THE outlay for Budget 2023-24 is estimated to be Rs14.46tr, of which almost half will be allocated towards servicing of debt. What else does Budget...
The National Economic Council has set an economic growth target of 3.5 per cent for the upcoming fiscal year, while also acknowledging a population...
Such a tax would further increase the effective tax on companies that are operating in the formal space
One-third of the total children's population in Pakistan, or 34 million children, is deemed as malnourished. This number is bigger than most...
Pakistan’s GDP contracted to 0.29pc in FY23
Whenever one feels that it cannot get any worse, it does get worse. It's a race to the bottom, and we clearly aren't stopping anytime soon. The...
There is more than Rs8.5 trillion of currency in circulation sloshing around in the economy. This is capital, or funds that stay outside the formal...
"It’s very important for the Pakistani economy to address the imbalances and to maintain macroeconomic stability," Jihad Azour says
Pakistan has a debt problem. It also has an energy problem. Without solving the debt and energy problem, it is not possible to get on a sustainable...