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Oct 31, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

Waqar Masood Khan

Emerging economic stability
Opinion

Emerging economic stability

The balance of payments (BOP) for the first quarter Jul-Sep is encouraging for the stability of the economy. There...
Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am
1Q: Economic performance
Opinion

1Q: Economic performance

In our last article we had expressed the hope of potential turnaround in the economy. Some early data for the month...
Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am
Emerging economic trends
Opinion

Emerging economic trends

We have nearly full data for the first two months of the fiscal year. The level of expenditures, tax collections,...
Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am
The continuing drift
Opinion

The continuing drift

The trade data for the month of August has revealed continuing challenges to macroeconomic framework. It is shocking...
Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
A drifting economy
Opinion

A drifting economy

It is quite distressful to see the nascent economic recovery ceding way to the same uncertainty and drift that...
Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
FY2023: An auspicious start
Opinion

FY2023: An auspicious start

Around mid-July, Pak-istan witnessed most volatile conditions in the forex market. Political turmoil, delays in...
Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
Economic round-up 2021-22
Opinion

Economic round-up 2021-22

The just concluded fiscal year has been tumultuous. It was both economics and politics that made it extraordinary,...
Updated 20 Jul, 2022 10:50am
An elusive IMF programme
Opinion

An elusive IMF programme

One can say with reasonable confidence that the economic circumstances facing today have no parallel in the history...
Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Budget 2022-23 – Amended
Opinion

Budget 2022-23 – Amended

In our previous article (BR: 13- 6-2022) we had examined Budget 2022-23 from the point of view of the IMF...
Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
A fiscal quagmire: genesis
Opinion

A fiscal quagmire: genesis

In the last article, many readers felt that there was no explanation as to how we came to this pass and what ...
Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
A fiscal quagmire?
Opinion

A fiscal quagmire?

A few days ago, Ministry of Finance released the details of fiscal operations covering three quarters Jul-Mar...
Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am