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During this fiscal year, both remittances and exports are doing better than before, but signs of foreign investment leapfrogging to the next big level...
PAKISTAN’S total foreign exchange reserves rose to $16.04 billion by the end of January 2025 from $13.99bn in June 2024, according to the State Bank...
Pakistan’s Foreign Office adjusted its position — within a week — on US President Donald Trump’s announcement about retrieving leftover...
Pakistan’s deep state is watching every action of the second Trump administration in the US cautiously. PTI, the main opposition party, thinks the...
National security and broader alignment with the emerging world order have emerged as Pakistan’s new priorities, something politicians and the...
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to roll over its $2 billion debt due for repayment this month. This decision should help the State Bank keep the...
Pakistan’s external sector is in trouble. Growth in exports is losing steam, and imports are growing, expanding the trade deficit. The country’s...
Only real gentlemen can win the hearts of proud, beautiful women. Only economic wizards can dare court price stability. Reaching the goal takes...
Pakistan’s quest for economic stability continues, with some indicators showing significant improvement while others depict the plight of the...
Pakistan’s electricity supply companies caused a staggering Rs660 billion loss to the national exchequer in the last fiscal year ending June 30,...
Often, Pakistan’s economic managers find themselves in a perpetual fire-fighting mode. This is largely because state-owned enterprises (SOEs)...
Pakistan’s economy appears to be on a path to recovery, but growing political instability threatens to derail this progress. To ensure the recovery...
Banks play a crucial role in the economy. If they align their goals with the broader goals of economic stability, growth and development their...
currently under obligations of the $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan conditions, Pakistan will bring agriculture under full...
Pakistan has made appreciable gains in the external sector, particularly in goods exports and remittances during the first quarter of FY25 (July-...
The State Bank of Pakistan says the Pakistan economy could grow between 2.5 per cent and 3.5pc during this fiscal year ending in June 2025. Even a...
Israel and Iran are on the brink of an all-out war, with the US militarily ready “to defend” Israel. International oil prices have already risen...
The rise in foreign exchange reserves and increase in exports and remittances sound like good news; however, the high level of indebtedness keeps...
The recent cut in the interest rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is well-calculated and well-timed. The 200 basis points cut in the central...
Sindh government is set to buy 138 double-cabin vehicles for assistant commissioners at a cost of around Rs2 billion, according to a Sept 2 Dawn...
Net foreign investment inflows into Pakistan totalled $305 million in July 2024, the first month of FY25, from just $105.5m in July 2023. Terrific....
During the last fiscal year, the government’s borrowings for budgetary support had almost doubled to Rs7.48 trillion from Rs3.75tr a year ago,...
Working online was a frustrating experience for the past three weeks, thanks to the installation of an upgraded “web management system” by the...
The August 5 Bangladesh revolution shows that repressive and corrupt regimes have no future in the new political order being defined by the...
In July 2024, the first month of the new fiscal year FY25, Pakistan’s trade deficit soared 19.7 per cent to $1.9 billion as imports grew much...
Life for ordinary Pakistanis may continue to be challenging not only through this fiscal year but for the next two years as well due to the high...
In the last fiscal year, Pakistan managed to cut its goods’ trade deficit to about $24.1 billion from around $27.5bn a year ago because of a 10.5...