Special economic zones
One of the most prominent yet generally lesser known legal regimes or policy initiatives for benefit of business and investment attraction in recent time in Pakistan has been the introduction…
Importance of special economic zones
Now when we see the assent accorded to the parliament-adopted Special Economic Zones Bill 2012, by President Asif Zardari who signed the Bill during a special ceremony held at the…
Role of free economic zones in the economy
The Export Processing Zones (EPZs) or special economic zones (SEZ) can be summarised as a unit bearing clusters of specially designed zones of aggressive economic activity for the promotion of…
Economic potential of free zones
Pakistan missed what today from a distance of about 40 years appears to be a dream-boat of a lifetime when Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the then finance minister of the military…
Economic renaissance for KP?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is distinguished by its immense natural potential. Yet like other provinces, it currently faces significant challenges across economic, social, security, and political domains. Amid societal polarization and…
The macroeconomics of electricity tariffs
In Pakistan, the landscape of power tariffs is shaped significantly by the framework of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and is directly connected to macroeconomics. Under these agreements, the costs associated…
Europe’s economic divergence with US is real but has its limits
Inflation in the euro zone is different to that in the United States, much as ECB President Christine Lagarde insists, but the bloc will still face many of the same…
After wild year, euro zone is top pick of world bond markets
For investors who braved their ‘bonds are back’ call in a turbulent year, euro zone debt was the big winner and a souring economy with tighter purse strings mean its…
MARSEW 2023: geo-politics and geo-economics in Indian Ocean
The current era is defined by geo-economics driving geo-politics. It has become imperative need for countries, especially the developing ones, to prioritize geo-economics which could then translate itself as consequential…
Development of Special Technology Zones
Software development and IT-enabled services (ITeS) for data centres, technical service/call centres, and telecom services make up the majority of the Pakistani ICT industry. After India, Bangladesh, and the US,…
