The state needs a new trade framework engaging private-sector stakeholders for a realistic assessment of export diversification
Published31 Mar, 202505:47am
Every successive government comes up with new policies, sometimes under political considerations and often due to misguided, ill-informed inputs from the bureaucracy.
Published24 Mar, 202507:03am
With inflation set to potentially rise, the state battles with a widening trade deficit, a rural-urban divide, and a stagnant large-scale manufacturing sector.
Updated10 Mar, 202510:06am
If Pakistan wants to achieve export-driven economic growth, the government must gradually reduce its reliance on bank borrowings.
Updated03 Mar, 202509:56am
Remittances and exports are doing better than before, but signs of foreign investment leapfrogging to the next big level are not.
Updated17 Feb, 202501:09pm