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Economic stability, is it?

The government recently claimed that the country was heading towards economic stability even as challenges like inflation, high energy costs and...

24.11.2024 60

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The state of exports

S ector-wise Pakistan’s export base is narrow. Textiles are its largest export sector. These include items like cotton yarn, fabrics, garments and...

27.10.2024 20

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Policy in the long run

L ong-term policies create a stable environment for businesses and investors, enabling them to make informed decisions. Stability is particularly...

29.09.2024 40

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Focusing on industrialisation

D etermining the features of the best industrial policy for an economy is often a subjective exercise depending on the criteria used for evaluating...

08.09.2024 60

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Another IMF bailout

P akistan is facing a balance of payment crisis. Despite some improvement in its foreign exchange reserves (~$9 billion) it is still vulnerable to...

21.07.2024 20

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Budget and the common man

T he federal budget announced last week was front-loaded as expected. What was not expected was that the measures that can hurt the rich would be so...

16.06.2024 30

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The solar power tariff

A lthough the government has denied that it plans to slap a fixed monthly charge on solar panels installed by households, the idea has been floated....

05.05.2024 50

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Taxing the retailers

O ne of the main problems Pakistan faces today is the documentation of the economy without which the country cannot achieve economic independence....

14.04.2024 10

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The way ahead

T he new coalition government will have little financial space. It will have to rely on loans for almost all its initiatives. The situation could ease...

03.03.2024 10

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Campaign promises and ground realities

Political parties in Pakistan have always made tall promises to the electorate during the campaigns ahead of general election. Pakistan Peoples...

04.02.2024 10

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Economic performance

The myth about the resilience of Pakistan’s economy has been busted. We have reached a stage where experts are at a loss on how to move ahead. All...

31.12.2023 40

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