CPI inflation eases to 4.1% in December, providing room for further rate cuts
Food prices stabilize, but weak GDP growth impacts FBR revenue targets
Pakistan navigates IMF-induced stability in 2024 amidst growing economic challenges: report
Economic policies stabilize markets but strain the salaried class and test government's political resolve
ADB revises Pakistan’s growth forecast upwards to 3% for FY2025
Inflation forecast for FY2025 is revised downwards to 10.0% from 15.0% in September outlookÂ
India’s markets struggle with high valuations, observes Mattias Martinsson
Martinsson says 10% of the companies he meets in India show strong long-term potential, 30% offer standard returns, and most result in losses
Global billionaire count grows 17%, wealth reaches $14 trillion
Billionaires in the U.S. rise to 835, China decreases to 427, and India climbs to 185
China becomes Pakistan’s largest creditor with $29bn debt, World Bank reports
Total external debt reached $130.85 billion in 2023 with debt servicing climbing to 43% of the country’s exports and 5% of gross national income
Pakistan sets $1 trillion economic target with new five-year plan
Restrictions on social media, internet disruptions, and firewall are significant obstacles to achieving this ambitious target
Economy shows signs of recovery amid falling inflation, rising remittances: MoF
Inflation expected to stay within 5.8-6.8% range in November and decline further by December
Pakistan’s remittances surge by 24% to $3 billion in OctoberÂ
Total remittances recorded $11.8 billion, up by 35%, in the first four months of FY2024-25Â
Pakistan records Rs1.7trn fiscal surplus in Q1 FY25, first time since 2004
Increase in SBP profits and non-tax revenue propel Pakistan to first fiscal surplus in over two decades
Pakistan’s govt expenditure to rise to 21.4% of GDP in 2025: IMFÂ
Country’s gross government debt is expected to climb from 69.2% of GDP in 2024 to 71.4% in 2025, report
SBP projects 2.5% – 3.5% GDP growth for FY25Â
Macroeconomic conditions improved, inflation to fall below the earlier forecasted range of 11.5% – 13.5% in FY25, SBP says in its annual report on the state of the economy
IMF sets out conditions to mitigate risks tied to $7 billion loan programme
IMF’s staff-level country report outlines key reforms targeting fiscal policies, energy sector overhaul, and governance, introducing structural benchmarks for Pakistan
Pakistan’s GDP grows 2.5% in FY24, but misses target due to industrial slump
National Accounts Committee revises quarterly growth rates, citing agriculture gains and industrial decline
ADB forecasts 2.8% growth for Pakistan’s economy in FY2025
Economic reforms supported by IMF’s Extended Fund Facility are projected to accelerate growth and ease inflation in Pakistan