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Recovery reliant on imports not exports
SBP warns of structural weaknesses as exports, productivity lag; firms profiteering keeps inflation sticky
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Remittances expose Gulf dependency
Saudi Arabia, UAE account for over half of $34b inflows amid regional tensions
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Govt plans 20,000 AI training programmes
MoITT aims to upskill millions; infrastructure, quality concerns loom
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Foreign reserves rise by $23m
Gold climbs to Rs496,762 per tola amid global rally
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Trade deficit hits 46-month high
Imports surge 7% to $6.55b as exports decline on MoM basis
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Private sector lending slumps at 22%
Assets hit Rs60tr, industry left behind; Pakistan half of India, Bangladesh levels
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Fibre deficit is bottleneck for 5G
Only 18% of country's 58,423 cell sites were fiberised as of June 2025
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Human capital ranking falls
Faces 'skill trap' on low education outcomes, minimal training
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SBP reserves jump $730m on Eurobond
Central bank deposits climb to $15.8b; gold gains on softer dollar
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Gold slides further as global cues weigh
Drops Rs5,500/tola amid Fed policy uncertainty; rupee inches up








