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 […]
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SepThe 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[…]
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SepIMF says PSDP projects cost in FY23 exceeds budget by 14 times
By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on September 19, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Amid receiving directives from the caretaker regime for abandoning projects that are politically motivated and of provincial nature executed through the federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), the IMF has pointed out that the total cost to complete[…]
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SepPakistan’s other crisis
By Maleeha Lodhi Published in Dawn on September 18, 2023 PAKISTAN’S macroeconomic crisis, the most serious in its history, continues to warrant urgent and sustained attention. As is well known, the roots of this crisis lie in chronic fiscal deficits and external imbalances that are responsible for its perpetual balance-of-payments[…]
