Global Economic Outlook For 2021 By Rashid A Mughal
YEAR 2020 has been a year of disaster for the global economy. All the predictions and forecasts made in January …
Read MoreValued-Added Exports | Editorial
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), our exports for December 2020 surpassed the 2019 figure. More importantly, the …
Read MoreSBP Report | Editorial
NEXT to the World Bank’s forecast on economic expansion in Pakistan during the present fiscal year, the State Bank’s growth …
Read MoreCircular Debt | Editorial
THE government’s plan to settle the outstanding dues of IPPs amounting to Rs450bn in three tranches is only the first …
Read MoreYear of Growth | Editorial
While the prime minister might have exaggerated the effect of recent upside surprises in export and inflation figures a little, …
Read MoreCurrent Account Surplus | Editorial
The monthly streak of year-on-year surplus in the current account continues, in a sign of sustained, gradual economic recovery that …
Read MoreDebt Relief | Editorial
As part of the larger Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) to help neutralise the economic hardships brought upon by the …
Read MoreDemand For E-commerce in Pakistan By Dr Nosharwan A Abbasi
E-commerce and other online businesses have been demanding access to online payments gateways and permission to introduce foreign companies to …
Read MoreHeavily in Debt | Editorial
PAKISTAN’S foreign debt and liabilities have been increasing rapidly over the last several years. The government is forced to borrow …
Read MoreGlobal Markets Are Partying Like It Is 2008 (But a Crash Is Coming) By Desmond Lachman
After the 2008 U.S. housing and credit market crisis, Chuck Prince, the former Citibank CEO, explained his bank’s speculative activity …
Read MoreA Careful Balance | Editorial
The ruling party clearly has its frustrations with the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. While it has confirmed that it …
Read MoreIndian Attempts to Sabotage CPEC | Editorial
THE very fact that India has not officially denied reports about hatching conspiracies against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is itself …
Read MoreFocus on Economy | Editorial
AT its meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, the economic team of the Government led by Finance …
Read MorePoverty Relief | Editorial
Conventional wisdom says that as a country posts economic growth, the benefits filter down to even the poorest members of …
Read MoreImpact Of COVID-19 On India’s Economy – Analysis By Shahnawaz Mughal*
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global economy. All major economies have contracted steeply with slow …
Read MoreTax Target | Editorial
Five months into the fiscal year 2020-21 (i.e. FY21), there are mixed signals on FBR’s tax collection. While there is …
Read MorePakistan’s Maiden Appearance at 17th China-ASEAN Expo By Sultan M Hali
THE 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the concurrent China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit concluded on November 30, 2020 in Nanning, …
Read MoreExport Growth | Editorial
PAKISTAN has seen a rapid recovery of exports since the removal of coronavirus-related restrictions. The country’s outbound shipments in recent …
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