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The baseline economic growth forecast, however, is highly uncertain, especially given the third and more-contagious wave of the pandemic currently circulating in the country. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The resurgence of recent infection rates and slow vaccination coupled with high inflation rate and consolidation policies could impact Pakistan’s nascent and fragile economic recovery and worsen poverty situation, according to a World Bank report. In its flagship ‘Pakistan Development Update-Navigating in Uncertain Times’ released on Tuesday, the World Bank said the country had been showing ...

Market watch: Weak economic cues drag KSE-100 down Benchmark index loses 451.12 points to close at 43,953.58 Shares of 391 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 133 stocks closed higher. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: The stock market continued its descent on Wednesday, following a short-lived recovery a day ago, and fell 451 points owing to weak economic cues. In its report titled Pakistan Development Update – Navigating in Uncertain Times, the World Bank painted a bleak picture of Pakistan, reporting a rise in unemployment and poverty due to Covid-19, which dented investor sentiment. It...

Pakistan’s Economy Shows Signs of a Nascent Recovery ISLAMABAD, April 6, 2021- Notwithstanding, the recent rise in COVID cases, Pakistan has been showing signs of a fragile economic recovery with a gradual resumption of economic dynamism, according to a new World Bank report. Pakistan's economic growth is expected to reach 1.3 percent in FY2021 and strengthen to an average of 2.7 percent for FY2022-23, according to the Pakistan Development Update released today. The baseline economic growth forecast, however, is highly uncertain, especially given the third and more-contagious wave of th...

Pakistan’s Economy Shows Signs of a Nascent Recovery Format ISLAMABAD, April 6, 2021--- Notwithstanding, the recent rise in COVID cases, Pakistan has been showing signs of a fragile economic recovery with a gradual resumption of economic dynamism, according to a new World Bank report. Pakistan's economic growth is expected to reach 1.3 percent in FY2021 and strengthen to an average of 2.7 percent for FY2022-23, according to the Pakistan Development Update released today. The baseline economic growth forecast, however, is highly uncertain, especially given the third and more-contagious wave...

Taxation flaws March 5, 2021 The latest webinar in the Pakistan Development Policy series 2021 organized with the World Bank brought forward senior economists, including those from the World Bank, as well as others from Pakistan to discuss tax collection and its impact in Pakistan. The promise that tax collection would be improved as a means to generate the revenue the country badly needs has, of course, been a consistent pillar of the PTI government. But the World Bank has noted that over the last two years, the collection of taxes as compared to GDP had fallen below average. The other imp...