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JunPopulation and environment
By Zeba Sathar Published in DAWN on Jun 06, 2022 PAKISTAN’S booming population is at odds with its natural endowments. Environmental stress caused by an imbalance between rapid population growth and limited natural resources is one of the most frightening, but least discussed realities we face. Our already teetering economy […]
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JunTrade deficit swells to record $43.3bn
By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in DAWN on Jun 03, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise trade deficit widened by an alarming 57.85 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high at $43.33 billion during the first 11 months of 2021-22 through May on the back of higher-than-expected imports, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics[…]
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JunShadow economy accounts for 40% of GDP
By Shahram Haq Published in The Express Tribune on June 02, 2022 LAHORE: Pakistan is facing tough economic challenges and its key concerns are the external deficit and the mounting debt, which are pushing the country towards a deep financial crisis. A major task for the government is to stabilise[…]
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JunIMF outlines guidelines to revive loan programme
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on June 01, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that “Pakistan needs to take wide-ranging steps to repair macroeconomic stability”, indicating that the revival of the programme would not be a cakewalk despite the government’s decision to increase fuel[…]
