ADB Lifts Pakistan’s Growth Outlook

ADB lifts Pakistan’s growth outlook

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less severe-than-anticipated impact of flooding, increased public investment, and anticipated stabilising inflation. In its Asian Development Outlook December 2025, the Manila-based lending agency also revised the growth outlook for the South Asian Region upward for the current year. “In the case of South Asi…

ADB upgrades Pakistan’s economic growth forecast to 3% for 2025

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its outlook for Pakistan’s economy, projecting a higher GDP growth rate of 3.0% for 2025, up from its earlier estimate of 2.7%. The upward revision reflects resilient economic performance despite challenges posed by natural disasters and global uncertainties. The ADB report highlighted that Pakistan’s economy demonstrated notable strength in the last quarter of the previous fiscal year, with a growth …