‘As a large debt market, Pakistan has the scale to attract meaningful institutional participation, provided liquidity and policy
Updated23 Feb, 202609:19am
'Attempting to repair 100pc of the sector by tightening rules on 1pc of the national electricity system defies logic and distracts from deeper structural distortions’.
Published16 Feb, 202607:13am
The objective has never been to abandon the greenback altogether, but to reduce dependence on an asset that can be ‘weaponised’ during periods of political confrontation with the US.
Updated02 Feb, 202608:40am
For Pakistani exports, the impact is likely to be felt more through pricing pressures and margin compression than a collapse in...
Published12 Jan, 202608:19am
Pakistan often represents less than a decimal point of overall global corporate revenues, yet it entails disproportionately
Published29 Dec, 202506:20am
A report estimates that US tariff measures could cost Pakistan around $0.5bn in annual export revenues and strain the current account.
Updated22 Dec, 202508:29am
If links with Afghanistan remain closed, an estimated 90pc of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s industry could shut down, triggering large-scale unemployment.
Updated17 Nov, 202507:55am
Islamabad’s new balancing act is being closely monitored in Beijing, where Pakistan’s apparent tilt towards Washington has raised questions, if not caused unease.
Updated10 Nov, 202507:46am
Announcement of plans to undertake a major restructuring of Pakistan’s judicial, financial and administrative system has raised concerns across the political spectrum.
Updated04 Nov, 202508:07am
Nepra’s surprise tariff cut may ripple far beyond Karachi’s power grid as KE’s profits sink and investors threaten arbitration.
Updated27 Oct, 202510:00am
