Tax incentives can improve profitability and encourage investment, but they cannot fully offset structural impediments such as high energy costs, infrastructure gaps and limited development spending.
Updated22 Jun, 202607:50am
The standout performer was LSM, which rebounded by 6.1pc after several subdued years, with 16 of 22 sub-sectors posting growth.
Updated15 Jun, 202609:42am
Our external trade imbalance is rooted in the very structure of the economy, which relies excessively on borrowing and remittances and fails to address structural issues.
Updated08 Jun, 202607:37am
For decades, anti-corruption rhetoric in Pakistan has been loud but fleeting, with crackdowns losing momentum once political interests intervened.
Updated25 May, 202608:12am
A unit of currency in Shenzhen or Mumbai can mobilise far greater real resources than its equivalent in New York or London; this explains the growing economic confidence across Asia.
Published11 May, 202607:31am
Any attempt to introduce new taxes or reduce subsidies will face stiff opposition, yet failure to do so risks losing IMF support.
Published27 Apr, 202608:49am
Remittances, for now, are holding the line, enabling reserves to be managed, obligations to be met, and confidence to be maintained.
Published20 Apr, 202606:31am
A realistic strategy for sustainable industrial recovery and expansion must focus on restoring policy credibility and reducing structural costs.
Published13 Apr, 202609:08am
Long-term assessments confirm intensifying extremes with serious flooding and drought-like conditions possible throughout the country in the coming times.
Updated30 Mar, 202609:08am
When businesses generate higher profits and face a predictable tax environment, they are more likely to reinvest domestically...
Published23 Mar, 202608:29am
In these trying times, market regulators must strengthen monitoring systems, enforce stock disclosure policies, and penalise hoarding practices.
Updated16 Mar, 202610:18am
As the conflict-ridden global front carries on, Pakistan grapples with its first wave of supply disruptions as domestic oil prices rise by Rs55 per litre.
Updated09 Mar, 202608:44am
Without a shift toward algorithmic originality and fundamental research, Pakistan risks remaining a “fast follower” rather than a leader.
Updated02 Mar, 202601:36pm
Although the INSTC’s potential remains significant on paper, geopolitical strains have slowed cooperation, raised transit uncertainties, and underscored the need for renewed diplomatic engagement.
Updated16 Feb, 202610:41am
Although the INSTC’s potential remains significant on paper, geopolitical strains have slowed cooperation, raised transit uncertainties, and underscored the need for renewed diplomatic engagement.
Updated16 Feb, 202608:26am
