Growth

Agenda item dropped after macroeconomic strategy draft found unsatisfactory

Remittances may not continue to grow at same pace in next fiscal year

IFC report says Pakistan’s untapped potential can be realised through key policy actions

To match growth of other Asian states, Pakistan will have to address weaknesses

Agriculture, industrial and services sectors lead recovery

Records decline on monthly basis due to disruptions caused by pandemic

Finance minister says the economy needs to expand by 5% next year

Touted as backbone for economy, companies have added little value to their imports

Sharp rise comes due to lockdown in March last year that restricted economic activity

Climate change, locust attacks, water scarcity remain major downside risks

Expert says $5b worth of imports in Dec should be cause for concern

Country has never experienced sustainable economic growth even for a decade

This recipe for growth may not be effective for economies like Pakistan’s

All three major automakers report year-on-year growth

Forest cover has increased by 986.36 square kms over the past 30 years, as per the study

Prospects of deep and liquid market seem to be bright with more buyers, terminals

Finance adviser says foreign loans worth Rs5tr returned in past two years

Forecasts Covid-hit national economy will expand 1.5-2.5% in FY21

Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit

Country’s technology sector has potential to boost exports by $10b in next 3 years

Borrowing by hotel industry suggests it is working to make aggressive return

ADB says growth will recover with subsiding Covid-19 impact, reforms

Stand at 3.52m tons against 3.35m tons in August 2019

FPCCI chief says no benefit of economic stability that comes at cost of industrial growth

SBP claims target can be achieved if govt ensures utilisation of budgetary funds

World Bank stresses greater export participation by Pakistani firms to boost recovery

Despite increased usage Twitter missed Wall Street’s lowered expectations for quarterly revenue

Some members raise objections over methodology used to calculate GDP number

We anticipate the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression says IMF managing director

Global lender approves $200m loan to support country’s efforts against COVID-19

Cites low demand, stagnation in cotton output as reasons behind low growth

Exports fall 8.5% in March as global trade slows down

Samsung is the world's largest memory chip maker

All of the policy instruments deployed to achieve stabilisation are antithetical to growth

Balochistan government sets a target to enroll 100,000 children in government schools

Exports show negative growth for third successive month

Govt commits to fully utilise remaining funds before June to propel growth

Pinterest shares were up 17%

The shares jumped after an update showing it added millions of new users and boosted ad revenue

Pocket-friendly devices offered by Chinese smartphone manufacturer is the reason for success

A McKinsey & Co's report cited by DW listed Pakistan amongst the fastest-growing economies

The world’s second-biggest seller of online ads, has been under fierce scrutiny worldwide

A successful transition from a pure consumer software firm to a diversified tech giant

The company stopped reporting unit sales for the iPhone, which has been the main cash-generator for the company

The app hit 1.5 billion downloads worldwide, outperforming Instagram

The Planning Commission is an expensive parking place for professional members running into each other

Also sees drop in current account deficit that will be in range of 1.5-2.5% of GDP

The crash in investment will inevitably go beyond housing and hamper growth across the board

Govt will finalise package early next week after consultations with ruling coalition

Cites govts are failing to get to grips with climate change, digitalisation of economies