Unless the government shifts its focus to human development, no number of grants and loans can help the economy make impactful.
Updated24 Feb, 202510:10am
Noticeable progress is being made with regard to agriculture tax and improved exports, though many problems still call for basic structural reforms.
Updated10 Feb, 202510:27am
Transformational change depends less on physical capital and more on the intellectual input of bourgeoisie professionals and skilled manpower.
Updated27 Jan, 202510:28am
Govt doubles down on efforts to increase export earnings as sole reliance on remittances becomes increasingly unsustainable.
Updated20 Jan, 202510:08am
While provincial tax revenues have increased during 6MFY25, there is stubborn resistance to sharing revenues with local govts.
Published13 Jan, 202506:18am
Pakistan would benefit if the international community recognised the importance of balanced bilateral trade to promote global and regional cooperation.
Updated06 Jan, 202510:23am
Pakistan’s struggle for reviving the economy is hindered by declining investments, deficits and low industrial productivity.
Published16 Dec, 202409:30am
Demands for opposing parties to put aside differences for the sake of the nation grow as tensions drive up the bill for economics.
Updated09 Dec, 202411:35am
Poverty runs rampant as the centre stalls delegation of financial control while dolling out potentially harmful development reform.
Updated25 Nov, 202410:04am
Industrial strategies to improve domestic economies are likely to replace international trade as a defining engine of growth
Updated11 Nov, 202412:00pm
The Kremlin and Beijing push proposals to drastically change the global financial system following the end of the BRICS summit
Updated28 Oct, 202410:15am
Analysts urge closer inspection of monetary tools as food and energy prices continue to rise despite drop in core inflation.
Updated14 Oct, 202409:21am
Unless Pakistan follows the principle of equity and restructures the FBR to weed out corruption, punitive actions will not have the intended effect.
Updated07 Oct, 202410:01am
