Innovation and $85bn debt small against trillion dollar Pak economy
Dr Shahid Chaudhry, has said in purchasing power parity, the size of debt is 85 billion dollars which is small compared to the size of Pakistan’s trillion dollar economy
Experts optimistic about economic recovery
Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could not be finalised unless China agrees to reschedule our debt according to wishes of the West.
Current account deficit increased country’s economic problems: Ahsan Iqbal
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that political instability and adventurism had been the biggest threat to Pakistan’s economy.
Quarter One Based Estimates of Flood Damage for Annual Growth in Pakistan
Pakistan’s economy, which was devastated by impact of the catastrophic floods that hit the country this summer, has managed to avert defaulting by a sliver says the federal government.
Letting the fox Guard the Chicken Coop
The proposed legislation on the functioning of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) being reported in the public press is extremely controversial.
Seventeen universities to join the WTO’s Chairs Programme
Seventeen universities from least-developed and developing country members have been selected as new members of the WTO’s Chairs Programme,
Innovation in the Textile Sector of Lahore Differences Between Exporters and Non-Exporters 2021
The textile sector of Pakistan lacks innovation as a majority of small and medium-scale players cannot afford the investment needed to upgrade technology in their business units.
State of the Pakistan Economy Growth, Jobs, Welfare and Macro Policy in Pakistan in 2020
The net job losses in Pakistan were estimated at 0.7 million in 2020 as the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth became negative 1.5% in the wake of lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Decrease in GDP rate led to net job loss of 0.7m: report
The Lahore School of Economics, macro model for the Pakistan economy estimated that GDP growth over the calendar year 2020, has been a contraction of -1.5 percentage points led to a net job loss of 0.7 million.
CPEC international agreement Need for language planning and policy (part I)
The agreement to create the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was formally signed in 2015 between the two governments of China and Pakistan.