The Ground Beneath the Diplomacy Pakistan’s economic story over the past two years has been one of stabilisation against the...
Islamabad has concluded another round of grueling fiscal negotiations, securing an explicit nod from the International Monetary Fund for a sweeping suite of revenue-mobilization measures slated...
The war in the Middle East has rewritten the rules of global energy markets. For Pakistan, the question is whether Washington’s premier lender will rewrite the...
The clinking of porcelain teacups in Washington’s spring meetings often drowns out the sirens of global crises. But for Pakistan’s economic managers navigating the marble corridors...
Imagine a supertanker—two football fields of steel carrying enough crude oil to power a mid-sized European nation for a day—sitting motionless in the Gulf of Oman,...
Mortgage applications hit a 25-year low as first-time buyers collapse to 21% of market share. Why young Americans face a future as perpetual renters — and...
The Fund clears its third EFF review and second RSF review, unlocking a lifeline that brings total disbursements to $4.5bn. Reserves are rising, inflation is contained...
The World Bank’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Accessibility Project has passed its latest implementation review with a “Satisfactory” development rating — a quiet but significant milestone for...
How Repeated IMF Interventions Have Deepened Pakistan’s Social and Economic Crisis I. Introduction Pakistan holds the grim distinction of being one of the most frequent borrowers...
From IMF bailouts to burgeoning IT exports, Pakistan’s GDP forecast 2026–2031 tells a story of measurable risk and conditional hope. The clock is ticking. If nations...