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December 31, 2025

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2025 marks tentative stability, but structural risks remain

Chamber points to trade deficit, energy costs and weak investment despite easing inflation LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol. photo (file) LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) president Faheemur Rehman Saigol has described 2025 as a year of gradual economic stability for Pakistan, but warned that major structural challenges still limit sustainable growth. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Saigol said several economic indicators improved during the year. However, issues such as the widening trade deficit, high energy costs, slow investment and a limited tax net remain serious obstacles for the economy. Emphasizing ease of doing business, he

December 22, 2025

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The growing trade deficit exposes Pakistan’s structural weaknesses

Trade between the two nations has declined from $11.2 million in 2022-23 to $5.18 million in 2024-25. Leghari stressed the need to reverse this trend.. photo: file KARACHI: The debate on the economic structure and its implications for the balance of payments crisis has become increasingly widespread as imports begin to rise, subsequently leading to a higher trade deficit. Policy makers often start to panic as calls are made to limit imports. Several key studies on the subject have pointed to low productivity, the inability to accumulate knowledge and build the necessary human capital, and most importantly, the failure to

November 10, 2025

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Policy framework and structural changes

Successive governments have ignored traditional economic indicators such as high aggregate demand, the real exchange rate LAHORE: The macroeconomic policy framework of successive regimes consists of fiscal prudence and tight monetary policy to achieve a low rate of inflation. These so-called good macroeconomic fundamentals have hindered the desired structural change in the economy. These macroeconomic fundamentals have a large impact on the following. Tight fiscal and monetary policies lead to an overvalued rupee against the US dollar. This overvaluation affects export competitiveness. As our export basket tilts in favor of textiles, their competitiveness is reduced. This is why exporters talk

November 9, 2024

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The CCP emphasizes structural reforms to deal with state monopoly

A technician works on porcelain insulators at a power transmission tower in Karachi on December 7, 2018. — Reuters SOE monopoly restricts entry to private sector, raises costs: CCP. The report emphasizes the need for privatization, a shift to competitive prices. Lament transmission, distribution losses, aging infrastructure. ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has said that Pakistan was in dire need of competitive reforms in the electricity sector that has long been dominated by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and plagued by inefficiencies. The News reported on Saturday. The CPP’s report, State of Competition in Key Markets in Pakistan: Power Sector,

September 3, 2024

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Pakistan ‘Works’ on IMF Loan Terms as FinMin Stresses Structural Reforms

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the federal cabinet. — APP/File Prime Minister Shehbaz hopes it will be Pakistan’s last IMF loan. He argues that the country will enter a new era after an agreement is reached. FinMin says structural reforms, self-sufficiency are key to staving off debt. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his government is working to implement International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to complete the $7 billion loan program, which he hopes will be the country’s last. Pakistan and the IMF reached an agreement on the 37-month loan program in July. The IMF said the program

August 5, 2024

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The Prime Minister is a special group for structural reforms in the energy sector

An elderly woman displays her electricity bills during a protest against inflated electricity bills on University Road in Karachi on Thursday, August 31, 2023. — PPI A special group is formed to reduce the financial burden. Energy Minister Awais Leghari was appointed chairman. Govt wants to give 70% relief on electricity: Afzal. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday set up a task force overseeing the implementation of structural reforms in the electricity sector amid ongoing consumer outcry over exorbitant power bills. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office states that the task force is being formed to reduce

July 28, 2024

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FinMin Aurangzeb emphasizes structural energy reforms amid outcry over PPPs

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb addresses a press conference in Islamabad on July 28, 2024. — YouTube screengrab/Geo News Live The minister emphasizes that we must move towards structural solutions. He says efforts are being made to bring agriculture into a tax regime. Prime Ministers to legislate on agricultural taxation, says FinMin. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday stressed the need for urgent structural reforms in the power sector to address issues related to independent power producers (IPPs), inflated power bills and other irregularities that burden the national exchequer and consumers. “We have to move towards structural solutions. We have given

April 16, 2024

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2-3 years needed for structural reforms, FinMin says as Pakistan eyes fresh IMF bailout

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking during an interview with the American think tank Atlantic Council. — X/@Financegovpk Aurangzeb is in the US to attend IMF and World Bank meetings. He says that Pakistan entered 2024 in a better economic condition. Pakistan is facing the effects of climate change, he adds. WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan needs two to three years to implement structural reforms set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, Aurangzeb said that Pakistan does not need more policy prescriptions as it knows what it needs to

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