Food Insecurity on the Rise on November 28, 2023The global acute malnutrition rate of Pakistan is 17.7 % which exceeds the emergency threshold. The major reasons for malnutrition include monsoon rains and floods in all provinces, higher percentage of people facing food insecurity, lack of access to basic services such as health and nutrition. The Global Hunger Index 2022 ranks Pakistan as 99th […]
Agriculture in budget 2020-21 on June 27, 2020The budget 2020-21 was released in the unprecedented circumstances when the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread has badly affected the economy. The slowdown of trading activities has resulted in the negative growth rate for the first time. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2019-20, despite the overall negative growth, the agriculture sector grew by 2.67% in […]
Potential and need of promoting tourism in Pakistan on October 3, 2019The continuous growth in global tourism has amplified the significance of the sector for world economies. Modern tourism is promoting socioeconomic progress through employment creation in several sectors. receipts from tourism were $364.2 million in 2018. In terms of employment, 2.4 percent of the total employment is engaged with the travel and tourism industry in […]
Pakistan China trade: where we stand on September 6, 2019As per the data of the State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan’s exports to China increased from $1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2018 to $1.9 billion in the fiscal year2019. In percentage terms, the share of exports to China increased from 7.2 percent in total exports in the fiscal year 2018 to 7.7% in the […]
Loralai — a district called crises on January 19, 2019Loralai is the divisional headquarter of Zhob and has a total population of 397,400 according to population census of 2017. The economy of the district revolves around small farming and livestock through which local inhabitants fulfil their economic needs. Loralai is the sixth poorest district as per the study of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and […]
The implication of gas price hike on October 7, 2018The current debate over the increase in gas prices has been criticised by the general public and has also created panic in the commercial sector regarding the higher cost of production. The price increase comes at a time when winter is approaching and gas consumption will automatically increase. Thus, the expected burden will increase drastically […]
The startup culture in Pakistan on September 9, 2018The rise of start-ups began a few years back, and now the trend has spread all across the world. Pakistan observed a start-up boom in 2012, after which an exponential growth has been observed in a number of start-ups in the country. We can observe new initiatives, ranging from technology to education and health services. […]
Budget and growth trajectories on April 23, 2018As the budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 is to be announced soon, Pakistan has to look towards the sectors which showed growth in the recent past and can provide further prospects in the future. Pakistan has observed remarkable growth in services sector over the last few years. This is mainly attributed to information technology, […]
Our dwindling exports to Afghanistan on March 28, 2018The trade and investment relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been affected due to the political tensions in recent times. Pakistan has been the most significant trading partner of Afghanistan for past many years, but due to security, informal trade and Afghanistan’s trade with other neighbouring countries, Pakistan is fast losing the market. The Afghan […]
Fostering trade development in Pakistan on February 26, 2018Recently, a high level public meeting was held in Islamabad in which the traders presented their recommendations to uplift the performance of Pakistan’s trade sector. The exports declined during last year after Pakistani products are rendered uncompetitive at global level due to rising cost of production and unfavorable environment for businesses. Pakistan’s declining ranking for […]