International

IDI a new metric to judge economic performance

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has come up with a new measure of national economic ...
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Problems of home financing in Pakistan

Affordable housing has always been a big issue in Pakistan. Housing is a fundamental need ...
International

Fiscal deficit the culprit

The current account deficit is getting out of control. Most experts spend their energy on ...
National

Role of remittances in the national economy

Remittances play a crucial role in Pakistan’s economy, providing a much-needed inflow of dollars to ...
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In declensional mode

PML-N leaders continue to claim that there has been a significant improvement in the national ...
National

FBR drags its feet on tax reform

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to increase ...
EconomyNational

Curtailing imports is the only way

The latest reports show that imports are growing at a high rate – up by ...
National

Deepening financial crisis in the external sector

Last week, while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance, State Bank Governor, Tariq ...
National

Pakistan’s economy: Fake news

Well known economist and former Advisor to PM on Finance Dr Hafeez Pasha has once ...
National

Pakistan’s debt to rise to $110 billion by 2020

Many renowned economists have recently warned that Pakistan is dangerously enmeshed in a severe debt ...