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 […]
‘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[…]
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[…]
The conundrum
By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on September 21, 2023 A SERIOUS conundrum has arisen for the economy. It cannot afford to grow, and at the same time, it cannot lie in the doldrums for very long either. There is no clear answer about how to get out of this[…]