New Delhi, March 15 – Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the release of a $1 billion tranche have reportedly stalled again due to the country's weak tax collection and doubts about the credibility of the current budget, reports said.The IMF has once...
New Delhi, March 4, Both inequality and poverty have increased in Pakistan over the past six years, according to a report released by the country's Planning Commission.This is based on a comparison of household income levels and distribution, according to the Household Integrated Economic...
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New Delhi, February 18 – Plagued by chronic losses and mounting debt, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Pakistan have for years drained public funds that could have been spent on sectors such as healthcare and education. Frequent equity injections, subsidies, loans, and sovereign guarantees have...