Cash Economy in Pakistan Deepens as Poverty Crisis Worsens Nationwide

Stacks of Pakistani rupee currency notes symbolising the growing cash economy and poverty crisis in Pakistan

Pakistan’s cash economy has expanded to a record level even as poverty in Pakistan has climbed to its highest point in more than a decade. New State Bank data shows currency in circulation crossing Rs11.94 trillion in fiscal year 2025-26, while government survey figures put the national poverty rate at nearly 29 percent. Together, these […]

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