April 11, 2022 (MLN): With the opposition winning its fight against Imran Khan, the spotlight is now shifting away from politics and towards the economic front. Whoever forms the government at the centre has an
March 30, 2022 (MLN): General consensus amongst analysts looking at the economy is that inflation is set to remain in double-digits for at least the remainder of the ongoing fiscal year. CPI inflation in February
March 08, 2022: While listening to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir’s post-monetary policy announcement briefing, many of us were left wondering over the logic of some his arguments. For starters, the
March 6, 2022 (MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce monetary policy on Tuesday. A lot is going on the macroeconomic front and any decision by the monetary policy committee (MPC)
February 11, 2022 (MLN): Pakistan’s capital markets are behaving erratically. Despite record earnings, the KSE100 index has stalled, showing no signs of exuberance. Year-to-date, as of February 11, 2022, the benchmark KSE100 index has gained
January 23, 2022 (MLN): Finally, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has rebased the Large-Scale Manufacturing Index (LSMI) after a gap of more than a decade. At first look, it seems that the PBS has
January 21, 2022 (MLN): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) committee’s meeting is due next week with the markets expecting status quo in policy rate announcement. To recall, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the
December 14, 2021 (MLN): Managing Pakistan’s economy is not an easy affair by any stretch of the imagination. Finance ministers and central bank governors in the past have struggled to run affairs in an order
November 8, 2021 (MLN): Obtuse social media commentary from the ruling party aside, ordinary Pakistani is being crushed under the weight of inflation. Elevated food and energy prices have forced people to cut down their
September 11, 2021 (MLN): Enough has been said about how flawed the Pakistani public markets are, be it the inefficient processes, a lack of quality research, rent-seeking participants, a total disregard for retail investors and
July 19, 2021 (MLN): Ever since coming to power in 2018, the PTI government has been heavy on promoting the housing sector, even promising the unrealistically ambitious target of building 10 million units. While that
March 31, 2021 (MLN): Another year, another finance minister to manage the economy. The PTI government has so far appointed three finance ministers in the country since winning the 2018 General Elections. Prime Minister Imran
March 4, 2021 (MLN): In Pakistan, one can almost always count on cricket and politics to deliver on drama. Look at Lahore Qalandars — the side infamous for losing in the Pakistan Super League is
March 02, 2021 (MLN): In a country of over 200 million people, mass vaccination campaigns are bound to be tricky. In Pakistan, the situation is even more challenging as the country has already failed at
February 14, 2021 (MLN): For the longest time, Pakistani startups, particularly fintechs, had been complaining about the regulatory landscape. The entire financial services industry – starting from the private players up to the very top,
April 11, 2022 (MLN): With the opposition winning its fight against Imran Khan, the spotlight is now shifting away from politics and towards the economic front. Whoever forms the government at the centre has an
March 30, 2022 (MLN): General consensus amongst analysts looking at the economy is that inflation is set to remain in double-digits for at least the remainder of the ongoing fiscal year. CPI inflation in February
March 08, 2022: While listening to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir’s post-monetary policy announcement briefing, many of us were left wondering over the logic of some his arguments. For starters, the
March 6, 2022 (MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce monetary policy on Tuesday. A lot is going on the macroeconomic front and any decision by the monetary policy committee (MPC)
February 11, 2022 (MLN): Pakistan’s capital markets are behaving erratically. Despite record earnings, the KSE100 index has stalled, showing no signs of exuberance. Year-to-date, as of February 11, 2022, the benchmark KSE100 index has gained
January 23, 2022 (MLN): Finally, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has rebased the Large-Scale Manufacturing Index (LSMI) after a gap of more than a decade. At first look, it seems that the PBS has
January 21, 2022 (MLN): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) committee’s meeting is due next week with the markets expecting status quo in policy rate announcement. To recall, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the
December 14, 2021 (MLN): Managing Pakistan’s economy is not an easy affair by any stretch of the imagination. Finance ministers and central bank governors in the past have struggled to run affairs in an order
November 8, 2021 (MLN): Obtuse social media commentary from the ruling party aside, ordinary Pakistani is being crushed under the weight of inflation. Elevated food and energy prices have forced people to cut down their
September 11, 2021 (MLN): Enough has been said about how flawed the Pakistani public markets are, be it the inefficient processes, a lack of quality research, rent-seeking participants, a total disregard for retail investors and
July 19, 2021 (MLN): Ever since coming to power in 2018, the PTI government has been heavy on promoting the housing sector, even promising the unrealistically ambitious target of building 10 million units. While that
March 31, 2021 (MLN): Another year, another finance minister to manage the economy. The PTI government has so far appointed three finance ministers in the country since winning the 2018 General Elections. Prime Minister Imran
March 4, 2021 (MLN): In Pakistan, one can almost always count on cricket and politics to deliver on drama. Look at Lahore Qalandars — the side infamous for losing in the Pakistan Super League is
March 02, 2021 (MLN): In a country of over 200 million people, mass vaccination campaigns are bound to be tricky. In Pakistan, the situation is even more challenging as the country has already failed at
February 14, 2021 (MLN): For the longest time, Pakistani startups, particularly fintechs, had been complaining about the regulatory landscape. The entire financial services industry – starting from the private players up to the very top,
