Supreme Court’s Annual Report 2018-19
The purpose of annual reports published by the Supreme Court of Pakistan is to highlight its performance with respect to disposal of cases, efforts to improve the general system of…
Elections and the budget 2018-19
The National Assembly has passed the delimitation of constituencies' bill with 242 votes in favour and one against paving the way for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to complete…
Annual Plan for 2018-19
The Annual Plan of Pakistan has been placed recently on the website of the Planning Commission. This Plan needs to have the permission of the National Economic Council (NEC) to…
Annual Plan for 2018-19
The Annual Plan of Pakistan has been placed recently on the website of the Planning Commission. This Plan needs to have the permission of the National Economic Council (NEC) to…
Lower GDP growth rate in 2018-19
The economy has been in a state of ‘stagflation’ for over a year now. The GDP growth rate has fallen while there has been a spurt in the rate of…
The Economic Survey 2018-19
Lack of ownership by the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Hafeez Sheikh is patently evident in the contents of the Economic Survey 2018-19 as it compares achievements…
SBP projections for 2018-19
The SBP Annual Report on the State of the Economy in 2017-18 was released recently. This is a balanced and well-written review of the developments in 2017-18. The positive trend…
Federal Budget 2018-19 (Revised): An appraisal
The revised Federal Budget for 2018-19 has raised a number of concerns ranging from the failure of the Government to use this occasion to share its vision for the economy,…
Outlook for public finances
The federal and provincial budgets for 2025-26 have generally been approved by the respective legislative fora. Therefore, it is possible to get an overall perspective of the likely outlook for…
