Shadow 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 […]
IMF 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[…]
Avoiding economic meltdown
By DR MANZOOR AHMAD Published in The Express Tribune on May 30, 2022 ISLAMABAD: One of the steps taken by the government to forestall the gathering economic meltdown is to ban the import of about three dozen “luxury” goods (spread over 800 tariff lines), including vehicles, mobile phones, home appliances,[…]
Country needs $36b in foreign loans
By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on May 29, 2022 KARACHI: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced that Pakistan is expected to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in June, as the country is projected to need $36-37 billion in foreign financing in the next[…]









