UN survey forecasts 3.4% GDP growth for Pakistan in FY25
Report credits IMF programme with fostering stability, urges reforms and climate resilience
SBP governor outlines cautiously optimistic outlook on economic recovery
Debt levels remain sustainable, inflation to stabilise at 5-7% by the end of 2025, says Jameel Ahmad
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