The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stands as the principal government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating statistical data across various economic, social, and demographic dimensions within Pakistan. Given its…
Last month, I attended two workshops organized by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on user-producer dialogue to sense data needs and calibrate with statistical products – a commendable step…
No national policy can be comprehensive and durable unless backed by robust data derived from reliable sources and made available in a timely manner to policy managers. It may be…
Monetary policy decision is tomorrow. Majority of market participants are expecting the policy rate to be maintained at 7 percent. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has eased the policy…
No national policy can be comprehensive and durable unless backed by robust data derived from reliable sources and made available in z timely manner to policy managers. Pertinent to mention…
With the advent of 2030 agenda in the shape of 17 Sustainable Development Goals, 169 targets and 242 time-bound indicators to be measured, the world has embarked on 'data revolution'.…
Public good, in economics, refers to something useful for the public that has two major properties: it is 'non-excludable' and its 'non-rivalrous'. The former pertains to the aspect that nobody…
Official statistics are a public trust. Much of the edifice (if not all) of government policy effort and action should be rested on the foundations of accurate, credible, transparent, accountable…
There was a massive rise in statistical discrepancy in July March 2015-16 estimated at negative 145.8 billion rupees as opposed to negative 61.4 billion rupees the year before - a…
A Robust national statistical system is pivotal for development, equitable growth and planning as it facilitates evidence-based policies and, judicious and timely decision-making to achieve goals set by the country.…
