Pakistan: Economic Targets & Projections Details FY18 FY19 Target SBP Projections Percent growth Real GDP 5.8 6.2 4.7 – 5.2…
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Statistics show that present strategy initiatives and developments counting monetary tightening, exchange rate depreciation and changes in import and custom duties are all expected…
It was way back in 2011 when the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held first-ever single-country exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan. The…
With a strategic location in the region and having vast untapped natural resources, diversity of climate, simultaneously five ecological zones,…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
The current government has completed hundred days milestone with mixed performance. Most of the economic indicators are not very encouraging…
Imran Khan is a honest person and business community must support him Interview with Mr S. M. Muneer, leader of…
Faced with an immediate balance of payment (BoP) crisis, the incumbent government headed by Imran Khan is working on a…
Pakistan’s education sector is being identified as poor quality by independent analysts since long. The education sector is getting the…
The implementation of mega construction projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is likely to give an impetus to the growth…
Despite significant improvement noticed in quite a number of developing and emerging economies for empowering women through strategies like Millennium…
Inconclusive IMF talks have extended market uncertainty, but a lack of definitive bearish movement indicates money managers are paying due…
Pakistan cannot grow economically without ensuring protection of consumer’s rights with the emergence of competitive environment in markets of goods…
Must take wise and consistent policies for tax collection, rupee stability and for resources strength Great CPEC projects help change…
For many developing countries, the experts believed that remittances constitute a large source of international income relative to other financial…
The economists recorded that Pakistan’s terms of trade, which gauge the ratio of export to import prices, have not only…
Pakistan banking experts have revealed that Pakistan’s banking sector is a significant contributor in the promotion of the overall economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Laurie Parsons, Royal Holloway[/box] Modern slavery is a prominent term of late. Thus far, efforts…
The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) posted 1.6%MoM gain during October 2018 and closed at nearly 41,650 points,…
Govt must hunt for transparent, friendly and consistent policies to lure investment Interview with Muhammad Abdul Aleem – CEO, Overseas…
Interview with Dr Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE: Kindly tell something about yourself: DR AYUB MEHAR: Currently, I am…
World investment report 2018 released by UNCTAD revealed that the worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) flows declined by 23 percent…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Gallagher President, International Catholic Migration Commission[/box] Integration is the delicate, critical transition of the migrant…
The government made fiscal adjustments of Rs815 billion or 2.1 percent of the GDP for bringing down the budget deficit…
Various researchers have explored both theoretical and empirical ways in which consumer sentiment could influence economic situation of any country.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Terri Toyota Deputy Head of Centre for Global Public Goods, Member of the Executive Committee, World…
Real estate sector should borne less taxes Low cost housing a stimulus for socio-economic development Interview with Mr Ahmed Owais…
In last few years, banking system in Pakistan has entered into a new phase of evolution yet facing various issues,…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
Federal Finance Minister Asad Umar recently stated that the government had worked out on every options under the current state…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate Børge BrendePresident, Member of the Managing Board,…
Keeping in view the current economic scenario there is a need to do something on war footing and encouragingly enough…
Amongst the key challenges facing the newly formed government headed by Imran Khan the two most important are: 1) declining…
On 18th August 2018, Imran Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has formally taken oath of Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister. On…
Many economic experts analyzed that the country’s population must not exceed beyond certain level. They foresee that the affiliation between…
Trade is an important tool to boost the economic progress of any country. Researchers revealed that Pakistan facing tough challenges…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Elizaveta Fouksman, University of Oxford[/box] Want to get rid of poverty, lessen inequality and provide financial…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Emre Tarim, Lancaster University[/box] Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the…
Population growth rate in Pakistan is extremely high due to high fertility rate with a large proportion of young adults…
Poverty cannot be tackled without having credible data and figures related to poverty incidence in Pakistan. Poverty reduction has been…
Balochistan has enormous potential to emerge as Pakistan’s new economic frontier. Unfortunately, it still remains the least developed and poorest…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dietrich Reetz Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Political Science, South Asia, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient[/box]…
Reportedly Pakistan’s name has been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey-list’. The overwhelming reaction to this move…
The month of March global consumer confidence Primary Index has risen to 50.6, tying the record high set in January…
