October 28, 2019 Low crude oil prices offer opportunity to State Bank of Pakistan to cut policy rate The pressure of trade and industry is mounting on State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to curtail policy rate to bring down rate of inflation…
October 19, 2019 Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list till February 2020 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has formally announced that Pakistan will remain on its grey list for the next four months, offering a…
July 15, 2019 State Bank of Pakistan seems adamant at raising policy rate According to media reports, Monetary Policy Committee of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to meet on 16th July 2019 to finalize the…
June 5, 2019 Federal Budget: A daunting challenge for Imran Khan President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned a National Assembly session on 10th June 2019 for presentation of the federal budget for the next financial…
January 14, 2019 Government of Pakistan likely to reduce borrowings from Central Bank The quantum of Government of Pakistan (GoP) borrowings from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has lately reached 12.6% of GDP, the highest since FY06….
July 31, 2018 An open letter to Asad Umar First of all congratulations to the second IBA graduate, Asad Umar, the most probable name to occupy the slot of Finance Minister of Pakistan,…
July 13, 2018 Impact of rising commodity prices on Pakistan economy The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was that the reserves held…
April 28, 2018 Highlights of Economic Survey FY18 Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance published the Annual Pakistan Economic Survey for FY18 today. As per the Economic Survey, Pakistan’s GDP grew by 5.8% in…
April 21, 2018 Forthcoming Budget of Pakistan If one reviews Pakistan’s economy, the development seems lopsided. The successive governments have experimented with different models from private sector leading the economy to…
June 16, 2016 Implications of Brexit for Pakistan As part of my daily chores, I read a lot of content pertaining to commodities, currencies and stock markets. I often wonder if this…