Provincial economic policy As the new provincial governments are finding their feet in a rather very difficult economic environment, it is... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Pakistan Economic policy over next several months crucial for Pakistan: US Ambassador KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said economic policy developed over the next several months... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:32pm
Opinion Incoming government and some important economic policy initiatives High inflationary situation should be among the top most priorities of the incoming government. Over-board aggregate... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Opinion Existential threats, elections, and economic policy ‘As we enter 2024, results of the Forum’s Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024 (GRPS) highlight a predominantly... Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am
Opinion Some important economic policy questions The first important policy question facing policymakers is how much role aggregate demand plays in determining... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
Perspectives Pakistan and its (lack of) policy implementation Pakistan has historically been very weak in the implementation of policies. For instance, the famous ‘five-year... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 12:03pm
Opinion Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Opinion How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—II The Indian diaspora is quite highly placed in developed economies where a number of Indians are also part of ... Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:38am
Opinion Economic policy needs a hard reset The present currency crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented. PKR has depreciated against USD from 180 to 305 since ... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Need for greater discretionary economic policy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pushed for pro-cyclical, austerity-based policies in its Stand-By... Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:08am
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 ‘Heat economic policy’ It is, indeed, important that Pakistan should continue to deal with its macroeconomic and growth challenges of the... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am
Opinion Economic policy consensus: It’s not always a good thing There are two sides to a coin as they are to any argument – be it the result of informed debate and subsequent... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Opinion Judges and economic policy It is true that very few judges can count economics and public finance as their areas of interest. The Supreme Court... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
Opinion Understanding and addressing fault lines—II b. Selling Cheap: Except from 1971 to 1977 on the economic policy side, there was complete unconditional surrender... Updated 16 Jun, 2023 06:47am
Opinion Understanding and addressing fault lines–I The Economist in its edition of May 13-19th 2023 has pointed out that the 10-year USD-denominated sovereign bond of... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:39am
Editorials Court not to interfere in economic policy EDITORIAL: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial while heading a three-judge bench hearing the Jamaat-i-Islami petition to... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:51am
Print CJP says judges won’t interfere in economic policy ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said judges are not economists; therefore, would not... Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:44am
Opinion Budget, taxes, revival & growth Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are ... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Pakistan, and international global financial order: Revisiting macroeconomic policy In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Shock therapy neoliberal market reform in Pakistan One can only be shocked to see the lack of understanding by local media, and many of their guests on TV shows... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 06:28am
Opinion Disastrous year under the PDM Pakistan’s economy is under stress with low foreign reserves and high inflation. Activity has fallen with policy... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 07:05am
Opinion The need for policy reforms Industrial economic size refers to the scale or size of industrial activities within an economy, typically measured... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:47am
Editorials Dangerous impasse on numerous fronts EDITORIAL: Overwhelming evidence indicates that all sectors are suffering from a deepening malaise of, at best,... Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Inflation out of control Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am
Business & Finance Economy has nosedived due to poor policies, mismanagement: BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Sunday said... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Pakistan needs better economic policy to overcome current crisis: HCSTSI chief HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani... Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance LCCI starts consultation to prepare economic policy framework LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has started consultation to prepare economic policy... Published 21 Jan, 2023 07:20am
Business & Finance Pakistan: Economic Management Support: ADB’s IED rates tech assistance as successful, relevant ISLAMABAD: The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated technical... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am