Depending indefinitely on remittances to conceal structural weaknesses is neither viable nor an appropriate approach from a ...
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Pakistan's informal economy and the formalisation problem

An analysis of Pakistan's $457B informal economy, why businesses resist formalization and what experts like Burhan Mirza suggest for tackling this issue.Walk through Karachi's Saddar market on any ...
Islamabad: Pakistan’s domestic political landscape continues to be shaped by instability, deep distrust, and the enduring dominance of the military over civilian institutions - a year after Operation ...
After half a decade of overlapping shocks including floods, pandemics, stagflation and external economic pressure, Pakistan in 2025 restored a degree of macroeconomic stability. The next challenge ...
ISLAMABAD, October 28, 2025 —Pakistan’s economy expanded by 3.0 percent in the fiscal year ending June 2025, up from 2.6 percent in the previous year, reflecting a rebound in industrial activity and ...
Pakistan’s cotton shortage has become a structural problem for the textile export sector, forcing mills to import US and ...
But to win the support of mainstream voters, they need to open themselves to accountability, without which their talk of fixing the economy rings hollow. In a bid to broaden their support base, ...
Why did projected economic growth rates change between the regional Economic Update and the Pakistan Development Update? Estimates in the October Pakistan Development Update reflected new information ...
Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf. By Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman Zia ur-Rehman ...
Pakistan’s mineral resources are mainly located in the regions of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan, which have a long history of being underexplored due to security reasons and a ...
Pakistan’s economy grew in the last quarter as the Middle East conflict weighed on the nation, which imports most of its fuel requirement. Gross domestic product accelerated to 3.89% in the three ...