Business
Chairman EPBD Dr. Gohar Ejaz on Thursday strongly criticised the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to maintain the policy rate at 11 percent, calling it a misalignment with the prevailing inflationary outlook and a heavy burden on taxpayers. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ejaz questioned how
Business
Former caretaker federal minister and Chairman of the Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) think tank, Gohar Ejaz, has issued a strong call for the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to realign its monetary policy with ground realities, warning that the current interest rate regime is strangling the economy and
Business
Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) Chairman Gohar Ejaz gave full credit to Field Marshal Asim Munir for safeguarding the respect and honour of the business community from the draconian powers granted to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in the Finance Act 2025. The FBR has issued a detailed
Business
Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) Chairman Gohar Ejaz termed the trade deal with the United States as a great success, while saying that it would create a competitive environment for Pakistani products. Ejaz in a message on X stated that the US has reduced the tariff on Pakistan from
Business
The Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) think tank termed the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to maintain policy rate at 11 percent as very conservative. Gohar Ejaz Chairman EPBD said that with policy rates at 11 percent - nearly double the regional average, how can Pakistan realistically
Business
Former federal minister Gohar Ejaz said that State Bank of Pakistan is causing annual Rs3 trillion loss to national exchequer. In a post uploaded on X platform on Tuesday, Gohar Ejaz asked the central bank why it is not realizing the annual loss of Rs3 trillion it is causing to
National
Pakistan's numbers tell a compelling story with only 5.9 million tax filers out of 71 million workforce (8.4 percent, tax filer to workforce ratio), while banks hold 177 million accounts, with 137 million unique account holders (60% of adult population), and Rs32.7 trillion in deposits
Business
Chairman of the Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD), Dr. Gohar Ejaz, along with members of the EPBD Board of Governors — Shahbaz Malik (Hilton Pharma), Shahid Soorty (Soorty Enterprises), and Samiullah Jawed (Din Group) — hosted Dennis Mark Bristow, President of Barrick Gold, to discuss a strategic roadmap for mining in
entertainment
By nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and adhering to global standards, Pakistan-made fashion can be elevated onto the world stage. This was stated by former caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce Gohar Ejaz. Ejaz took to X formerly known Twitter and stated that it’s time to make mark in the