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…

When the chips are down

[ad_1] When the chips are down, the going gets tough and as a consequence taking hard and strategic decisions becomes inevitable. The incumbent government took two policy decisions this week…

Economy: experts underscore the need for structural reforms

[ad_1] KARACHI: Economic experts at a post-budget conference here on Sunday called for indigenous solutions and structural reforms in order to achieve sustainable growth, saying heavy reliance on international lending…

Options to address rising inflation

[ad_1] The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) is trying to check inflation through just one instrument, the interest rate, based on the theological belief that the issue is demand, ignoring…