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Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly beleaguered Pakistan International...
The more one writes about Pakistan’s energy sector mess, the less it seems to cover. The latest issue involves the government’s commitment to the...
Despite ostensibly achieving some macroeconomic stability—as evidenced by falling inflation, a stable exchange rate, and an improved fiscal...
One of the more short-sighted fiscal measures recently introduced is the higher tax on banking income from government securities. This tax is directly...
The government is resorting to lazy reforms, putting pressure on the known and compliant while ignoring systemic inefficiencies. This is glaringly...
The first round of IPP negotiations has concluded, resulting in the termination of five contracts through coercive measures—though labeled as...
Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected to fall within the SBP’s...
The IMF board has finally approved a $7 billion package, with the first tranche already disbursed. Economic stabilization appears to be secured....
There is some semblance of macroeconomic stability in Pakistan as inflation decreases, interest rates fall, and the currency stabilizes, primarily due...
The 2024 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) negotiations are entering their second round. The authorities are employing game theory strategies, but...
The upcoming monetary policy announcement on September 12th comes at a time when headline inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in...
Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), particularly those involving local owners under the 1994 and 2002 power policies, have entered a...
There is growing unease due to delays in the IMF board approval. The Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) was reached in mid-July, with earlier expectations...
In today’s world, internet connectivity is as essential as electricity or running water. Remarkably, it remains one of the few services in Pakistan...
The formation of the Energy Task Force on Independent Power Producers (IPPs) appears to be a distraction from the real issues plaguing the energy...
The FY25 budget presents challenges for everyone, with few economic actors benefiting. Despite compromises due to pressures from political...
Since the 2008 economic crisis, the private sector’s contribution to economic growth has been marginal, replaced in large part public sector...
Pakistan’s energy sector is in a peculiar mess. On paper, the electricity supply is sufficient at a lower energy cost compared to the past. However,...
The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the economic growth which is necessary...
Last week, CFA Society Pakistan conducted a seminar in Karachi where two former Deputy Governors of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) were invited and they...
The FY25 budget has been passed, potentially securing next programme from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and unlocking up to $7.5 billion in...
The stock market is booming, and the KSE 100 index has almost doubled in the past year. The market is at an all-time high, breaking records. This has...
Overambition is the call of the day. Concrete measures to support high taxation growth—something the country direly needs and the Budget FY2025...
Negotiations with the IMF on the next programme are ongoing, with budget formation being an integral part of the discussions. The government is...
“There is no such thing as a strategic SOE.” This statement by Finance Minister Aurangzeb is spot on. However, bureaucracy influences the...
Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio is at its lowest in fifty years, despite promises of tens of billions in foreign investments and support from the...
One of the key demands of the IMF is to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio to 13-14 percent by the end of the upcoming programme and to boost FBR tax...
Reportedly, the IMF expects FBR tax revenues to grow by over 30 percent in the upcoming fiscal year (FY25). However, achieving such growth is...
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...
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