Minister emphasises PIDE significance as nation’s premier think tank ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Friday, while commending the services of the... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Energy transition: green dreams, brown realities The world energy landscape is transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables to address energy and environmental... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance Speakers underscore need for taking concrete steps aimed at improving housing affordability ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an event have urged the government to introduce serious policy, institutional, financing, and... Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am
Opinion Managing energy imports to save forex reserves Pakistan relies on imports for 49 percent of its primary energy supplies, which strains its already limited foreign... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 06:12am
Pakistan PSDE-PIDE moot: Country should break away from external reliance, say economists ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country have stressed the need for breaking away from external reliance and ... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan PIDE conference on ‘Unleashing the Economic Potential of KP’ begins PESHAWAR: A dynamic and engaging two-day conference titled “Unleashing the Economic Potential of KP” organized ... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Paradigm shift in tax policy ‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Pakistan Speakers urge govt to resolve energy crisis in G-B ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference while urging the government’s immediate attention to resolve the energy crisis... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan PIDE to organise conference at KIU, Gilgit PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in collaboration with the Pakistan Society of... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
Business & Finance Higher taxes ‘most effective’ tool to curtail tobacco consumption: PIDE study ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has confirmed that the... Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am
Opinion The life-giving dams The gushing, frothy spillways create a tremor – you feel the ground shuddering, absorbing the thrust of the force... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:29am
Business & Finance BOI, PIDE hold workshop about improving business environment ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a number of reforms including simplifying the regulatory framework, and... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
Business & Finance PIDE, EDB ink MoU for research in engineering goods & services sector ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Engineering Development Board (EDB) have... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Opinion The challenge of analysis paralysis Healthy minds lead to a healthy society. To overcome out of the trough of poverty, corruption, immorality, and... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:44am
Pakistan Lack of vision behind economic failure, says ex-minister LAHORE Former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah has said that there is huge potential in Pakistan because it is fifth... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Business & Finance PIDE’s first-ever EconFest held: Country needs to boost exports to $100bn in 5-8 years: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan needs ... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Pakistan PIDE holds webinar on ‘Future of Public Education in Pakistan’ ISLAMABAD: Educationists while stressing the need for digitalisation of the public sector educational institutions... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Better agri output: Govt urged to introduce policies with focus on small farmers ISLAMABAD: Agriculture economists and finance experts while stressing the need for immediate measures to increase... Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Governance reforms anchored in civil service reforms–II Compensation structure, Civil servants complain about commitment and performance demotivation because their... Updated 09 Feb, 2023 06:25am
Pakistan Damage caused by carbon emissions to developing nations highlighted ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Petroleum Division Musadak Malik has said that developing and under-developed ... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am
Opinion Power system and blackouts On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Energy sector reforms – II: low-hanging fruit rotting Building on previous op-eds, we are aware of Pakistan’s energy sector challenges and measures requiring execution in... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Pakistan Average productivity growth in country quite low: study ISLAMABAD: Productivity is the measure of how efficiently inputs, such as labour and capital, are used to produce... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am
Pakistan Arrangements in place for country’s first digital census: PBS official ISLAMABAD: The country is going to hold a digital census for the first time this year, with all the preparations... Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am
Opinion The charter we need Without any doubt, Pakistan is in on an economic tailspin, swiftly spiraling downwards. The issue at the core is the... Updated 04 Jan, 2023 06:24am
Opinion A ‘permission economy’ Pakistan has become a “permission economy” due to over and inefficient regulations. This regulatory burden has... Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am
Print Power sector receivables cross Rs2.5trn mark ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector is going through severe crisis as the power sector’s receivables against various... Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:52am
Pakistan PIDE hosts 36th AGM, conference of PSDE PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) hosted a three-day 36th AGM and Conference of the... Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:02am
Opinion The cost of political uncertainty The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country... Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees