Monthly Archives: August 2023

By Parvez Rahim Published in Dawn on August 26, 2023 THE European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance that supports vulnerable developing countries. Pakistan has GSP+ status since January 2014 and can benefit from preferential access to the European market. In compliance with GSP regulations, […]

By Hassan Abbas Published in Business Recorder on August 24, 2023 LAHORE: Rector Lahore School of Economics (LSE) Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry on Wednesday said Pakistan’s debt is “$85 billion”, which is small compared to the size of Pakistan’s trillion dollar economy (in Purchasing Power Parity terms). He was addressing the Centre for Research in Economics and[…]

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on August 22, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan got over $5 billion in fresh loans in July, which was the highest amount received in any month, to meet project and foreign exchange reserve requirements, as the interim government sought a review of the annual financing plan in light of the prevailing[…]