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Nov

Consumption habits & inflation

By Riaz Riazuddin Published in DAWN on November 22, 2021 GERMAN philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach said, “We are what we eat”. Let us look at what we are from this perspective. A treasure trove of information is available in the Household Integrated Economic Survey 2018-2019 published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Our typical household spends about […]

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Nov

Don’t let IMF, WB give dictation: US economist

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on November 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Renowned visiting US economist Dr Artur B Laffer has said that Pakistan would have to fix its currency against the US dollar and ensure free trade to achieve prosperity and refrain from listening to the advice of the IMF and World Bank. In a keynote[…]

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Nov

Robust remittances reported in October

By Omar Qureshi Published in The Express Tribune on November 14, 2021 KARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis surged 10.2% in October 2021 to $2.5 billion on a year-on-year (YOY) basis owing to measures taken by the Government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to encourage the use of formal channels to send money[…]