STPF 2015-18: A review — I
The approximate value of potential to be harnessed in 2015-18 of Strategic Trade Policy Framework Review (STPF) was around US$ 45 billion. But despite passage of almost 6 years our…
Budgetary outcome in 2015-16
The information on fiscal operations by the federal and provincial governments in 2015-16 has been released recently by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The budgetary outcome is mixed. On the…
Budgetary outcome 2015-16
Fiscal operations of the federal and provincial governments in the first nine months of 2015-16 have recently been made public. They reveal that the process of stabilisation is apparently proceeding…
STPF 2015-2018: policy or platitude?
You really can't find much fault with the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-2018, baptised nine months after its due date. You don't find much good either. No 'oomph' to…
As Record Numbers Flee Their Homes In 2015, Hopes Of People Forced Out
The year 2015 saw a record number of people fleeing their homes, with more than 60 million people uprooted by wars, conflict and persecution in countries ranging from Syria to…
2015: the year of ‘accountant’
I declare 2015 the Year of the Accountant. All stakeholders including politicians, members of the establishment, and the economic team were engaged in balancing their books with some distinctions: the…
The implications of ‘Securities Brokers Regulations 2015’ (Draft)
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has recently issued draft "Securities Brokers Regulations 2015" for public comments. These are regulations that will come into force on the date,…
Response to MoF: Prospects for 2015-16
The Business Recorder has published on the 2nd of February a reply by the Economic Advisor of Ministry of Finance (MOF) to the report by the Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR) on…
‘2015: the year of accountant’: MoF’s response
This refers to an article published in Business Recorder titled "2015: the year of accountant". The article is more political than economic and financial, but the language is uncomplimentary by calling the…
Democratic consolidation in 2015
For some observers, 2015 marked the consolidation of power by the sitting government, and the entrenchment of the prime minister’s political position after what had been a tumultuous preceding year.…
