Islamabad High Court has temporarily stopped the federal government from initiating the nationwide blocking process of SIMs of over 500,000… Read More
IMF Wants Pakistan to Withdraw Incentives For International Investors
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that Pakistani authorities withdraw/eliminate all incentives for savings and financial investors in the… Read More
50% RAAST IDs Belong to JazzCash Account Holders
JazzCash Emerges as Key Player in Financial Landscape for 2024… Read More
Deadlier Than Ever: Return of The Dollar Killer, Bad News For Aurangzeb?
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is now Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s boss. The ex-banker is out of options, but does it… Read More
Bad Economics: Rupee Tampering Is Making Currency Market Unsustainable
Almost 3 months into office, the coalition government has pulled off a critical feat in a country long ravaged by… Read More
Bad Loans Rise Sharply Over Rs. 1 Trillion in 2023
Non-performing loans (NPLs) disbursed by the banking industry surged by more than Rs. 70 billion in 2023, the latest data… Read More
Pakistan’s Next Big Mistake: Selling Reko Diq Stake to Saudi Arabia
Pakistan wants to sell a big chunk of its 25 percent stake in the Reko Diq mine in exchange for… Read More
Toxic Relationships: Pakistan, IMF Should Opt For An Exit Program And Move On
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s current negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have evoked mixed reactions from commentators – one… Read More
Most Pakistanis See Near-Term Rupee Recovery A Disaster
Most Pakistanis see any near-term big gains for the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) against the US Dollar as a disaster and… Read More
Can Pak Rupee Recover to Rs. 220-230 Against US Dollar By Early 2025?
The Pakistani Rupee is poised to gain over Rs. 55 or 20 percent in the coming months to rise to… Read More
Risk or War: Banks Will Punish Govt For New Lending Tax
Banks have a new target on their back. Instead of fighting inflation, the federal government has decided to tax higher… Read More
Rupee is Killing It – But Here’s Why It Could Be Misleading
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) has been slowly recovering but at a price. The real effective exchange rate (REER) measures the… Read More
