shaky after efforts to fix big financial problems. Slow growth, high ...
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48pc: Pakistan’s silent poverty crisis

Pakistan accounts for nearly half of the people living below the $3-a-day poverty line across ...
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Modest recovery, rising risks

Pakistan’s economic growth outlook remains clouded by uncertainty, with major multilateral institutions offering different projections ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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IMF policies hindering Pakistan’s growth?

Pakistan’s economic stabilisation under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme has ...