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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 10

Stabilisation without impact?

Pakistan wrapped up 2025 on a note of tentative economic stabilisation — inflation eased off ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 10

The reform rhetoric vs. the Rs123b reality

The government has made fixing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) one of the loudest talking points of ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 10

Time to stop the flight of human capital

Pakistan has witnessed a massive wave of emigration in recent years. Millions of Pakistani citizens—especially ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 10

Rising food insecurity: an existence challenge

It is an unfortunate and deeply concerning fact that food insecurity has been on the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 09

Signs of a turnaround, shadows of old fault lines

The Ministry of Finance’s latest Monthly Economic Update & Outlook paints a pretty encouraging picture ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 09

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 ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 09

Low oil prices, missed opportunities

The energy sector in Pakistan has turned into a real tangle of circular debts, pricing ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 09

Household survey 2024-25: an eye-opener

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently released the results of the Household Integrated ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 09

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 ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 08

Borrowed breathing space for Pakistan’s economy

Pakistan’s reliance on external financing has increased noticeably during the first five months of the ...