CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (August 16-22, 2025)

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Pakistan’s GDP growth to reach 3.5% by 2027: Fitch

https://www.geo.tv/latest/619353-pakistans-gdp-growth-to-reach-35-by-2027-fitch

Ø  Govt’s plan to settle Rs1,257bn debt hits snag as Chinese IPPs ‘unwilling’ to waive LPS

https://www.geo.tv/latest/619585-govts-plan-to-settle-rs1257bn-debt-hits-snag-as-chinese-ipps-unwilling-to-waive-lps

Ø  AGP uncovers Rs375tr ‘irregularities’ in federal finances

https://www.dawn.com/news/1933514/agp-uncovers-rs375tr-irregularities-in-federal-finances

Ø  Micro enterprises drive Pakistan’s economy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1933219/micro-enterprises-drive-pakistans-economy

Ø  Telecos under scrutiny for mismanagement

https://www.dawn.com/news/1932169/telecos-under-scrutiny-for-mismanagement

Ø  CORPORATE WINDOW: What’s holding Pakistan’s SMEs back?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1931611/corporate-window-whats-holding-pakistans-smes-back

Ø  Misconceptions about domestic growth

https://www.dawn.com/news/1931523/misconceptions-about-domestic-growth

Ø  ADB to provide $410m package for Reko Diq mine

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2562528/adb-to-provide-410m-package-for-reko-diq-mine

Ø  ‘More mosques than factories’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2562526/more-mosques-than-factories

Ø  Moody’s upgrades deposit ratings of Pak banks

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2562157/moodys-upgrades-deposit-ratings-of-pak-banks

Ø  IMF seeks changes to SBP Act

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2561969/imf-seeks-changes-to-sbp-act

Ø  Has Quaid’s economic vision been ignored?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2561863/has-quaids-economic-vision-been-ignored

Ø  Rethinking our industrial strategy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2561861/rethinking-our-industrial-strategy

Ø  Centre plans to trim provinces’ NFC share

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2562522/centre-plans-to-trim-provinces-nfc-share

Ø  Oil rises 1% on stalled Russia-Ukraine peace talks, strong US demand

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-1-stalled-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-strong-us-demand-2025-08-21/

Ø  Urban flooding in Karachi is neglect, not climate change

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40379094/urban-flooding-in-karachi-is-neglect-not-climate-change

Ø  Battling climate change

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1337645-battling-climate-change

Ø  To close the climate finance gap, let vulnerable nations use carbon markets

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/8/20/to-close-the-climate-finance-gap-let-vulnerable-nations-use-carbon-markets

Ø  Climate change can potentially exacerbate militancy in Pakistan’s conflict-hit areas

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2612586

Ø  Islamic Relief: Pakistan floods driven by climate change

https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/islamic-relief-pakistan-floods-driven-by-climate-change/

Ø  The rot in the Ravi

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2561723/the-rot-in-the-ravi

Ø  Green initiatives set to draw investment

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2562330/green-initiatives-set-to-draw-investment

Ø  Corporate farming — a troubling new era on the rise

https://www.dawn.com/news/1931518/corporate-farming-a-troubling-new-era-on-the-rise

Ø  Public not satisfied with NDMA performance: audit

https://www.dawn.com/news/1933430/public-not-satisfied-with-ndma-performance-audit

Ø  Agriculture: Reviving and developing the livestock sector

https://www.dawn.com/news/1931519/agriculture-reviving-and-developing-the-livestock-sector

Ø  A sobering climate shock

https://www.dawn.com/news/1931601/a-sobering-climate-shock

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