Inflation decline and no feel-good factor
The July inflation data was released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the 1 of August, showing a decline in the Consumer Price Index to 11.1 percent as…
Is this a democracy in decline?
The US is in crisis – not one but many. In case you are wondering, Trump did not create these crises; they were already there. He merely exploited them to…
Persistent decline of manufacturing sector
The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. There has been a decline of…
Domestic and foreign savings: government must cease reliance
National savings rate is an important indicator of an economy’s financial health, and its identity with investment determines how much a country needs to borrow domestically (deficit financing, a highly…
Venezuela: the decline of an oil giant in crisis
Leaks, rusted pipes, pieces of broken equipment scattered about and staircases leading nowhere: Lake Maracaibo’s oil field is a metaphor for Venezuela’s once-flourishing petroleum industry that is now on its…
Decline in exports
Pakistan's textile exports have declined in the last four years because of the high cost of doing business. This is the considered opinion of a large and growing segment of…
Decline in China’s exports
Coronavirus has brought the Chinese economy and polyester and textile industries in the country under pressure. Parallel to the 2003 SARS crisis, polyester demand could decrease as business activities stopped.…
Venezuela: the decline of an oil giant in crisis
Leaks, rusted pipes, pieces of broken equipment scattered about and staircases leading nowhere: Lake Maracaibo’s oil field is a metaphor for Venezuela’s once-flourishing petroleum industry that is now on its…
Power sector decline
Among the critical issues that are being carried forward, unresolved, to 2021, by the government of the day, is the power sector. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has described the…
Rupee decline
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in his wind-up speech in parliament this Friday lamented the rupee-dollar parity which rose to 168 to 169 rupees to the dollar due to what he…
