GDP growth may dip to 2.5-3pc: Pasha Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:18am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 2.5 to 3 percent in current fiscal year 2025-26,...
C/A deficit could widen to 5pc of GDP on ME crisis Updated 28 Mar, 2026 08:30am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are likely to come under mounting pressure as the ongoing Middle...
Rushed year-end fund releases hurt utilisation, GDP growth Published 30 Jul, 2025 03:16am ISLAMABAD: Rushed disbursements of development funds in the last quarter of fiscal year often lead to low...
Economist urges depoliticisation of NFC award, proposes new formula Published 23 May, 2025 03:36pm The federal government should depoliticise the National Finance Commission (NFC) award by appointing technocrats...
NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue
Interbank, open market exchange rates: Uncertainty, USD smuggling widening the gap: experts Updated 28 Dec, 2022 11:12am ISLAMABAD: Economists have attributed the widening gap between interbank and open market exchange rate to the...
Leading economists say: Govt will be unable to implement ‘harsh’ IMF conditions Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am ISLAMABAD: The government will be unable to implement the very harsh conditions, including taxation and other...
Road blockades cost kitty Rs100bn-150bn per day: economists Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am ISLAMABAD: The estimated loss to the national economy is around Rs100-150 billion per day on account of country-wide...
About 8 in 10 Pakistanis report giving charity, PGI 2021 reveals Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am KARACHI: Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) conducted the virtual launch of Pakistan Giving Index (PGI) 2021, a...