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Ali KhizarBusiness Recorder |
The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This is in stark contrast to last year...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has managed to maintain forex reserves despite facing substantial debt servicing payments. This indicates that the...
The monetary policy committee is meeting next Monday. In the last review, two out of ten members voted for a rate cut of 100 basis points (bps),...
During Eid holidays a simple graph was viral which depicted the secular decline in Pakistan’s economic growth since the 1990s relative to India, on...
Pakistan finds itself ensnared in a period of stagnant growth. If the World Bank’s projection of GDP growth for the next two years is correct, the...
The latest GDP numbers are proving that the economy cannot be decoupled from politics. Ever since political impasse began in 2022, the GDP growth has...
Pakistan’s economy has entered the stabilisation phase after going through an extremely turbulent period. However, it is too early to think about...
Reportedly, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has requested resumption of dialogue on the National Finance Commission (NFC) award to address the...
Increasingly, the hope of economic recovery in Pakistan is becoming hinged on the government influenced investment by Middle Eastern countries; and...
In the medium term, addressing Pakistan’s balance of payment problem requires a policy framework centered on facilitating private sector investment,...
One key sales pitch that the powers that be are making on taking the Pakistan’s economy from the perpetual balance of payment crisis is seeking...
As their parting gift, before they left, Caretakers have increased gas prices again to comply with the IMF (International Monetary Fund)....
The public at large has spoken, as independents backed by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have emerged as the largest political group in...
Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets such as growth rates, government...
As the general elections are just around the corner, the economic battleground takes center stage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the...
Over the past two years, the Pakistani economy has weathered a highly turbulent period. Inflation reached unprecedented levels, marking a historical...
PIA’s financial and operational demise is a known fact, and enough is being discussed in media on its privatization and other matters. However, not...
In Pakistan, the risk reward mechanism on investment is lopsided, and that is one of the reasons for the low productivity and lack of ingenuity in...
The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs – especially for industrial, commercial,...
For a very long time, the government has been supplying gas at a subsidized rate to fertilizer companies (mainly to urea manufacturing plants where...
The stock market is booming. The KSE100 index posted a return of 60 percent this fiscal year to date, and the rally has surprised many. The PSX is...
The power sector circular debt is growing unabated despite successive increases in power tariffs and much-hyped theft reduction campaign by the power...
The initial euphoria of tens of billions of dollars investment by friendly countries is slowly fading away. The anxiety amongst the business community...
If Pakistan must pick one revolution, that must be in education, which will ultimately lay the foundations for IT and green revolutions. The gap in...
Over the past month, it seems that the feel-good factor has returned. The stock market is in a bullish run and the currency is relatively stable. ...
The IMF review is ongoing, and it’s likely to sail through, as all the quantitative targets have been met. The potential issue could be the...
Gas price rationalization is a big reform undertaken by the caretaker government in view of the fact that in the past successive political governments...
Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the community of analysts. However,...
Finally, pricing reform in the gas sector is in sight. The summary has been moved, and prices are likely to increase soon (before the IMF review). The...
The initial signs of real reforms are in sight. This includes crackdown on smuggling of goods and currencies through Afghanistan and Iran borders and...
According to a recent survey, inflation and poverty are the biggest issues in Pakistan. No one could have any doubts about the findings. The question...
Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and sectors where double digit growth used...
The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear factor is already paying dividends...
When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the electricity bills,’ is one in a long line...