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Published in The News on May 31, 2026 KARACHI: IT freelancers earned $959 million in foreign exchange during the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2026, up 49 per cent from a year earlier, official data showed, reflecting the swift expansion of the nation’s digital economy and online workforce. The export earnings generated through freelancing in […]

By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on May, 21, 2026 KARACHI: Climatic disasters in Pakistan have been higher than both global and regional averages in 2000-2024, as well as in the preceding two decades, according to a detailed report by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) included in the half-yearly State Bank Economy report. Pakistan faces a[…]

Published in Dawn on May, 15, 2026 ISLAMABAD: Following the release of a $1.1 billion tranche for Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified Pakistan’s economic exposure to the Gulf Coope­ration Council (GCC) as its most acute external vulnerability. In its staff report, the lender warned that “the war weighs on the near-term outlook as Pakistan[…]