Stabilisation without impact?
Pakistan wrapped up 2025 on a note of tentative economic stabilisation — inflation eased off ...
The reform rhetoric vs. the Rs123b reality
The government has made fixing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) one of the loudest talking points of ...
Time to stop the flight of human capital
Pakistan has witnessed a massive wave of emigration in recent years. Millions of Pakistani citizens—especially ...
Rising food insecurity: an existence challenge
It is an unfortunate and deeply concerning fact that food insecurity has been on the ...
Signs of a turnaround, shadows of old fault lines
The Ministry of Finance’s latest Monthly Economic Update & Outlook paints a pretty encouraging picture ...
From crisis to control: Pakistan’s economy shows signs of life
Pakistan’s economy right now feels like it’s finally catching its breath after a long, bruising ...
Low oil prices, missed opportunities
The energy sector in Pakistan has turned into a real tangle of circular debts, pricing ...
Household survey 2024-25: an eye-opener
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently released the results of the Household Integrated ...
A wide gap between official claims and ground realities
The National Accounts Committee (NAC) is reported to have approved GDP growth of 3.71 percent ...
Borrowed breathing space for Pakistan’s economy
Pakistan’s reliance on external financing has increased noticeably during the first five months of the ...