New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio has fallen to a historic low of 13.1 per cent in 2024 from an average of around 18 per cent over nearly four decades, while foreign direct investment (FDI) has halved to 0.5 per cent of GDP, a report has said.According to an analysis published in Dawn, the country’s declining investment reflects a widening disconnect between its ambitious economic targets and the policy environment.Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio declined from 17.2 …
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) As deliberations on the upcoming budget gather pace, Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s recent engagement with trade bodies and the business community has thrown up a set of entrenched concerns that continue to weigh on economic activity, according to an editorial in the Karachi-based Business Recorder newspaper. Stakeholders pointed to the persistently high cost of doing business, tightening liquidity, chronic infrastructure gaps and most importantly, po…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The global economy is showing greater resilience than expected despite historic trade tensions and policy uncertainty, with growth projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, the World Bank said on Tuesday.In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said that global growth is projected to ease to 2.6 per cent in 2026 before edging up to 2.7 per cent in 2027, an upward revision from earlier forecasts.The stronger-than-anticipated perfor…