Pakistan’s dwindling foreign currency reserves and runaway dollars have raised important questions about the basic structure of the ailing...
Amid this critical juncture of our economic history, the newly appointed Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has publicly committed to undertake all...
Securing a vote of confidence in the National Assembly from 178 members, a sigh of relief would be too soon for Prime Minister Imran Khan who...
Political shocks from the poll fiasco in Daska, upcoming Senate elections and the recent events on IMF and FATF fronts are severe blows to the...
The International Monetary Fund and the PTI-led government has yet to fix a timeline for its next round of talks under a $6 billion stalled bailout...
Pakistan’s current account balance turned negative in December 2020, when it witnessed a deficit of $662 million after achieving a surplus...
Pakistan’s economy is on the path of recovery, at a slower pace though, despite a persistent second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. It might take...
After facing a series of crises ranging from macroeconomic instability to adjustment pains and then lockdowns to combat the deadly COVID-19...
Pakistan’s agriculture sector has been facing several problems in the wake of achieving low efficiency and productivity, putting an increased...
The incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led regime has assigned the Competition Commission of Pakistan the task of launching an offensive against...
Despite deafening claims made by different tiers of the government in the country, the common citizen has been facing numerous difficulties in...
Pakistan’s stagnant exports are hovering in the range of $20 to $25 billion over the last one decade as it depicted an inability to generate...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government launched the sixth consecutive Tax Directory for Parliamentarians for Tax Year 2018 to demonstrate...
It has been a historic failure since independence that no regime has been able to boost trade activities of Pakistan, as it was never made part of...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -led regime has yet not finalised the much-awaited Strategic Trade Policy Framework despite being in power for the...
The pay and pension bill is going to haunt Pakistan’s economic managers in years to come, as it is becoming another monster just like circular...
Three important developments have taken place on the economic front. The first is related to moving towards signing an agreement with Independent...
Reviving the stalled International Monetary Fund programme might take a long time, because both Pakistan and the IMF staff have to agree upon a...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government is heading towards deferment of the International Monetary Fund sponsored programme of $6 billion under...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has opted for a historic increase in prices of petroleum products in one go and that too just five days...
Pakistan’s economic growth has plunged to its lowest among regional peers and its entire trajectory can easily be described as a rollercoaster...
The first and foremost challenge for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government’s economic managers is to present such a budget for next fiscal year...
The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has driven Pakistan’s government to table a “COVID Budget” before the Parliament on June 12, 2020 with the...
A heated debate on bringing changes into 18th constitutional amendments and much trumpeted 7th National Finance Commission Award, has flared up...
In the wake of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the differences, between macroeconomic and fiscal projections made by Ministry of Finance and State...
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed Pakistan into a new danger zone, forcing the lender of last resort, known as international Monetary Fund , for...
The sugar and wheat inquiry reports have exposed poor governance structure existing in our country. Political influence in the tenure of Pakistan...
The Planning Commission made initial assessment that the coronavirus pandemic has so far caused losses of Rs2.5 trillion for few sectors of the...
Pakistan could get the much desired breathing fiscal space on its external debt front, if the multilateral creditors gave consideration to a...
Lack of proper coordination is a hallmark of PTI-led regime. This fact could not have been manifested as evidently as it did in the wake of CONVID19...
The International Monetary Fund mission had warned Islamabad last month about the impact of cronovirus on Pakistan’s economy and in case it...
The government seems indifferent to the increasing fiscal woes of the country as they are least bothered with the growing criticism on widening gap...
The government has finally managed to strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund but the Fund extended one-month period against its...
The Financial Action Task Force’s decision to keep Pakistan in the grey list for the next four months till June 2020 demonstrates the fact that...
To save the loan programme from complete derailment, the government will have to deliver on the promises, made to International Monetary Fund , of...
In all likelihood, Pakistan’s economic front would be riddled with cracks after the completion of the second review of the International Monetary...
The unrestrained and distortionary high tariff regime as well as a skewed taxation structure is systematically suppressing our exports and...
The government has so far failed to bring any improvement in the inflation-wretched lives of the masses despite making deafening claims that economy...
In the blind pursuit of hot money, Pakistan’s economic managers are foolhardily focused on generate dollar inflows by from abroad by selling...
Pakistan’s imports have declined to the tune of $6 billion so far, and with this new realities are emerging on the economic front of Pakistan. The...
Pakistan continues to persist among worst performing countries on account of Human Development Index as it fell in the ranks by another notch to...
The government is foolhardily pursuing the policy of drawing hot money into short-term treasury bills and bond market to jack up foreign currency...
Pakistan’s fiscal miseries continue challenging policymakers and the latest is the billowing revenue collection shortfall, which if not made up...
Pakistan’s skewed and narrowed tax base largely continues to remain unable to meet the rising financing requirements of the country, swelling the...
Amid the government’s earsplitting ballyhoo that economy has been stabilised, Pakistanis are losing their minds over one of the highest-ever...
Amid heightening political temperature in the wake of Azadi March announced by JUI-F and a demand for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation, the...
Pakistan faces a daunting task to comply with Financial Action Task Force’s remaining 22 points on its action plan out of a total of 27 within...
Despite deafening ballyhoo over a sizable narrowing of twin deficits in the first three months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan will have to...
With its neck in the tight noose of International Monetary Fund , Pakistan’s economy is left with few choices in the face of one of the most...
