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New government, same old economic problems

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

Bracing for inflation

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

SBP has a tough decision to make on Tuesday

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)

Has the stock market gone into a coma?

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

Impressions on LSM rebasing

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

Losing the plot on economy

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

On inflation and its core

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

Tough road ahead for incumbent finance minister

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

On Senate elections: a big upset?

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

Pakistan’s vaccine drive: Long way to go

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

Easing the regulatory bottlenecks for startups

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,

New government, same old economic problems

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

Bracing for inflation

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

SBP has a tough decision to make on Tuesday

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)

Has the stock market gone into a coma?

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

Impressions on LSM rebasing

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

Losing the plot on economy

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

On inflation and its core

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

Tough road ahead for incumbent finance minister

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

On Senate elections: a big upset?

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

Pakistan’s vaccine drive: Long way to go

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

Easing the regulatory bottlenecks for startups

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,