Pakistan’s remittance dependence on the Gulf creates growing economic risks
Pakistan’s remittance inflows continue to provide one of the few bright spots in an otherwise ...
Pakistan budget: Tough choices ahead
The conclusion of the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Pakistan has once again ...
Middle East on a knife edge: Can the US and ...
The Middle East once again finds itself at a historic crossroads. After months of military ...
Pakistan’s budget: Challenges facing the economic managers
While finalising details of the next federal budget, policymakers face one of the most difficult ...
Pakistan’s external sector exposes structural fault lines
Pakistan’s external sector is once again exposing the vulnerabilities that years of temporary stabilisation measures ...
Stability without growth
The broad contours of Pakistan’s upcoming federal budget have begun to emerge following recent negotiations ...
Tougher times ahead
Pakistan’s upcoming federal budget appears set to deepen the country’s ongoing austerity cycle, with heavy ...
Can US-Iran deal deliver durable peace?
After decads of hostility, proxy wars, sanctions, and military brinkmanship, the Middle East may finally ...
Pakistan’s wheat economy under strain
The wheat sector has remained in a state of crisis over the last two years. ...
Pakistan’s stabilisation trap
The recent escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran has once again exposed ...