Slump in industrial production
There is no end to the bad news on the on-going performance of the economy of Pakistan. Now we have been informed by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) that…
Europe to boost battery production as electric shift accelerates
As electric car sales take off and petrol engines face being phased out by 2035, Europe is looking to develop its own battery production base. Far from being autonomous, Europe…
Production and priority
Every winter, there is gas shortage and every winter Sindh says that it produces more gas and it should get its due share. The scarcity, however, is equal throughout the…
Why domestic savings still heading south?
Does highest growth in eight years and lowest inflation in decades mean that the economy is on right track? Let's probe this hypothesis by analysing factors behind improved macros. Growth…
Need to infuse FDI in defence production
It has been reported that Pakistan intends to offer for sale its JF-17 fighter aircrafts to Bulgaria. JF-17 Thunder, manufactured at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry, is a single seat…
Domestic sensitivities
A Fair part of planet blogosphere is currently echoing with fury against an offensive, mischief-making film, the production of which seems to be even shadier than its content. And rightly…
Domestic commerce for pro-poor growth
ARTICLE (August 02 2006): To frame the issue, two characteristics of Pakistan should be noted. First, Pakistan has a very large market of 160 million people. For decades, this fact…
Gross financing, and medium-term economic strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Report No. 22/288, released in September 2022 – the last such report released, since there have been no successful programme reviews completed since then, given…
‘Learning From Others’—V
Power Sector: Power sector was the major negative influence on India’s economy as well. The problems and solutions were identified as under: “As a result of the exchange rate adjustments,…
PTI’s meltdown
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan is imploding. The initial trickle of ‘seasonal sparrows’ (fasli batair) abandoning the party in the face of a severe crackdown as the aftermath…
