Industry performance in next fiscal year depends mostly on the environment in which general elections are held and who comes into power.
Updated08 May, 202310:13am
Increasing digitalisation, IT and AI-driven investments, and empowering women will enable Pakistan to build a stronger foundation.
Published01 May, 202308:03am
The arrangement of foreign funds to avoid further depletion in forex reserves and to qualify for IMF’s tranche will not...
Published25 Apr, 202309:53am
Stalled economic growth, skyrocketing inflation, closing factories, people losing jobs — all point to structural issues in governance and administration.
Updated10 Apr, 202309:41am
The government and SBP have had a year to plan where the country would get foreign exchange but all they did was rely on promises
Published03 Apr, 202307:00am
Whether the general elections are held on time or earlier will not make a big difference because the twin deficits are big enou...
Updated20 Mar, 202309:29am
The government must regulate small businesses transparently and effectively to ensure that the inter-twined SME and retail sector
Published13 Mar, 202308:01am
The real question is how many Pakistanis will lose jobs as the economy shrinks and how many will starve as real incomes fall.
Updated20 Feb, 202310:02am
If the country wants to avoid staying in the debt trap, it needs to restructure three key areas: energy, exports and labour.
Published13 Feb, 202307:12am
The twin forex and economic crises have so far led to full or partial closure of hundreds of thousands of businesses and left over a million people jobless.
Updated06 Feb, 202309:23am
What will happen in our poorly governed country of 225m people when 6.205m, all adults and able to take up jobs, remain out of...
Updated23 Jan, 202309:08am
The main challenge will be how best to coordinate to achieve key common objectives like ensuring economic growth and exchange...
Published02 Jan, 202307:55am
