A sharp rise in the oil import bill and persistently high imports of food and luxury goods pushed the current account back into deficit in April, wiping out the $1 billion-plus surplus recorded a month earlier and putting renewed pressure on...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not wrong to say that Pakistan’s power sector subsidy regime needs reform. Any serious policy practitioner knows that the present tariff structure is fiscally expensive, administratively weak,...
The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan present a mixed picture of the country’s remittance trajectory. While inflows rose to USD33.86 billion during the first 10 months of FY2026, up from USD31.2 billion during the...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met a World Bank team led by Ms Bolormaa Amgaabazar, Country Director for the World Bank in Pakistan. During the meeting, the finance minister...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan declined sharply by 31 percent during the first 10 months of this fiscal year (FY26). According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country attracted $1.409b in FDI during July-April FY26,...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signalled plans to deepen its engagement in Pakistan by exploring non-sovereign and private-sector financing opportunities, a move that could unlock fresh investment avenues beyond...