Opinion Will policymakers heed the advice? Over the last several months, global lenders, IFIs, and credit rating agencies have been forthcoming in their views... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:30am
Opinion Economy on a knife-edge after election With ballot-box rigging, arbitrary arrests, politicization of the judiciary, media censorship, and endless internet... Updated 07 Mar, 2024 08:06am
Opinion Not investing in future! The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) board has disbursed around $700 million as second tranche under a $3... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am
Opinion FBR needs to look beyond the salaried class to grow tax collection Budgets seem to be all about providing largesse to the poor and incentives to the industry while reiterating the... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
Opinion Challenges facing the textile sector Amidst the global economic slowdown triggered by the war in Ukraine and the increase in energy expenses, Pakistan’s... Updated 30 Dec, 2023 06:48am
Opinion Power sector reforms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had a profound effect on global energy markets. Price ... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
Opinion Illicit trade damaging country’s economy Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:37am
Opinion Reko Diq In the early 1990s, Pakistan’s biggest gold and copper reserve was discovered at Reko Diq in Chaghai District of... Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am
Opinion Caretakers and a trembling economy Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power... Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am
Opinion How to galvanise our exports If we can start from an economic policy perspective, policymakers are asking the wrong question: how to increase... Updated 09 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Opinion IMF lifeline The IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to be supported by a... Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am
Opinion The bitter truth about sugar industry Sugar is an essential commodity in the consumption basket of all segments of society. Its production and ... Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am
Opinion Leadership needs to undergo surgery Our economic imbalances need surgery, as in every crisis lies an opportunity. The question this raises is whether... Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am
Opinion Politics over economy “As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
Opinion AI: the best solution? Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Opinion Shape up or ship out! For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Survival without the IMF Since the end of World War II, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have emerged as the most... Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:36pm
Opinion Managing sovereign default Nations can and do periodically default on their sovereign debt, despite the fact that they do so comparatively... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:41am
Opinion Conflict within ruling class major cause of economic ‘meltdown’ Pakistan initiated economic stabilisation and structural reform programmes in 1988. In an effort to reduce internal... Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am
Opinion Deregulating versus regulating oil prices Energy plays a pivotal role in any nation’s economic development and there are many different sources of it,... Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am