“The dedicated efforts at the provincial level for effective resource mobilisation and prudent expenditure management triggered higher growth in provincial revenues relative to expenditures,” the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2025-26 acknowledged.
Looking ahead, the Economic Survey highlighted a strong focus on human resource development ... highlight Pakistan’s growing presence in the global technology landscape,” the survey concluded.
The survey figures show that poverty was 21.9pc in 2018-19 which increased to 28.9pc in 2024-25 ...Balochistan continued to record the highest poverty incidence, while Punjab remained the lowest among the four provinces, the survey says.
Describing the calamity as a “major downside driver to Pakistan’s economic growth,” the survey highlighted the enormous human and economic costs of the historic monsoon season.
The Economic Survey 2025-26, released on Thursday, offers the most current evidence on how the choice has been made ... The Economic Survey’s labour market data present a paradox that deserves to be read slowly ... The 2025-26 Survey confirms the trajectory.
• Economic Survey shows major targets missed as Aurangzeb claims resilience amid three major shocks ... 2025-26, which showed missed targets across major economic sectors in the outgoing fiscal year.
Financial markets are closely monitoring the EUR/USD currency pair as recent economic surveys and European Central Bank policy signals create significant headwinds for the Euro’s appreciation potential against the US Dollar.
Principal Secretary (Planning) Peeyush Kumar said the delay was due to unspecified reasons, but he indicated that efforts are underway to have it released next week and subsequently tabled ....