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High incidence of poverty—II

High incidence of poverty—II

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 06:00am
The previous article had focused on the finding by the World Bank that Pakistan accounted for half the poverty in...
Economy grows 3.65pc in FY26: NAC

Economy grows 3.65pc in FY26: NAC

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy has registered a growth rate 3.65 percent in Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, slightly...
Expectations from a development state

Expectations from a development state

Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am
In recent articles for Business Recorder, I had argued that the existing governance system in Pakistan needs to be...
GDP growth rate in 2025-26

GDP growth rate in 2025-26

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:59am
The previous week’s article had highlighted the divergence between the sectoral growth rates for 2025-26, estimated...
Budgetary targets for FY2026-27

Budgetary targets for FY2026-27

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am
The budget formulation process at the federal level is underway in the Ministry of Finance. The budget will be...
Q2FY26 economy grows 3.89pc

Q2FY26 economy grows 3.89pc

Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:08am
ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) on Thursday approved the provisional GDP estimates for the first...
Outlook for the economy

Outlook for the economy

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am
Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...
The budgetary outcome

The budgetary outcome

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:19am
The outcome magnitudes of the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments have been released...
OPINION: IMF programme review

OPINION: IMF programme review

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:24am
The IMF Staff Mission is arriving shortly in Pakistan to undertake the third review of the Extended Facility to...
OPINION: State of the economy

OPINION: State of the economy

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:22am
The first half of 2025-26 has come to an end. This is an appropriate time to review the progress of the economy,...
Opinion: Absorption of youth

Opinion: Absorption of youth

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 02:04pm
The Prime Minister recently launched the Youth Laptop Scheme 2025. Laptops were awarded to high achieving students ...
The slump in LSM

The slump in LSM

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 06:24am
The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector has historically been one of the most buoyant sectors in the economy...
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