Pakistan's economy was severely impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) shock in FY20 leading to an increase in poverty. With the lifting of lockdown measures, the economy is showing signs of a fragile recovery. Growth is expected to gradually strengthen but remain muted in the medium-term. Fiscal deficit and debt levels are projected to remain elevated but to gradually improve. Risks to the outlook include new waves of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and delays in the implementation of critical structural reforms. This report focuses on the macro poverty outlook of Pakistan as of 2021.
- Disclosure Date
- 2021/06/17
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Pakistan - Macro Poverty Outlook
- Product Line
- Advisory Services & Analytics
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- PK-Pakistan Macro Monitoring, Support And Development Update Fy21 -- P175069
- Total Volume(s)
- 1
- Unit Owning
- EFI-SAR-MTI-MacroFiscal (ESAMU),EFI-SAR-MTI-MacroFiscal
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
