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Mohiuddin Aazim

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Finance: No room for complacency

As the ongoing crackdown on currency and commodity hoarding and smuggling remains in the news, rising fuel and energy prices, with their fallout...

18.09.2023 30

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Earning easy money

In FY23, the private sector’s net borrowings from commercial banks stood at Rs211 billion — just 5.5 per cent of the government’s net borrowings...

14.08.2023 20

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Finance: It’s time for a reawakening

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Pakistan’s economy can grow 2.5per cent this fiscal year. This modest growth will be achieved on a low...

24.07.2023 10

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Finance: Inflation and other miseries

On June 6, Khalid Mehboob attempted self-immolation outside Karachi Press Club as he was unable to repay a loan he owed to a ‘loan shark’. On June...

17.07.2023 30

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Economic issues far from over as rupee likely to remain under pressure

The current fiscal year that began on July 1 may turn out to be another year of low growth and high inflation due to political instability,...

10.07.2023 30

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Finance: Time to rethink strategies

Pakistan has made every effort to secure the last tranche worth $1.1 billion of a $6.5bn International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan stalled since November...

26.06.2023 20

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Bracing for economic known unknowns

Yearly headline inflation hit 38 per cent in May 2023. This means that on average, the purchasing power of the rupee was down 38 per cent in May...

05.06.2023 10

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ICT exports need policy focus

Forex-starved Pakistan earned $2.6 billion last fiscal year through exports of information and communication technology (ICT) services. And within ten...

29.05.2023 20

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The domestic debt trap

In a little more than 10 months of this fiscal year, between July 1, 2022, and May 5 2023, the federal government’s borrowings from banks more than...

22.05.2023 20

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Finance: The ‘taxing’ year ahead

The current fiscal year rendered an estimated four to five million Pakistanis jobless and threw 20-30m below the poverty line. Moreover, record high...

15.05.2023 50

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While corporate earnings remain robust, policymakers and private sector need to work harder

Here is good news! Corporate earnings in the first nine months of this fiscal year remained robust despite flat economic growth, according to a recent...

08.05.2023 20

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Better economic model needed

Pakistan’s overall external debt and liabilities stood around $126.35 billion at the end of December 2022 against our annual exports of goods and...

01.05.2023 30

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To reverse decline in remittance inflows, overseas Pakistanis must be given proactive role in country’s politics

In nine months of this fiscal year (between July 2022 and March 2023), the PML-N led government borrowed more than Rs2 trillion from banks to meet...

17.04.2023 10

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In addressing food inflation, sincerity of intent counts more than anything else

In February this year, annualised food inflation shot up to 41.9 per cent in urban areas and 47pc in rural areas of Pakistan. In February last year,...

27.03.2023 10

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Pakistan’s messy economy will continue to trouble policymakers regardless of the timing of elections

In a little over eight months of this fiscal year (between July 1, 2022, and March 3, 2023), the PML N-led federal coalition government borrowed...

20.03.2023 10

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IMF loan alone cannot solve Pakistan’s economic woes

On the insistence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the federal government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) did something last week that...

06.03.2023 70

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The rupee’s recovery is temporary

From an all-time low of Rs276.58 a US dollar on February 3, the rupee gradually rose to 259.99 on February 24 — a recovery of 6 per cent — as...

27.02.2023 10

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Joblessness amid rising prices

The recent increase in fuel oil and gas prices is extremely inflationary and devastating for the vast majority of the 225 million Pakistanis. These...

20.02.2023 30

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Finance: Massive reforms needed

The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to reintroduce market-driven exchange rates from Jan 26 has started paying off dividends. After...

13.02.2023 20

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The economy is crying for good, productive politics

Recently, the rupee lost roughly 20 per cent value within seven trading sessions. It fell from Rs230.89 to a US dollar on January 25 to 276.57 per...

06.02.2023 10

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What after the rupee’s fall?

Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) plunged to $3.678 billion on January 20 from $4.601bn due to external debt repayments....

30.01.2023 20

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There is little hope for relief in food prices in 2023

Food inflation that was already high before the 2022 monsoon floods in Pakistan further accelerated after the floods, particularly in rural areas. In...

09.01.2023 30

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Finance: Ignoring fruitful avenues

Pakistan is facing a severe foreign exchange crisis. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has effectively stopped banks from retiring letters of credit or...

26.12.2022 10

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