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Topic

Public Sector Development Program

IMF: Steady does it

IMF: Steady does it

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:49am
The IMF’s “no surprises” visit comes to a close and the team has gone back. The mission was here for a stock-taking...
Cement still in check

Cement still in check

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:27am
Costly construction and declining consumer buying power, together with cuts in public sector spending has dampened...
PSDP in 9MFY23

PSDP in 9MFY23

Published 15 May, 2023 08:40am
Three-quarters of the fiscal in, the federal development spending remained at less than half of the budget,...
Falling PSDP

Falling PSDP

Published 10 Apr, 2023 08:58am
As the fiscal space gets tighter amid ballooning debt servicing costs, so goes down the development spending, ...
On provincial development spending

On provincial development spending

Published 15 Feb, 2023 09:36am
While the sharp 44 percent year-on-year decline in 1HFY23 federal development spending under the Public Sector...
PSDP in 1HFY23

PSDP in 1HFY23

Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:27am
The Ministry of Finance’s fiscal scorecard released last week confirmed what many observers have been pointing out...
PSDP: the slide continues

PSDP: the slide continues

Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:56am
The decline in the federal government’s Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) has been more severe than...
On PSDP spending

On PSDP spending

Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:02am
Amid growing budget deficit in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, development spending has again become the...
PSDP’s big drop

PSDP’s big drop

Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:05am
The first quarter’s development spending in FY23 was widely expected to remain off the mark, considering that the...
Wither PSDP?

Wither PSDP?

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:29am
Amid tight fiscal space and political instability in the country, the prospects for higher spending under the ...
Development budget: middle ground?

Development budget: middle ground?

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:07am
Caught between the need for fiscal austerity and the demands of an election-cycle fast approaching, the PML-N-led...
Higher PSDP spending: a long shot?

Higher PSDP spending: a long shot?

Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:33am
The Shehbaz government is reportedly allocating Rs800 billion for the federal Public Sector Development Program...
Wither development?

Wither development?

Published 18 May, 2022 08:26am
With the economy in a tailspin amidst fiscal squeeze, arguments for higher development spending to rev up the...
Fate of development spending

Fate of development spending

Published 19 Apr, 2022 08:24am
Now that the godfather of development is in charge, how will the federal government’s flagship Public Sector...
Development spending in the dock?

Development spending in the dock?

Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:07am
Is development spending about to get caught up in the political storm? Already, there are reports that the PM’s...
On PSDP cut

On PSDP cut

Published 07 Dec, 2021 07:54am
The earlier indications of potentially-record PSDP spending taking place this fiscal now stand dissipated. For ...
PSDP: not so fast?

PSDP: not so fast?

Published 11 Nov, 2021 07:20am
Latest numbers have somewhat chastened earlier fiscal signals of turbo-charged development spending this fiscal....
PSDP in high gear

PSDP in high gear

Published 09 Sep, 2021 08:28am
When the federal government allocated Rs900 billion under FY22 Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), folks were...
High hopes for PSDP

High hopes for PSDP

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:30am
One of the highlights of the FY22 federal budget is the massive hike in the federal Public Sector Development ...
Development spending

Development spending

Published 20 May, 2021 07:25am
Contrary to the federal government’s hopes of priming the economic pump in FY21 through increased development...
On PSDP spending

On PSDP spending

Published 11 Mar, 2021 07:25am
As per latest data from the Planning Commission, the spending authorizations under the FY21 Public Sector ...
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