Opinion Problems with IMF projections—II The previous article had highlighted the problems with the macroeconomic projections by the IMF in the Staff Report... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:59am
Opinion Problem with IMF projections An IMF delegation has probably arrived in Pakistan to conduct a ‘stock-taking’ as indicated by the Finance... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:29am
Opinion Fiscal outcome in first quarter The first quarter of 2024-25 has closed with an unusual and extremely positive outcome. There is actually a... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am
Opinion Structural reforms in IMF programme The Staff Report on the new 37-month Extended Fund Facility by the IMF of $7 billion contains a number of structural... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
Opinion Performance targets in IMF programme The newly approved IMF Programme in the form of a 37-month Extended Fund Facility can be considered as perhaps the... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Opinion Macroeconomic projections of IMF, WB There have been two very recent sets of macroeconomic projections for Pakistan. The first is in the IMF Staff Report... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
Opinion Emerging negative factors There is an air of general optimism about the economy today. The Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion was approved ... Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:11am
Opinion The investment slump The year, 2023-24, has witnessed the lowest ever level of fixed investment in Pakistan. It is estimated at 11.4% of... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:21am
Opinion Mixed signals on the economy The first quarter of 2024-25 is going to come to an end shortly. During these three months, there have been a number... Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am
Opinion Rising public debt The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released figures of total debt and public debt of Pakistan as of end-June 2024.... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Opinion FBR revenue targets for 2024-25 The first two months of 2024-25 have already revealed serious problems with the overall and individual revenue... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Opinion Sectoral growth patterns in FY2023-24 The latest Pakistan Economic Survey for 2023-24, released in June, contains a comprehensive set of estimates on the... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Opinion Social sector spending The Federal Ministry of Finance has released the estimates of poverty-related expenditures for 2022-23. Thanks are... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am
Opinion Findings of 2023 population census The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently disseminated the detailed results of the 7th Population and... Published 20 Aug, 2024 07:01am
Opinion Budgetary outcome in 2023-24 The statistics on the outcome of fiscal operations by the federal and provincial governments in 2023-24 were ... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:40am
Opinion Medium-term budget strategy The Federal Ministry of Finance has released the Medium-Term Budget Strategy Statement for the period, 2024-25 to... Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am
Opinion A fragile balance of payments The statistics on the external balance of payments of Pakistan in 2023-24 were released last week by the SBP (State... Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am
Opinion Provincial budgets for FY2024-25 The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies.... Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Opinion Outlook for 2024-25 The last week’s article on outlook for 2024-25 by this writer in Business Recorder had focused on the projections... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 07:52am
Opinion Outlook for FY25 The fiscal year, 2024-25, promises to be an eventful year. It will see early negotiations between the Government of... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 07:39am