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FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/watch?v=Ta3l4j… Pakistan lags behind India and Bangladesh in human capital development due to weak governance, poor management, dysfunctional institutions, and poor public service. The lack of access to basic services has led to

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/watch?v=xU58t_… As global warming and emissions are rising in Pakistan, businesses need to play a critical role in ensuring that sustainability is embedded in the operations of the company. Businesses can work on their sustainability

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/shorts/I2HcNeH… Pakistan needs to do things differently this time and make structural changes as per the IMF agreement so that we don’t end up in debt again. Pakistan’s fiscal side needs attention. The government needs to provide

FROM PBC'S DIALOUGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/shorts/IV4oQvb… Pakistan needs to formulate structural reforms and implement them to avoid another IMF program. We can reduce our fiscal deficit, improve tax collection, and then grow. The potential for growth is there. Relief in

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/shorts/5KQuBH6… Despite the challenges that Pakistan is facing, there is confidence in Pakistan’s economic potential because a broad consensus is developing among the stakeholders that things have to change. It is important for the

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/shorts/Kg63EeP… Pakistan has the potential to be a logistics hub for the region, given the geopolitical location of the country if the right investments are made in infrastructure and regional connectivity links. The government should

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/shorts/N0fx0j1… Entrepreneurs in Pakistan have worked under very tough conditions but has succeeded to report good earnings and growth. Pakistan needs to develop the political will to tax the untaxed. Human capital development,

FROM PBC'S DIALOGUE ON THE ECONOMY youtube.com/watch?v=TegYQo… A country’s sovereignty and autonomy are severely compromised when it struggles to remain solvent by repeatedly looking for bailouts and handouts. Increasingly reliant on IMF and other multilateral bodies, we must accept

PAKISTAN BUSINESS COUNCIL INITIAL COMMENTS ON RECIPROCAL TARIFFS LEVIED BY THE UNITED STATES On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on many countries, including 29% on Pakistan. This note briefly considers repercussions on Pakistan’s external account and

My views at The Pakistan Business Council Dialogue on Economy Relief in tax for salaried class is a must to increase the confidence of people in the govt and the country. Pakistan needs to formulate structural reforms and implement them to avoid another IMF program. We can reduce our

The US Government's imposition of reciprocal duties on 60 countries is triggering panic reaction by some of substantial reduction in duties, whilst China has reciprocated through retaliatory duties. What can a country like Pakistan do? US is Pakistan's largest export

The real winners from the ceasefire between Pakistan and India should be the over 300 Mn people in both countries who live below the poverty line, the 73 Mn children who are out of school, the 36% of under-5 age kids who suffer from stunting .... and the list is long of the poor

Pakistan intends to reduce import tariffs to make exports more attractive and to offer better value to domestic consumers of the protected items. In principle, this is a good idea. It cannot be denied that long term, unconditional tariff or non-tariff protection breeds

Ten more days to the budget - ten strategic imperatives to deliver. Prime Minister's Office FBR Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan SIFC | Special Investment Facilitation Council🇵🇰 IMF Pakistan

The two most important economic challenges for Pakistan are the need to balance the external account through higher exports and to manage the fiscal account by broadening the tax base, encouraging formalisation, cutting out wasteful expenditure and eliminating losses of the

Given the constraints of (still) a fragile economy, the need to remain within the tramlines of the IMF program, deliver fiscal balance, and avoid a repeat of the boom-and-bust cycles, it was unrealistic to expect major relief from the budget. Yet, we should be grateful for small

A substantial contribution to securing the IMF program, and the resultant solvency, is the formal sector’s disproportionate contribution to taxes in the FY24/25 budget. PBC and its members saw this as a sacrifice and a national duty. PBC, for the FY25/26 sought, and has so far