Turmoil and the economy
As Pakistan faces increasing domestic unrest and a conflict on the Afghan border, the country’s ability to revive a largely moribund economy must remain in question. This is increasingly the…
State of the economy
Statements of support for progress achieved in stabilising the economy and advancing structural reforms agreed under the ongoing upfront, extremely harsh International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme conditions, has been forthcoming…
China injects stability into global economy
The 2025 Semi-Annual Report on China’s Economy has been released recently. According to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of the year reached 66 trillion…
Climate change-induced catastrophes and economy
‘Flash floods in Pakistan have destroyed thousands of acres of crops in Punjab, the country’s largest producer. About 60 percent of the province’s rice crops and 30% of its sugarcane…
Pakistan’s ‘charter of economy’
There have been periodic calls for continuity in economic policies, regarded as critical by successive economic team leaders, to achieve development – a call that in the past decade or…
The state of the economy
The good news is that, as per the national accounts committee’s numbers, the provisional GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year (2021-22) is 5.97 per cent. The bad news…
State of economy
THE government cannot stop congratulating itself for stabilising the economy over the past year, while the people don’t know whether to laugh or cry given their ongoing economic hardship. Have…
Domestic economic thought, profession, and ‘dual-track’ pricing mechanism
Although Pakistan came into existence at a time when there was a deeply renewed focus on economic thought process globally in the wake of establishment of Bretton Woods institutions a…
Iran’s rulers caught between Trump’s crackdown and a fragile economy
For Iran’s clerical leaders, engaging with the “Great Satan” to hammer out a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may for once be the lesser of two evils. Though it…
Defence surge could help jumpstart Europe’s flat economy
A defence spending surge could boost Europe’s sluggish economy as long as it provides a springboard for a broader industrial revival and if governments convince the sector that the funding…
