Negotiations with the IMF on the next programme are ongoing, with budget formation being an integral part of the discussions. The government is requesting a full allocation of $7.6 billion,…
US airlines were flying high less than two months ago on talk of a new golden age, as strong travel demand and tight industry-wide capacity raised the prospect of a…
Since independence, Pakistan has largely remained a consumption-oriented economy, and together with this, growth mostly has come from light industrial base. This is because government has sub-optimally played its part…
The looming spectre of a food crisis and economic instability poses a significant threat to Pakistan, as the nation grapples with alarming projections for the forthcoming decades. By the year…
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…
The slight improvement in Pakistan's economy is welcome — especially as it comes some months before the next budget is due. Everyone in Pakistan wishes for nothing more than an…
The sudden change in the US President’s plan to implement tariffs starting March 4 instead of next month has unsettled the markets, leading traders to reevaluate their risk portfolios and…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme under the Extended Fund Facility rolled out this September has spurred some elements of country’s fiscal and economic recovery. A number of survey reports on…
This is the second of a two-part series on Pakistani administration’s focus on domestic factors while ignoring external factors which have a much greater relevance in formulation of our domestic…
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the symbiotic relationship between politics and economics, with existing literature focusing more on domestic policies premised on globalization representative of…
