The European Central Bank’s top economic thinkers are sparring over the outlook for inflation and rates, leaving investors scratching their heads over the ECB’s next policy moves. Philip Lane and…
Setting the bar unrealistically high or looking at filling the glass up to more than capacity by any administration can be supported on the grounds that it may propel the…
As Pakistan’s ruling rivals intensify their battle to seize charge of Islamabad, the downside risk to the country’s future has grown exponentially in a relatively short time. Just months after…
The ongoing political protests and marches organized by opposition political parties and interest groups against the government have started a new wave of demonstrations and rallies, with the government public…
The economic problems Pakistan faces right now are similar to what the PTI had faced. In 2019, with low foreign exchange reserves and high deficits, the PTI government had failed…
As Pakistan struggles to win back crucial international support led by the IMF, the country’s future outlook is surrounded with unprecedented dark clouds. The host of challenges surrounding Pakistan today…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released the July 2022 update of one of its flagship reports ‘World Economic Outlook’ (WEO). The title ‘Gloomy and more uncertain’ of the report for…
A potent mix of weak growth, high inflation, and a new bout of political instability means no respite in sight for British assets struggling to find interest from investors. British…
The multilateral agencies, World Bank, and the IMF, have recently updated their projections of the rate of inflation in Pakistan in 2021-22 and 2022-23. These projections are shown in Table…
Political instability is a serious impediment to economic progress. Not only does it shorten policymakers’ horizons leading to suboptimal short term macroeconomic policies, but it is also the cause of…
