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The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has elected Dr. Ahmed Jamal Pirzada as the chairperson for the calendar year 2023. Dr. Pirzada replaced Syed Javed Hassan,

Policymakers must acknowledge difficult choices the country faces and overcome policy paralysis to avoid a disorderly default The independent Economic Advisory Group (EAG) is concerned

The Economic Advisory Group appreciates the government for taking the necessary deci sions to remove subsidies and pass on the increase in the fuel prices

PRESS RELEASE The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) and Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) organized an event to launch “Trade Connectivity” Book with the

  (Islamabad | 13th June 2022) – Budget 2022-23 has come under challenging circumstances when the country is facing both internal and external pressure in

The Economic Advisory Group convened a meeting to assess the existential balance of payment crisis amidst rising political instability in the country. EAG is of

KEY MESSAGES Relying on untargeted subsidies to provide relief to masses poses significant risk to public finances. The CDS (credit default swap) rate has increased

Agreement with lender driving country’s economic direction, targeted reforms ISLAMABAD: The latest IMF Country Report on Pakistan is out, and $1 billion are in. The

In its initial review of the recently released National Security Policy, the independent Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has welcomed the recognition of economics as the

Figure 1: Decomposition of Textile Exports into Price and Quantity Effects (based on PBS data as of 17th December 2021) The EAG in its vision

Economic Advisory Group (EAG) in its Vision document has strongly argued in favour of revisiting the support price regimes and the relevant laws that hinder

The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has launched a document “New Vision for Economic Transformation”, which analyses the factors hindering the efficient allocation of resources hence

Responding to the announcement of formation of a “Macro-Economic Advisory Group” by the Government of Pakistan, the independent Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has issued a

Transformation of the Auto Industry needed from protection and indigenization to liberalization and integration The independent Economic Advisory Group (EAG) convened detailed deliberations to assay

The independent Economic Advisory Group has welcomed the federal government budget for announcing measures to boost industrial activity and export performance through wide scale tariff

The Economic Advisory Group (EAG), an independent policy network, recognises the need for achieving high growth rate, as stated by the new Finance Minister. However,

The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) met to deliberate on central bank autonomy in the context of the SBP Amendment Act, 2021, which the federal cabinet

In its third meeting, the Economic Advisory Group has outlined its vision for Pakistan’s industrial development breaking away from the mould of old industrial policy