The economic topography of nations depends heavily on a robust revenue system, akin to the lifeblood sustaining its various functions. Diverse revenue streams, characterizing global economies with “tax revenue”, are…
Automaton of the government processes and systems related to revenue collection, approvals, permits, NOCs and similar has multiple advantages, which include: 1) Limited direct contact between the government functionaries and…
As Pakistan tries to regain its foothold in the world export market, the global export scenario is undergoing a drastic disruption. Suddenly it is not cheap labour that the manufacturers…
All through almost four decades of globalization era starting from late 1980s many countries with cheap labour willingly turned into sweat shops for the rich markets and within a decade…
Pakistan, for the last many decades, has been grappling with the problem of raising adequate revenues, tax and non-tax, to meet needs of both the people and the state. The…
As the industrial revolution gradually took hold in England and other parts of Europe, machines increasingly came to replace manual labour. Not everybody was happy at this development, especially those…
AN essential component of any progressing economy is the taxation system. However, Pakistan’s tax regime is grappling with issues often faced by developing economies: low compliance, inefficiencies, and a narrow…
Exporting is a proven path to growth, yet achieving dominance in international markets is a feat that only a handful of firms master. What sets these exceptional firms apart? How…
Over the past year, Pakistan has teetered on the edge of digital oppression, and the proposed ban on ‘unregistered’ VPNs could be the tipping point toward becoming a fully mass-surveilled…
In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such…
