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Dr. Mahbubul Haq was Pakistan’s 13th finance minister from the period of April 1985 till January 1988. He was a Cambridge, Yale and Harvard educated world-respected economist and joined the United Nations Developmental Program soon after his departure his post …

Pakistan’s economy continued to sustain its growth momentum in the FY2015-16. The gradual building up of the growth momentum suggests that investment recovery is more sustainable. The growth that the economy has sustained for last few eras is underpinned by …

US APPROVES TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE US President Donald Trump’s administration approved TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, cheering the oil industry and angering environmentalists even as further hurdles for the controversial project loom. The approval reverses a decision …

It is one of the best known lagging indicators. The consumer price index expresses the current prices of a basket of goods and services in terms of the prices during the same period in a previous year, to show effect …

The balance of trade compares the value of a country’s exports of goods and services against its imports. When exports are greater than imports, that’s a trade surplus. Most nations view that as a favorable trade balance. A country that …

Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale money market or interbank market. KIBOR as a benchmark, to encourage transparency  and improve management of the market risk undertaken …

An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. Economic indicators include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries. PAKISTAN – ECONOMIC INDICATORS Overview Last Reference Previous …

Demographic is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex, among others. Governments, corporations and non-government organizations use demographics to learn more about a population’s characteristics for many purposes, including policy development and economic …

Inflation is a sustained increase in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy. When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation reflects a reduction in the purchasing …

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