The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Pakistan’s economy will grow by 3.5% in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25). This projection falls slightly below the Pakistani government’s target of 3.6%, which was announced in the latest budget, and comes amidst a backdrop of sluggish global economic activity. According to Pakistan's economic survey, the country’s GDP grew by only 2.4%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Pakistan’s economy will grow by 3.5% in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25). This projection falls slightly below the Pakistani government’s target of 3.6%, which was announced in the latest budget, and comes amidst a backdrop of sluggish global economic activity. According to Pakistan's economic survey, the country’s GDP grew by only 2.4%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Pakistan’s economy will grow by 3.5% in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25). This projection falls slightly below the Pakistani government’s target of 3.6%, which was announced in the latest budget, and comes amidst a backdrop of sluggish global economic activity. According to Pakistan's economic survey, the country’s GDP grew by only 2.4%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted that inflation in Pakistan will remain high in the current fiscal year. The bank's latest Asian Development Outlook report raised its economic growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific from 4.9% to 5%, but Pakistan faced a more challenging outlook. The ADB forecast that Pakistan’s inflation rate, which had decreased from 38% to 11.8%,
The cabinet has placed a price cap on sugar to regulate its export in a bid to avoid manipulation of domestic prices. Sources informed The Express Tribune that the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, decided that if the retail price of sugar exceeds the benchmark ex-mill price or the retail price plus Rs2, further exports will be immediately stopped. In the past, there have be