Fiscal performance of provincial govts
The information on fiscal operations by the four provincial governments in the first half of 2024-25 has been released by the Federal Ministry of Finance. An analysis of the fiscal…
IMF programme targets: performance
This is an appropriate time to evaluate the initial performance of Pakistan’s economy in the first half of 2024-25, in relation to the IMF programme targets for the year. Any…
Poor FBR performance
The monthly Economic Update and Outlook was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 28 November 2024 with the tax collection data for the month not included. This is in…
Performance targets in IMF programme
The newly approved IMF Programme in the form of a 37-month Extended Fund Facility can be considered as perhaps the toughest ever for Pakistan. This conclusion is reached after a…
SOEs: performance & accountability
The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned Enterprises’, highlights a significant improvement in our economy, attributed mainly to enhanced and better management strategies,…
Comparing economic performances
PEOPLE often ask which political party has the best track record of managing the economy and producing the best results. It is a tricky question to give a straightforward answer…
Non-disclosures & underperformance
Ever year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as Revenue Division of Ministry of Finance (MoF), issues data relating to collection of taxes and duties it administers, with an analysis highlighting…
Soaring Treasury yields threaten long-term performance of US stocks
Soaring US Treasury yields are further boosting the appeal of bonds over stocks, deepening an already painful equity selloff while threatening to weigh on equity performance over the long term.…
Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup
Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the community of analysts. However, economic indictors cannot be seen in isolation. Economy…
Economy: performance of the caretakers
Continued deterioration of key macroeconomic statistics pertaining to the general state of the economy as well as to the quality of life of the general public has become a source…
