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New Finance Minister Asad Umar will come up with a strategic plan about fixing external-sector issues. Any delay in seeking a balance-of-payments support program by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may tremble the confidence in the economy of Pakistan the …

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government with many other challenges inherited a trade deficit. Government has to first accept challenges and identify the resources Pakistan has right now. As per 2017 trade export data, Pakistan managed to export textile articles, sets, worn …

The first phase of 10-year Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) executed in 2007 failed in achieving the desired results because the Agreement did not take into account the ground realities. Therefore, at present, the exports of Pakistan to China stands …

Pakistan is currently facing a foreign exchange crisis where boosting exports on a sustainable basis should remain the prime focus of the new government. New government has inherited not so strong economy, high budget deficit, high debt profile and frustration …

Trade is an important tool to boost the economic progress of any country. Researchers revealed that Pakistan facing tough challenges to foreign trade across its eastern, western and north-western borders. They urged that the poor relations with neighboring country India, …

Pakistan’s Information Technology industry has demonstrated positive growth trends for the last four years. During 2016-17, Pakistan’s IT exports were $3.3 billion, which have climbed to $5 billion and are expected to grow to $6 billion in the coming years. …

For the first time in decades, trade barriers appear to be increasing around the world. Brexit negotiations have helped to create an environment of uncertainty, while the introduction of American tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum – along with …

There is a prevalent assumption that currency depreciation is a trigger for the rise in exports. This historically does not prove true when we discuss the economy of Pakistan. Dollar was trading for around Rs 60 in 2008 and exports …

The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was that the reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by US$198 million to US$10,264 million, due to official …

Pakistan’s trade deficit rose to all-time high nearly $34 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year. This was a grievous problem for the government to impede rising current account deficit. The deficit widened to about 13.3 …