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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 14

A complex mix of progress and strain

The latest consolidated fiscal operations data released by the Finance Division for July to December ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 14

Export push or policy experiment?

Pakistan’s policymakers appear to be experimenting with a new strategy to revive exports at a ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 14

Pakistan’s youth bulge and the jobs imperative

During his recent visit to Pakistan, World Bank President Ajay Banga delivered a stark but ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 14

Rising unemployment: a massive

During his recent visit to Pakistan, World Bank President Ajay Banga spoke candidly about the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 14

Global hunger index and Pakistan

According to the 2026 Global Hunger Hotspots report, released by Action Against Hunger, two out ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 13

Firm but fair: A pragmatic path for tax recovery

Tax collection in a country like Pakistan is always a balancing act. Right now that ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 13

Can new incentives fix Pakistan’s value-addition crisis?

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced a package of incentives designed to give Pakistan’s exporters ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 13

The invisible bribe

Another survey has dropped, and it’s showing the same old weird twist we keep seeing ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 13

Terrorist menace: an existential challenge

Pakistan has been hit by a series of dastardly terrorist attacks in recent weeks, triggering ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 13

Pakistan’s deepening debt crisis

According to the Annual Debt Review for Fiscal Year 2025 prepared by the Debt Management ...