Around 10m employable people are jobless, and the number may rise in the coming months even if the recessionary trend is reversed.
Updated08 Apr, 202410:13am
The PPP-backed PML-N government largely represent the feudal/big business class so it may be tempted to tax the retailers without first taxing agricultural incomes and the real estate sector.
Published18 Mar, 202408:52am
It will be difficult to address the structural issues that plague the farming community under a weak new coalition government,
Updated04 Mar, 202410:15am
Forex inflows are essential not only for enhancing the reserves level to three months of import but also for avoiding an unmanageable pace of rupee depreciation.
Updated26 Feb, 202409:12am
A newly formed weak coalition government and low forex reserves with the central bank will make it challenging to manage the pressure on the exchange rate.
Published19 Feb, 202408:09am
Ongoing fiscal reforms have also failed to address growing differences between the federal government and the provinces over the rights to collect certain taxes and levies
Updated05 Feb, 202411:53am
In the first half of the current fiscal year, the private sector’s net borrowing from banks plunged to minus Rs8bn from Rs408bn
Published29 Jan, 202408:13am
The government will have to rely heavily on bank borrowings for various needs, such as national security and salaries, leaving minimal funds for crucial development projects.
Published15 Jan, 202407:55am
A modest rate cut just to signal to the markets that the days of a tight monetary policy are gone won’t help revive industrial pro
Published08 Jan, 202408:13am
Even if ideal conditions prevail next year to tame back-breaking inflation, containing soaring food prices will be much trickier
Updated01 Jan, 202409:55am
In the absence of enough bank credit flowing towards businesses, the private sector will utilise its retained savings, frustrating
Published18 Dec, 202307:12am
