Marking the highest optimism in last two years, 18pc Pakistanis believe that the country is heading in the right direction. It said males were twofold more optimistic than females. However, economic problems continued to top the list of worrying issues for Pakistanis. These were the crux of the “Consumer confidence index survey” conducted by a market research company, Ipsos, for the second q
Guyana, a tiny country in South America with a population roughly the size of Bahawalpur, has the highest expected GDP growth rate in the world. Recording a GDP rate of 62.3 per cent in 2022, it is expected to grow by over a 100pc by 2028, mostly because of oil. Unlike its neighbour Venezuela, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, Guyana’s GDP skyrocketed because of massive foreign direct
The country’s development programme seems to be in tatters, incapable of meeting even a fraction of its infrastructure and growth potential, while budgetary allocations are flowing to constituency politics and deficit financing, in what is deemed a blatant violation of the decisions of the National Economic Council (NEC), the apex economic decision-making body. This is the crux of a formal sum
The European Union has opted to continue with its restrictions on Pakistani airlines, including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), after recent evaluations raised ongoing safety concerns. The decision, underscored by the possibility of future reviews, follows an exhaustive assessment by the EU Air Safety Committee. During its latest meetings, the committee determined that there were in
Foreign companies operating in Pakistan have repatriated a notable amount of profit and dividends, totalling $56.6 million, to their headquarters abroad in April 2024. This repatriation continues since the notable improvement in the country’s foreign exchange reserves in recent times. Although the repatriation fell to a three-month low in April, the Secretary General of the Overseas Investors C