Pakistani cities becoming ‘least livable’ with time: ADB

By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on October 22, 2024 ISLAMABAD: The Asian Deve­lopment Bank says the livability of cities in Pakistan is decreasing, and urban centres in the country are becoming increasingly inefficient, scoring low on multiple competitiveness indexes, with congestion, unattractiveness and pollution. In an urban development analysis incorporated in the “Pakistan National Urban Assessment […]

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Poverty rate to stay near 40pc until 2026: WB

By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on October 20, 2024 ISLAMABAD: Poverty reduction in the country is expected to gradually resume as the nation makes progress on reforms and macroeconomic stability, according to a new report from the World Bank. The “Macro Poverty Outlook for Pakistan”, released by the World Bank on Friday, says limited growth in[…]

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Remittances swell 29% year-on-year in Sept amid exchange rate stability

Published in The News on October 09, 2024 Remittances sent home by overseas workers jumped 29% year-on-year (YoY) to $2.849 billion in September from $2.208 billion in the same month last year, latest numbers released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Wednesday, which anlysts attributed to exchange rate stability. On a month-on-month basis, inflows[…]