A consumer is vital to any economic plan, strategy, policy and activity. The consumers may suffer if they have no…
According to the bank, to be a member of the middle class in 2015, a Pakistani adult must have a…
As the Gwadar Port has immense importance not only for trade with Central Asian Republics (CARs) but also for the…
Consumer finance is an organized financial product across the globe, particularly in mature economies, where it constitutes a significant portion…
Researches reveal that consumer confidence in Pakistan has been increased to a great extent by improvements in political stability and…
The 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has recently concluded in the Eastern China’s coastal city of Qingdao. The…
Despite strained relations, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan reached a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Adam Triggs, Research fellow, Australian National University[/box] It was only in January that the International…
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had focus on halving poverty and improving lives of the world’s poorest by 2015. This very…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socio-economic indicators…
According to the recent Economic Survey, Pakistan’s total number of poverty count has registered a prominent decline in last 10…
Microfinance banks help farmers and people who work in small industries and play vital role in the country’s economic growth.…
Corporate Social Responsibility is often viewed as a benevolent supplement to a company’s activities. For forward-looking entities, however, CSR is…
Present Economic Survey of Pakistan during FY2018 calculated that over the last decade, Pakistan’s poverty headcount has recorded a persistent…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]CC BY-NC-ND Hui Feng, Griffith University[/box] The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central…
Recent talks between Pakistan and China on second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could not reach a breakthrough. During…
Looking at the economic progress of Pakistan over the period of last 05 years of the incumbent government, one can…
A Report by Topline Securities Limited Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance published the Annual Pakistan Economic Survey for FY18. As per…
Generally, there are misconceptions that current account deficit (CAD) and depreciation of currency are bad omen for any given economy.…
Prime ways of enhancing exports are to support new entrepreneurs, diversifying export from traditional items to non-traditional items plus value…
Fatalities in terrorist violence in Pakistan Year Civilians Security Force Personnel Terrorists/Insurgents Total 2000 45 0 0 45 2001 29…
Poverty should be more comprehensively measured through an index that uses multiple indicators. These may be broadly categorized as socioeconomic…
Interview with Mr Lal Dino Mari Baloch — Honorary Investment Counsellor, Board of Investment (BoI) Prime Minister’s Office Government of…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization,…
Economic managers identified that tax revenues are the most efficient and effective way to increase country’s local resource mobilization and…
No doubt, some economic managers of Pakistan urged that the general insurance sector’s performance is strongly correlated to economic growth.…
Various countries were generating billions of dollars in business activities by facilitating sports events. No doubt, economic experts urge that…
Almost all developing economies including Pakistan have earnest quest for high growth rate for achieving all sustainable developmental goals (SDGs),…
Developing an understanding about the nature and economic drivers of Pakistan is crucial to critical thinking about its impact on…
Mostly globalization is equated to increase in the global economic activity through international trade but actually, economy is just one…
It must be remembered that CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) is not just a transit route for Chinese exports but it…
Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar – an economist [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Dr. Ayub Mehar is currently serving as…
Exclusive interview with Mr Naeem Zamindar – Chairman, Board of Investment PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and BoI (Board…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Goldgar, King’s College London[/box] Right now, it’s Bitcoin. But in the past we’ve had dotcom…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anna Bruce-Lockhart Editor, World Economic Forum This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box]…
In a scenario of consistently increasing flow of migrants remittances despite slow down in economically rich countries who deploy major…
The women entrepreneurship has been mostly acknowledged as an important source but untapped while their much participation is essential for…
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It was way back in 2008 that the crude prices went as high as $147 per barrel shaking the entire…
Despite all out efforts of developing countries to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now sustaining what has been achieved…
Agricultural sector plays a strategic role in economic development of a country. Better agricultural output and productivity contributes substantially to…
We daily come across people making over-generalizations as to various economic factors. You daily encounter people saying that Pakistan’s economy…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has the potential to usher in a new era of economic progress and prosperity for both…
The country’s economy continued to maintain its growth momentum during the last fiscal year says a yearly report issued by…
In economic terms we know that in any country a rapid rise in population growth creates pressure on allocation of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester[/box] Inequality is rising almost everywhere across the world – that’s the…