[ad_1] ‘As we enter 2024, results of the Forum’s Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024 (GRPS) highlight a predominantly negative outlook for the world over the short term that is expected…
Tag: IMF and Pakistan
Going Islamic beyond banking
[ad_1] In just one year, poverty in Pakistan surged from 34.2% to 39.4%, with 12.5 million more people slipping below the USD 3.65 per day income threshold. Presently, approximately 95…
Forex reserves hit 23-week high
[ad_1] KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) foreign exchange reserves recorded a notable increase of $ 1.3 billion during the two-week period supported by the arrival of the government…
The World Bank says it all
[ad_1] That the growing political uncertainty and institutional imbalances are adversely affecting the country’s perception is a fact. This time it is no other than the World Bank, which has…
Another positive week
[ad_1] KARACHI: The rupee witnessed another positive week as it appreciated Re0.61 or 0.21% against the US dollar in the inter-bank market. It was the fifth consecutive week that the…
Pakistan’s promising economic outlook
[ad_1] The finance division’s ‘monthly economic outlook report’ for the month of November reveals that Pakistan’s economy is on a gradual but promising path of recovery. The country has witnessed…
Mixed economic trends
[ad_1] The first five months of 2023-24 have witnessed upturns and downturns both globally and within Pakistan. There was earlier some evidence that the world economy was on the recovery…
The way forward
[ad_1] Discussions and arguments on the politics of the day — at all levels and at all times — are in the DNA of our nation. One widely-argued current topic…
Pakistan: leadership crisis
[ad_1] The primary constituents of economic growth encompass physical capital, infrastructure, human capital, and technology. Pakistan stands among those nations where growth rates have not aligned with its developmental profile…
Economic growth has to be backed by structural reforms: Shamshad
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has said political and economic instability over the period of time has greatly disrupted Pakistan’s economic growth. While addressing the…