A survey conducted by IPSOS has revealed that there is an increase in the number of Pakistanis who are hopeful that the economic situation of the country will improve in the next six years.

The results also show that the fear of losing jobs or work has decreased.

The survey, based on 1,000 participants across Pakistan, was conducted between October 31 and November 3, 2023.

There has been an increase from 11 per cent to 25 per cent in people’s optimism of improving their financial conditions in the next six months while pessimism and disappointment has gone down from 60 per cent to 49 per cent.

No difference has been noted among the people with moderate stance as 26 per cent are neither hopeful nor despondent about their financial situation in the future.

According to IPSOS, 95 per cent of Pakistanis feared losing employment in the previous survey, but now the number has come down to 88 per cent, indicating an increase in optimism by seven per cent.

Additionally, the rate of Pakistanis who expressed an inability to save and invest to meet future needs decreased by four per cent, while 92 per cent said they were not able to save.

Only one in 10 Pakistanis believe that the country is headed in the right direction among whom men are four times more likely to be more optimistic than women.