Budget 2021-21: PSDP Highlights

Budget 2021-22 GDP growth rate set

The federal government in Budget 2021-21 has broadcasted an Rs2.1 trillion disbursement for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), with Rs900 billion set aside for federal and Rs1.235 trillion for provincial development programs. Aviation Division – Rs3,558.2 million Board of Investment –  Rs80 million Cabinet Division – Rs46,155 million Climate Change Division – Rs14,327 million … Read more

Budget 2021-22: PM Imran summons special cabinet meeting

Budget 2021-22

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government is all set to present the federal Budget 2021-22 on June 11, Prime Minister Imran Khan has beckoned a special session of the federal cabinet tomorrow (Friday). Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will brief the bureau on budget dispensing, revenue target, budget deficiency, and other significant issues identified with FY budget … Read more

Government borrowed 16% more from commercial banks in 11 months

State Bank

KARACHI: The government borrowed 16 per cent more from the commercial banks during the first 11 months (July-May) 2020/21, official statistics revealed. The government borrowing from commercial banks increased to Rs2.435 trillion during July-May 2020/21, compared with Rs2.1 trillion in the same period of the last fiscal year, the data released by the State Bank … Read more

Optimism runs high: Analysts believe budget to entail growth, reform

Optimism Runs High

Optimism runs high: The upcoming Federal Budget 2021/22 is likely to target economic growth and structural reforms, analysts said on Tuesday. The federal government is scheduled to announce the budget on June 11. “We expect the budget to remain accommodative and should target economic growth and sound structural reforms side-by-side,” analysts at Insight Securities said. … Read more

Japan’s economy shrinks less than expected in the first quarter

Japan's Economy

Japan’s economy shrank at a lesser pace in the first quarter of 2021 than previously thought, according to revised official data released Tuesday, confirming the first contraction in three quarters. After the United States and China, the world’s third-largest Japan’s economy shrank 3.9 percent on an annualized basis, reflecting what would happen if the first-quarter … Read more

NEC to target 4.8% GDP growth for next fiscal year

NEC target 4.8% GDP

A statement from Prime Minister’s office stated on Monday that The National Economic Council (NEC) has targeted the gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.8% for the next fiscal year. The advancement came during a meeting of the NEC in Islamabad, with PM Imran Khan in the chair and chief ministers of all the provinces … Read more

Govt Sets High Economic Growth Targets With IMF Consent

Govt Sets High Economic Growth Targets With IMF Consent

Apparently, in agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government is setting inflation, economic growth and fiscal and core deficit targets for the next financial year, following a change in the economic team and encouraging macroeconomic indicators. According to the report, a government team in a meeting of the parliamentary committee said that the … Read more

Pakistan’s economic growth to increase by 6 percent: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin

Finance Minister Vows To Make E-commerce More Sustainable Through Digitization

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Sunday revealed that the government will be giving targeted subsidies to the power sector in 2021. According to the details, while addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, Shaukat Tareen said that the government is focusing on enhancing exports, revenue collections, and many different administrative measures in a bid to … Read more

Pakistan’s GDP growth is estimated at 3.94% : Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistan's GDP

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday told via the micro-blogging site Twitter that Pakistan’s GDP is estimated at 3.94%.

According to the Prime Minister, the National Accounts Committee has finalized the GDP growth estimate & GDP growth is estimated at 3.94%.

PM Khan said that this reflects the success of our govt’s economic policies while managing COVID 19 pandemic.

In the tweet, Prime Minister said,

“Our V-shaped recovery is balanced between 3 major sectors: agriculture, industry & services.”

Pakistan GDP Growth Rate Projected At 1.5 % For Current Fiscal Year:

Earlier in January, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had projected the GDP growth rate of Pakistan at 1.5 percent for the current fiscal year 2020-21.

According to the media reports, the projection of the international body was made after comparing the negative growth of 0.4 percent for the fiscal year 2019-2020 that was declined due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Although for the year 2019-2020 the GDP growth rate was projected at 1.9%, however, the pandemic hit the economy resulting in a severe crisis as thousands lost their jobs.

Whereas, for the fiscal year 2020-21, the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf has envisioned a GDP growth rate target of 2.1% with expectations that the recovery of economic activities will help improve the progress trajectory.

IMF in its economic outlook said that Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast is projected at 1.5% for the current fiscal year as the difference from October’s last projection was 0.5 percent.

The IMF had projected GDP growth rate at 1% but has now revised it upward to 1.5% for the current fiscal year.

The IMF had projected that Pakistan’s growth rate will be 4% of GDP in the next fiscal year 2021-22.

The IMF’s World Economic Outlook for 2021 highlights that the global economy is projected to grow at 5.5%. The outlook also showed that the emerging economies stood at 8.3% and Africa at 3.2%.

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Total debt and liabilities of Pakistan reaches 87.2 percent of GDP

Pakistan

The total debt and liabilities of Pakistan have reached 87.2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Details of the debt owed by the Ministry of Finance were tabled in the National Assembly session today. The government has confirmed the increase in the country’s debt by Rs 14,000 billion. According to a report submitted to the National Assembly, … Read more

Inflation in Pakistan expected to be 7.5% during 2021

Inflation in Pakistan expected to be 7.5% during 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast that Pakistan’s economic growth rate will improve from negative 0.4% to 2%. A report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said that the government of Pakistan had given a relief package of Rs. 1240 billion to boost economic activities affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The government package … Read more

Pakistan’s GDP growth to slow for current fiscal year

state bank of pakistan

American business and financial services Moody’s has stated that On March 26th, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, cut its policy rate 150 basis points to 11%, reduced banks’ capital conservation buffers (CCB) 100 basis points to 1.5%, relaxed terms for new and existing loans and announced other forbearance measures to increase … Read more

State Bank of Pakistan has released its Annual Report

state bank of pakistan

State Bank of Pakistan has released its Annual Report on The State of Pakistan’s Economy for the fiscal year 2018-19 today. According to the report, several policy measures were taken during the year to manage the twin deficits crisis. In particular, adjustment of exchange rate to market fundamentals, curtailment in public sector development expenditure, and … Read more

IMF releases World Economic Outlook report 2019

IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released World Economic Outlook report 2019. According to the report, the unemployment rate in Pakistan will go up to 6.2 percent in fiscal year 2020 and unemployment rate in fiscal year 2019 is 6.1 percent. The actual GDP of Pakistan was 5.5% in Fiscal Year 2018, which was reduced … Read more