Pakistan Economy

The much-hyped revival of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EEF) for Pakistan is unlikely to boost economic development in the country. Pakistan Institute …

Power crisis is deepening in Pakistan. Scores of people in the country are living in the dark as power generation has been hit due to the devastating floods. While the …

Pakistan is once struggling with dwindling foreign exchange reserves despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance. After the country’s forex reserves –held by its central bank– dropped below the $8 …

Flood hit Pakistan, which is urgently seeking international aid, has made things difficult for aid agencies as it refused to give approval to them for sourcing relief materials from India. …

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s stand that trade with India will not be resumed until the Kashmir issue is resolved will cause worry for the country’s economic managers and business …

Massive destruction of crops in Pakistan due to the torrential rains and floods has already started impacting the country’s food sector. Prices of food items have surged and supply chain …

Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar is keen to buy out two Pakistani LNG-fired power plants based in Punjab province. The two Punjab-based plants are the Haveli …

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet tomorrow to discuss the issue of disbursement of the much needed bailout package to Pakistan. The delay in the …

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent statement seeking permanent peace with New Delhi has given hope to the country’s economic policymakers that trade between the two countries could resume in …

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has come under the spotlight for continuously increasing fuel prices. Will he remain as finance minister, is one question that many are now asking.</strong></p> …

<p> <strong>Finally there is good news for Pakistan. After Saudi Arabia agreed to renew the much needed $3 billion deposit for Pakistan, Islamabad is now expected to receive an additional …

<p> <strong>At its 75th Independence Day, Pakistan finds itself in a bind amid deepening economic uncertainty with foreign exchange reserves dropping below the $8 billion level. The annual inflation in …

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves has further fallen. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank stood at $7.83 billion as on …

<p> <strong>Will China-Pakistan ties get somewhat strained as Pakistan under the Shehbaz Sharif government is now actively making an all-out effort to boost relations with the US? China’s concerns are …

<p> The Pakistani political class has much pondering to do. Most Pakistani citizens are unhappy with the current state of affairs and the current political system though they strongly favour …

<p> <strong>Pakistan is in a bind.</strong></p> <p> <strong>Cash starved Pakistan’s struggle to secure the much-needed bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to continue for sometime as …

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate at a record 24.9 per cent for July will cause serious concerns for the Shehbaz Sharif government. The surge in headline inflation …

<p> <strong>Even as the Pakistani rupee has been steadily losing value for the last few months, its fall of more than Rs 4 from yesterday’s close has caught the attention …

<p> <strong>The spectacular win for former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf in the Punjab assembly by-elections has only aggravated the political uncertainty in the South Asian country. The direct …

<p> <strong>Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said the ongoing domestic political turmoil has led to the depreciation of the country’s currency. The Pakistani rupee hit a new low of more …

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