Opinion Low foreign inflows The foreign exchange reserves of the SBP have plunged to $6,116 million as of 16th of December 2022. There has been ... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Opinion Cash surplus of provincial govts The role of the four provincial governments has increased after the 18th Amendment. They have also become entitled ... Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Shortfall in revenues The last financial year witnessed a record performance by the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue). Tax revenues increased... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion SBP’s newfound realism The recent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has led to the ... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Opinion Imbalanced balance of payments There has been appreciation of the success achieved in bringing down the current account deficit in the external... Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:36am
Opinion Breakdown of external economic relations The fact that Pakistan is currently operating under an IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme, under the... Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am
Opinion Unrealistic budget of 2022-23 The budget of 2022-23 has been framed with agreement of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) as part of the ongoing... Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am
Opinion The forthcoming IMF review The 9th review of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Programme is due shortly. It will represent an appraisal by... Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am
Opinion The optimism of SBP The recent statement by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has certainly provided... Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Opinion Foreign inflows at a low ebb International perceptions of the declining credit worthiness of Pakistan have been augmented by the downgrading of... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Opinion IMF projections The latest World Economic Outlook has been released by the IMF. The report highlights the slowing down of global... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am
Opinion Major negative developments The downgrading of Pakistan’s credit rating by Moody’s from B3 to Caa1 comes as a big shock. The credit rating... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Growth in FBR revenue The revenue collection target set for FBR in 2022-23 is Rs 7,470 billion, equivalent to 8.9% of the projected GDP,... Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Opinion Improvement in balance of payments The balance of payments for the month of August 2022 shows a visible improvement. Not only has the current account... Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am
Opinion Human Development Index: Pakistan falls The UNDP Global Human Development Report for 2021-22 was released on the 8th of September. In the Human Development... Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am
Opinion IMF’s macroeconomic projections for FY23 The IMF staff report on the seventh and eighth reviews of the EFF with Pakistan contains a detailed set of... Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Opinion FY2022-23: IMF’s BoP projections The much-awaited staff report of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) on the seventh and eighth reviews was ... Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am
Opinion A fragile BoP The statistics on the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan have been released recently by the State Bank of ... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am
Opinion Burgeoning budget deficit The information on fiscal operations in 2021-22 has just been released by the Ministry of Finance. These figures are... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Opinion Soaring public debt The latest estimate of the stock of public debt of Pakistan by the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) as of end-March 2022... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
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