China’s policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a politically sensitive year, as Covid-19 lockdowns disrupt supply chains and jolt…
Although elections are right around the corner on February 8, leaving little time for discussion on manifestos, the three major political parties – PPP (Pakistan People’s Party), PML-N (Pakistan Muslim…
TWO developments augur well for reshaping Pakistan’s economic relationship with the world. First, the dismantling of USAID closes a long and painful chapter of dependence and misplaced expectations between Pakistan and America.…
‘A resilient society is able to react to and respond after a shock. Resilience even opens new doors to enhanced growth and sustainability. …The concept of resilience can also be…
Within economy, relegation of Ministry of Finance (MOF) to purely financial matters, and instead forming a ‘Ministry of Economy’ (MOEC) as the main ministry for the overall economic policy. Moreover,…
Recently, the Prime Minister reportedly lauded economic performance with regard to country achieving current account surplus. In a developing country, which is facing gross external financing requirements on average of…
While macroeconomic indicators have achieved feeble stability over the past year, on-the-ground conditions remain as hopeless as they were a year ago. There’s abundant rhetoric about increasing exports, but it’s…
There seems to be a lot of focus on the working of ministry of finance, which is not to say that its role is in any way less important than…
There seems to be a lot of focus on the working of ministry of finance, which is not to say that its role is in any way less important than…
For decades, Pakistan’s government and bureaucratic systems have been viewed as mired in red tape and resistant to innovation. The country’s administrative machinery, both within and from outside the country,…
