While exports and remittances have resumed growth, foreign investment has not yet increased sufficiently to offset the rapid outflows of profits and dividends.
Published15 Jul, 202409:05am
The government is focused on preserving support from abroad while failing to address underlying reasons for the expanding balance.
Published01 Jul, 202410:44am
The government is focused on preserving support from abroad while failing to address underlying reasons for the expanding balance.
Updated01 Jul, 202410:41am
Pakistan cannot create an exportable food surplus with modest allocations to the agriculture sector in federal and provincial budgets.
Published24 Jun, 202409:43am
Pakistan cannot create an exportable food surplus with modest allocations to the agriculture sector in federal and provincial budgets.
Updated24 Jun, 202409:30am
The size and the timing of the IMF loan, along with prospects of foreign funding by friendly countries, will decide the fate of the rupee.
Published10 Jun, 202408:27am
An external funding cushion along with stable government forces is needed to ensure continued economic recovery in the near future.
Updated03 Jun, 202409:40am
Putting the economy back on the growth track is only possible if the state focuses on transparent proceedings and allows the media and judiciary to do their jobs.
Updated20 May, 202410:35am
Effective broadcast of monetary policy signals can help markets make wiser decisions, facilitating growth amid moderate inflation.
Updated06 May, 202410:14am
In the last fiscal year, Pakistan’s goods exports to India and Iran totalled just $0.3m and $28,000, respectively, while exports to Afghanistan fell to $522m from $553m.
Published29 Apr, 202406:59am
Authorities, quick to celebrate hollow victories, must wake up and deal with the realities of current law, order, governance, and economic situation to improve.
Updated22 Apr, 202409:27am
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
