Stubborn problems
Asset monetization can unlock the potential of unutilized and underutilized government assets by the private sector Pakistan’s economy faces the challenge of huge government debt, inefficient management of government assets,…
US Treasury traders switch strategies as liquidity problems worsen
Investors in the $23 trillion US Treasury market are slicing up orders and switching to more easily traded issues, adapting to navigate periodic illiquidity that looks to get worse as…
Economy facing mounting problems
The 11-month balance of payments data released last week by the SBP has borne out the apprehension that the external account deficit is headed for a surge beyond expectations. As…
Illicit financial flows in the region
A recent study (November 24, 2017) provides an assessment of routes, actors and sources of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and corruption in and between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,…
Financial inclusion and women’s integration
Mao Zedong proclaimed that ‘women hold up half the sky’ but he forgot to recognize that we still live in a man’s world. Women’s empowerment through access to finance, jobs,…
Financial instability
In 2016, this writer wrote as many as six articles on Offshore assets of Pakistani citizens, which have been compiled in the form of a book. This endeavour, however modest,…
Illicit financial flows in the region
A recent study (November 24, 2017) provides an assessment of routes, actors and sources of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and corruption in and between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,…
Financial instability
In 2016, this writer wrote as many as six articles on Offshore assets of Pakistani citizens, which have been compiled in the form of a book. This endeavour, however modest,…
PMDC problems and solution
There was a time not long ago that medical colleges in Pakistan were respected institutions. There were few medical colleges, all public. Admission was solely on merit. Tuition fees were…
Unpublished data shows India’s fraud problems extend far beyond PNB
Investors may have been shocked when one of India's biggest banks disclosed a $1.77 billion fraud by a billionaire jeweller, but the central bank has recorded data that shows the…
