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,
February 11, 2021 (MLN): Three days ago on February 8, Hong Kong police made its largest-ever drugs bust. The police seized 682kg of Ketamine worth HK$437 million (US$56m) disguised inside the packaging of Macaroni. The
February 9, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan’s cotton crop is in doldrums. From producing record 14 million bales in 2014-15, fourth highest production in the world, the country’s cotton output has plummeted to record lows at just
December 15, 2020 (MLN): If you keep repeating the same thing over and over again, it eventually becomes true. Well, at least in your own imagination. This is quite applicable to Pakistan’s economy, where the
Over the past five years, antitrust regulation has come to take the centre stage in the world of business and policy. And behind that monumental shift is a woman – Margrethe Vestager, the Director General
Over the past five years, antitrust regulation has come to take the centre stage in the world of business and policy. And behind that monumental shift is a woman – Margrethe Vestager, the Director General
November 16, 2020 (MLN): While the broader world faces grim economic prospects due to coronavirus, Pakistan’s textile exporters are having their day. Proceeds from the sector clocked in at $1.190 billion during September, bringing it
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,
February 11, 2021 (MLN): Three days ago on February 8, Hong Kong police made its largest-ever drugs bust. The police seized 682kg of Ketamine worth HK$437 million (US$56m) disguised inside the packaging of Macaroni. The
February 9, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan’s cotton crop is in doldrums. From producing record 14 million bales in 2014-15, fourth highest production in the world, the country’s cotton output has plummeted to record lows at just
December 15, 2020 (MLN): If you keep repeating the same thing over and over again, it eventually becomes true. Well, at least in your own imagination. This is quite applicable to Pakistan’s economy, where the
Over the past five years, antitrust regulation has come to take the centre stage in the world of business and policy. And behind that monumental shift is a woman – Margrethe Vestager, the Director General
Over the past five years, antitrust regulation has come to take the centre stage in the world of business and policy. And behind that monumental shift is a woman – Margrethe Vestager, the Director General
November 16, 2020 (MLN): While the broader world faces grim economic prospects due to coronavirus, Pakistan’s textile exporters are having their day. Proceeds from the sector clocked in at $1.190 billion during September, bringing it
2.82%
Weekly Inflation up
