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
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
