Country does need higher growth rate
Acting Chairman of All Pakistan Textiles Mills Association (APTMA) Zahid Mazhar has requested Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to prioritize the revival of the economy in general and textile industry…
Lower growth and higher inflation
The debate on how the economy should be run began way, way before the election. As early as the middle of 2017, one aspect of the anti-Nawaz Sharif narrative that…
Economic growth
THERE are indeed signs that the economy is stabilising. The PSX share index has, for the first time, crossed 100,000 points. The rupee-dollar exchange rate has remained stable over the…
IT boost for economic growth
Total world trade in IT services crossed $1 trillion in 2023 – and it is growing. IT services are now 14 per cent of all services trade, a big jump…
Rapid growth
MOST developed nations are worried about their dwindling populations, along with the growing number of seniors. They see their future as uncertain. Therefore, they have embarked upon the path of…
Women’s work and growth
TWENTY-THREE per cent of women aged 15-plus are in the formal labour market. Much has been made of this statistic. It’s certainly among the lowest in the world. And it…
Higher education
ACCORDING to a recent UNDP report, almost 30 per cent of our total population is in the higher-education age bracket, aged 15-29, and this percentage will continue to rise. The…
Pakistan’s weak economic growth outlook
The July update of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s or simply Fund’s) flagship report, titled ‘World Economic Outlook’ (WEO) projected Pakistan’s economic growth rate for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 stood at…
Challenge of lower growth: IMF bailout insufficient
The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the economic growth which is necessary for the young population. The government…
Stock market growth mirage
The stock market is booming, and the KSE 100 index has almost doubled in the past year. The market is at an all-time high, breaking records. This has excited a…
