Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Almost half of Pakistanis are optimistic about improvement in the country’s economy and are looking forward to 2021 despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the latest survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan, 48 percent of Pakistanis are looking forward to 2021 as the year of economic prosperity. Over 1,000 respondents between 9th October to 2nd November 2020 believed the economic situation will deteriorate further, while on other hand, 12 percent of respondents said the situation will remain the same.
According to the survey, the net score of those confident about good future prospects of the Pakistani economy is 18 percent.
When the PPP government came to power, the net score was at -38 percent. Some improvement was witnessed in 2009, but the net score was still at -8 percent.
