Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in a vicious boom-bust cycle, struggling to achieve sustained growth and resilience. A glaring consequence of this instability is the recurring need for external financial support,…
It is encouraging to see evidence that Pakistan is on the road to recovery in terms of economic stability and growth. With a26% quantitative increase in textile exports, the first…
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…
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…
Tax compliance in Pakistan has been dismal for decades, and every increase in tax rates or the imposition of new levies - whether GST, income tax, or withholding tax (WHT)…
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…
US President Donald Trump’s administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter…
Information on many of the key macroeconomic variables has become available up to March 2019 and in some cases up to February 2019. Therefore, the trends in the national economy…
Pakistan has struggled in recent years to keep pace in the global export market. The textile sector, once a defining industry, has seen rapid growth in countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam…
Mining the earth for natural resources is a profitable business strategy employed by many nations, including China, Italy, Turkey, Spain and Brazil. The contribution of the mineral sector is multifarious:…
