Rising food, energy prices drive surge in poverty across Pakistan: World Bank
By Amin Ahmed Published in DAWN on October 20, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Poverty is estimated to have increased in Pakistan during the previous fiscal year due to record high food and energy prices, weak labour markets and flood-related damages, a World Bank report said. The Macro Poverty Outlook prepared for the […]
Decoding Goldin’s Nobel for Pakistan
By Afshan Subohi Published in DAWN on October 16, 2023 The significance of acknowledging a leading female labour economist went unnoticed in a turbulent world preoccupied with intensifying conflict in the Middle East, which imperils the hard-won gains in peace, development and human dignity achieved over centuries. Last week, the[…]
Capital market death
By Ammar Habib Khan Published in The News on October 15, 2023 Capital markets in any economy characterize the nature of that economy. The depth of such markets refers to how much capital exists in such a market, while the breadth refers to how much such a market is spread[…]
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OctIMF sees large financing needs
By Shahbaz Rana Published in Express Tribune on October 13, 2023 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Pakistan’s external financing needs remain large but its foreign exchange reserves coverage is precarious at only 70% of the country’s short-term foreign debt. In its Middle East and Central[…]
