2024-03-26-01-03
“So what do you reckon? Sp or Sa?” “I don’t get you! Sp as in sun protection cream or Sa as in music –...
Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
2024-03-25-01-52
The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am
2024-03-25-01-52
Pakistan’s economy has entered the stabilisation phase after going through an extremely turbulent period. However,...
Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:06am
2024-03-25-01-52
Pakistan’s innovation landscape presents a grim picture. Pakistan ranked 88th globally and 7th regionally in the...
Updated 25 Mar, 2024 06:11am
2024-03-24-12-11
In understanding the nation’s economy, there’s a clear distinction between an economist serving as the finance...
Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am
2024-03-23-01-13
Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF...
Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
2024-03-23-01-13
Not many people know that in the early days of Pakistan when the lion roared in the Karachi Zoo the roar could be...
Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
2024-03-23-02-47
“One can learn lessons from one’s predecessors.” “Agreed. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (SS) invited the...
Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
2024-03-22-12-48
Pakistan not only faces economic and political challenges but has also to contend with multiple pressing issues...
Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:28am
2024-03-22-12-48
‘The fundamental injustice of consumption taxes, relative to income taxes, is that the well-off can postpone them by...
Updated 22 Mar, 2024 11:00am
2024-03-22-01-04
There is a lot of gloom in Pakistan these days. In that miasma it is sometimes difficult to see and appreciate the...
Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:36am
2024-03-22-01-04
The “DOT PLOT”, which predicts three interest rate decreases in 2024, remains intact despite Fed Chairman...
Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:33am
2024-03-21-12-19
Some say it was stubborn food inflation that forced SBP’s hand at the MPC, combining with the usual Ramazan effect...
Updated 21 Mar, 2024 06:35am
2024-03-21-12-19
‘Fraud Risk’, specifically also in Pakistani banking industry becomes a key component of Risk in last decade due...
Updated 21 Mar, 2024 06:35am
2024-03-22-12-49
“I have decided to launch my own survey company.”
“Hmmm.”
“Why the skepticism? I mean the work isn’t...
Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am
2024-03-21-12-25
“H and H have been vindicated.” “I am not sure about that, Her Highness the Princess of Wales doctored the...
Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
2024-03-20-12-40
Come rain or storm, the political animal will never leave the chance to reap the best out of the economy of any...
Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
2024-03-20-12-40
OMG. Incredible. Astounding. Mindblowing. Stunning. Mesmerizing. And, you can go on and on with adjectives that...
Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
2024-03-20-12-29
Every tragedy comes with a lesson. Liaquat Ali Chattha, the then Commissioner of Rawalpindi division, held a press...
Updated 20 Mar, 2024 04:12am
2024-03-20-12-29
Just like IT export businesses, Pakistan also gives tax exemptions to freelancers on their export income. However,...
Updated 20 Mar, 2024 04:11am