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Sep

Pakistan’s economy on edge of precipice, warns World Bank

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in Dawn on September 23, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in its tipping point crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40 per cent population living below the poverty line under elite capture and policy decisions driven by strong vested interests of military, political and business leaders or change course to […]

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Sep

‘Exodus’ from Pakistan

By Nasra M. Shah Published in Business Recorder on September 22, 2023 Recent times have witnessed much hype around the whole phenomenon of mass emigration -or as some like to term it the ‘brain drain’ – from Pakistan as we are told that more and more of our skilled professionals are leaving the country while others are[…]

SBP brings incentives to attract remittances

By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on September 22, 2023 KARACHI:  The central bank has announced new incentives effective from June 1, 2023 to encourage banks and authorised exchange companies to attract additional remittances from overseas Pakistanis, which is expected to stabilise and give a fresh boost to inflows. In a circular sent to all[…]