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Govt has no business being in business

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech this Tuesday cleared the air on IMF (International Monetary Fund) delays, saying that  assurances of external financing from three friendly countries…

IT business migration to Dubai

Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $ 11billion in properties in Dubai, there is now a flow of business investments from Pakistan into the emirate, notably in the…

Clear message of no more business as usual—I

Change is taking place slowly and subtly. Recent Cabinet Committee on Economic Reforms’ (CCER’s) deliberations on Sept 25, 2023 highlight increasing interdependency, thereby necessitating a Planning Commission on the lines…

Pakistan back in business

The overall Business Confidence Score (BCS) in Pakistan now stands at a positive score of 9 percent according to the Business Confidence Index Survey in 2021. This is a record…

Doing business in Pakistan

Pakistan is just not there where it merits to be in terms of mobilising foreign direct investment (FDI) in spite of the efforts put in for years by the Board…

Can the state do business?

We are often told that it is not the job of the state to do business. This ‘mantra’ is constantly repeated by pro-free market economists and other experts who consider…

Business as usual

Never discount the importance of venality in international relations. While pandemics should provide the glue for a unified front in response – we keep being told of fighting this horrendous…

Ease of doing business reform – II

The initiative taken by PM Abbasi on ease of doing business appears to be moving ahead. A steering committee constituted by Board of Investment (BoI) for the purpose will present…