Economics

Pakistan Sees Growth Surging to 7% as China Invests Billions

  • Sharif goverment to complete IMF program ending in September
  • To sell national carrier, power companies after consultation

Pak-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level.

Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Pakistan will see its annual economic growth rate surge to 7 percent in two years as it reaps the benefits from China and others investing more than $40 billion in infrastructure, according to the Finance Ministry’s top bureaucrat.

QuickTake Pakistan’s Turmoil