Pakistan likely to miss inflation, public debt targets
Country’s economic behaviour different than all SA nations, says WB report
Inflation News
Oil jumps briefly after reports of Iranian tanker attack
NITC says ship was damaged but stable and denied initial reports it had been set ablaze
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ADB, Pakistan sign $200 million loan agreement
Financing will lend support to BISP, institutional strengthening measures
PTI govt suggests interest rate cut for female borrowers
Move will help them set up businesses under PM loan scheme
No respite: Falling auto sales drag industry down
Car sales dip 39% to 11,724 units in September 2019
Trade deficit narrows 35% to 5.7 billion in Q1
Imports decline but exports could not pick up pace
'Federal govt fails to bottle inflation genie'
Minister warns of strict action against hoarders, profiteers
Saeed Ghani censures PTI for rising inflation
He says that PTI has given nothing to the country except inflation and unemployment
Experts believe inflation will fall to single digit
Also foresee 50bps cut in benchmark interest rate in next monetary policy
Inflation rises 11.4% on hike in food, energy prices
Core inflation decelerates to 8.4% in urban areas, remains static at 8.8% in rural areas
Parliamentary panel suggests cut in duties on food items, utility tariffs
Though unhelpful, SBP won’t cut interest rate
PTI govt mulls incentives to revive construction sector
90% cut in tax liabilities on builders’ income earned from low-cost housing schemes planned
Policy to compress imports drives down deficits
Efforts are needed to increase exports to sustain reduction in deficit in the long run
SMEs, can cure economic ills
Country can set up SME, agri-zones in collaboration with China, Germany
Policymakers fail to interact with citizens
Most politicians and bureaucrats do whatever they have already decided
