New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The ‘World Inequality Report 2026’ has listed Pakistan as a country in which inequality in income and wealth among its citizens is at alarming levels.”In Pakistan, inequality remains high and shows limited progress over the past decade. The top 10 per cent of earners capture 42 per cent of total income, whereas the bottom 50 per cent receive only 19 per cent. Wealth inequality is even more concentrated, with the richest 10 per cent holding 59 per cent of total wealth…
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New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After an exceptional year in which gold prices surged and the Pakistan Stock Exchange delivered near-record returns, investors are now entering 2026 with growing uncertainty. With interest rates expected to ease, taxes rising on savings, property markets losing momentum and equities no longer cheap, the easy gains of the past three years appear to be behind.For many Pakistanis, the challenge ahead is not how to make quick money, but how to protect hard-earned wealth in a …
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad’s warning that Pakistan’s growth model is “unsustainable” for a population of 250 million comes at a time when business cycles in the country shorten, and each recovery is weaker than the one before, a report said on Saturday. The report from European Times said that the comment came at a time when Pakistan is suffocating under soaring poverty, historic unemployment, and a prolonged phase of stabilisation that has crushed ho…