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WB Revises Pakistan Economic Growth Forecast to 3pc

October 29, 2025 by Attia Naveed

Pakistan economic growth forecast upward to 3 percent for the current fiscal year, compared to its earlier estimate of 2.6 percent. It also lowered the poverty rate to 22.5 percent from 25.3 percent last year, even without new household data. The update was shared in the Pakistan Development Update 2025 report released on Tuesday in Islamabad. Earlier this month, the bank had predicted slower growth due to flood-related losses. However, it now expects smaller damages than previously estimated. “We don’t know the exact impac

The World Bank has revised Pakistan economic growth forecast upward to 3 percent for the current fiscal year, compared to its earlier estimate of 2.6 percent. It also lowered the poverty rate to 22.5 percent from 25.3 percent last year, even without new household data. The update was shared in the Pakistan Development Update 2025 […]

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A stronger private sector could help Pakistan realise its economic potential: World Bank

May 27, 2021 by DailyTimes.pk

Pakistan can foster a more innovative, competitive and entrepreneurial economy and reinvigorate growth by addressing critical constraints that are limiting private sector investment, according to a new report from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank. The report, the Pakistan Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD), says Pakistan has tremendous untapped economic potential that […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: COVID-19 pandemic, Imran Khan, International Finance Corporation (IFC), SBP, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the World Bank.

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