By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on January 08, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday argued that the proposed amendments to its Act would neither compromise economic sovereignty, nor would it become a “state within a state”, while facing severe criticism over the proposed handing over of its autonomy to the […]
By Dure Sameen Akhund Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 PAKISTAN is facing one of its worst economic crises, with inflation hovering around 10-10.5 per cent for FY2022, resulting in massive hikes in food, energy and consumer prices. The upward moving trend of commodity prices coupled with a relatively flat wage trend, has given rise to[…]
By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in DAWN on December 22, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2020-25 with a string of policy measures to promote annual export target to $57 billion by end of 2024-25. This is the fourth strategic framework announced since 2009 by the government which[…]