Facilitating SMEs
Published in DAWN on August 18, 2021 THE new three-year State Bank refinance scheme — SME Asaan Finance — for providing collateral-free bank loans to […]
Glass half full, half empty
By Maleeha Lodhi Published in DAWN on August 16, 2021 PAKISTAN’S independence day was celebrated with much enthusiasm as it should. These milestones are opportunities[…]
ECC okays Rs13.1b subsidy to retain inflows
By Shahbaz Rana Published in DAWN on August 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved a subsidy of[…]
Remittances jump to $2.71b in July
By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on August 11, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan has received the third largest workers’ remittances amounting to $2.71 billion in July,[…]
Exchange rate stability is a challenge
By Mohiuddin Aazim Published in DAWN on August 09, 2021 Keeping the exchange rate stable during this fiscal year is apparently a challenge. In July,[…]
The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth IMF-ILO HIGH-LEVEL EVENT AND IMF BOOK LAUNCH
Published in International Monetary Fund About the Book The new IMF book, entitled “The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth,” which is being launched[…]
Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) visited CIMRAD
Ms. Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, IOM-Pakistan visited the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics, along with Sibgha Ajaz, Project Coordinator,[…]
IMF approves $650bn to boost global economy
By Anwar Iqbal Published in DAWN on August 04, 2021 WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the largest-ever distribution of monetary reserves of[…]
Alarm bells ringing as trade deficit hits $3.058bn in July
Published in DAWN on August 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The government’s battle against bloated trade deficit is reversing as it widened 81.4 per cent in the[…]





