Business Confidence

Overall Business Confidence Under Stress but Remains Higher Than Q4 2024!

Trust in Government’s Handling of Business Continues to Hold — Gallup Pakistan Releases Q4 2025 Business Confidence Report Gallup Pakistan today released the 16th wave of its Business Confidence Index (BCI), capturing the views of 571 statistically chosen businesses across Pakistan for Q4 2025 (Oct–Dec). The survey measures current business performance, future expectations, and perceptions…

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Business Confidence

Political Uncertainty, Tax-Heavy Budget: Businesses Say Government “Worse” Manager of The Economy

The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as “worse” manager of the economy, the country’s business owners have become more pessimistic about their future because of continued political turmoil and the new tax-heavy budget, according to a latest survey. The values were negative for all three strands as Gallup Pakistan surveyed the owners of 454…

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Business Confidence

Business community witnesses slight improvement in sentiments: Gallup Survey

Largely pessimistic about the future, more of the country’s business owners now have developed a better perception of their businesses as the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is trying to revive the cash-strapped economy. A latest Gallup survey conducted in the first quarter this year finds that 47% of Pakistan’s businesses, especially those selling…

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Business Confidence

Businesses More Confident About Future Despite Insecurity: Gallup Survey

Largely negative about their ongoing prospects, the country’s business owners have started gaining confidence, and their expectations for a better future have risen 42% from the previous quarter, shows a latest survey. “Relatively fewer business owners are pessimistic about future conditions and the direction of the country compared to Quarter 2,” according to a Gallup…

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