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Pakistan economy ready to move from stability phase to growth phase

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An interesting excerpt from the article linked in the OP:

"This narrative has given significant room to the present Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government to implement necessary stabilisation measures aimed at containing consumption while, at the same time, providing incentives to export industries.

However, these and similar policy proposals by most commentators (including me) seem to have given rise to a fallacy that implementing stabilisation policies alone to address macroeconomic imbalances will somehow give rise to high growth path that does not lead to the International Monetary Fund. This is incorrect."


The article then rightly points out the importance of raising the underlying productivity to achieve stable growth:

"This leads to an obvious conclusion that any attempt to raise GDP growth rate beyond 4-5pc must come from increasing the productivity of the economy rather than from implementing expansionary fiscal and monetary policies."

Pakistan's economy is not out of the woods yet, but it is fair to say it is headed in the right direction after a long time. How far it travels down this correct path before potential issues crop up remains to be seen.
 
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The way Pakistan has been taking loans and building infrastructure,it's matter of time before someone comes and exploits this all for growth.
An interesting excerpt from the article linked in the OP:
On lighter note,PTI has done nothing they brought Asad which they fired and hired IMF recommended staff for running matters,same as past Govt were doing.Security came during past Govt,so came the CPEC.Current junta has only done good at diplomacy to an extent that we have been started taken positively.

Pakistan's economy is not out of the woods yet, but it is fair to say it is headed in the right direction after a long time. How far it travels down this correct path before potential issues crop up remains to be seen.
IMF staff has been quite helpful.
 
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On lighter note,PTI has done nothing they brought Asad which they fired and hired IMF recommended staff for running matters,same as past Govt were doing.Security came during past Govt,so came the CPEC.Current junta has only done good at diplomacy to an extent that we have been started taken positively.

Nonetheless, PMIK deserves the full length of his term to see what he can actually deliver, specially economically, given the entirety of the situation.

IMF staff has been quite helpful.

IMF is clearly not the villain in this sorry saga, as much as people like to portray here.
 
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Nonetheless, PMIK deserves the full length of his term to see what he can actually deliver, specially economically, given the entirety of the situation.
He had full term for sure and we all know why,until or unless something big happens like war or global financial crisis or war in Gulf.
IMF is clearly not the villain in this sorry saga, as much as people like to portray here.
They are never villain but most probably,the states where economy takes a nose dive due to corruption, IMF can do nothing about them and failure of state is put on them.
 
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I not think economy is moving towards growth when world powerful economies are facing recession, we should remain in realistic state of mind.At present there are no signs of growth and optimism as people are not willing to make investment in new startups due to fear of inflation and loss of their investment
 
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He had full term for sure and we all know why,until or unless something big happens like war or global financial crisis or war in Gulf.

They are never villain but most probably,the states where economy takes a nose dive due to corruption, IMF can do nothing about them and failure of state is put on them.

Without invoking Ren and Stimpy's ire, let me just say that the really "interesting" times are still to come for the region, and Pakistan. :D
 
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He had full term for sure and we all know why,until or unless something big happens like war or global financial crisis or war in Gulf.

They are never villain but most probably,the states where economy takes a nose dive due to corruption, IMF can do nothing about them and failure of state is put on them.



Here we go ... didn’t take long for Patwaris to show up and start mourning.

When the patient is critical you only want the person with right skills to operate on him. It doesn’t matter if that doctor is IMF or GoP.... what matters is the result.
Gone are parchi culture and every Tom Dick and Harry becoming foreign minister and finance minister..... we want results and I don’t care who delivers .
 
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my english is weak I don't understand where it says that the economy is getting better. please help me understand
 
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Here is an interesting read in where the economy is heading and what is required to enter long term sustainable growth phase not driven by uncontrolled government spending, consumer dependent import economy and fake numbers. Must be very disappointing for Patwaris but Pakistan has managed to survive and grow....




http://www.dawn.com/news/1507479/pakistans-economy-is-expected-to-stabilise-is-growth-next
Interest rates needs to be reduced to a minimum possible and govt spending/tax collection should be open sourced.
 
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Now is the time for the common man of Pakistan to "do more".

Work harder, work smarter, make more profits, setup new business, create products people want, market these products domestically and internationally, ultimately sell these products and services, especially as exports.

The govt of Pakistan can create conditions to make this simpler, easier, incentivise it, but at the end of the day it's up to people to make and sell products and services.

oh ok so pakistan is in growth phase. meaning its growing up. good good
What it actually says is that there is scope for the economy to now move into a growth phase. It doesn't explicitly say it has. You could have just said that rather than going around the houses.
 
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