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The finance question

With COP28 only three months away, there is much noise in the climate finance arena. The landmark Africa climate summit (Sep 4-6) along with the ‘Africa Climate Week’ recently concluded…

Digitizing Islamic finance

Amidst the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – dominated by artificial intelligence and technological advancements – it is remarkable to witness the inclusive nature and expanded reach that technology…

Fragile state of public finances

The information on fiscal operations by the federal and provincial governments in the first nine months of 2022-23 has been released recently by the federal ministry of finance. They depict…

Future of the finance profession

When preparing for my first-ever visit to Pakistan, three things came to mind as being of particularly important focus.Firstly, is why this is such an exciting time for a career…

Sustainability and Islamic finance

The unique characteristic of Medina Economics is the fact that almost all the building blocks of the Islamic economic system were completed in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)…

Repairing provincial finance

Most of the discussion and discourse on public finances has remained focused on the federal government and FBR. The analysis of provincial finances has been sketchy and shallow, although it…