Malaysia’s hopes of economic revival under Mahathir fade
A year ago, Malaysian land surveyor Muhammad Nur Aliff had high hopes that a shock election victory by 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad could be the catalyst for reform and revival in…
Economic revival
News reports have indicated that the prime minister has asked his economic team to draw up an economic revival plan. This is a surprising turnaround in the government’s assessment of…
Economic revival agenda
Pakistan’s persisting crisis of political governance has shrouded from public attention the more pervasive and fundamental human, financial and development crises that are progressively corroding the very foundations of the…
Pepco revival: more to be done
The Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) has been revised under a legal arrangement of being a “Managing Agent”. The role of Pepco, briefly speaking, is to monitor and coordinate the…
Unified economic response
Nothing is more important while aiming to mitigate economic disruption, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, than to fashion a unified response fully coordinated across all tiers of governments.…
Economic and social survey for Asia and the Pacific 2018: mobilizing finance for sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Asia and the Pacific remains the engine of the global economy. It continues to power trade, investment and jobs the world over. The two-thirds of the region's economies grew faster…
Evolving recession: Economic notes
Unless some rearguard actions are taken, the economy is all set to face a deepening recession. Consider the following facts which point to unmistakable signs of an evolving recession: First,…
Roadmap for revival
The supplementary finance bill (commonly termed as the mini-budget) presented by Asad Umar received a mixed response. Many were expecting an overnight overhaul in Pakistan’s economy by the PTI government…
Economic reforms: Part – XXXVII
The Ayub government finally realised the need for a new finance award in December 1961, without waiting for the promulgation of the 1962 constitution (June 1962), when it appointed the…
PTI and revival of economy
Disillusioned by the actions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of raising utility tariffs, seeking bailout from International Monetary Fund (IMF), devaluating rupee and following outdated tax policies of its predecessors, people…
