FY23 budget: some new avenues
Pakistan is currently facing a series of challenges. The coalition government, led by Shehbaz Sharif, is trying to bridge the trade deficit, expected to be over Rs 5600 billion in…
Toward a sustainable growth model
Pakistan goods imports have averaged at $6.5 billion for the past six months. That is creating a headache for the policymakers and causing panic in the capital markets. The problem…
Pumping growth
IN a rather strange presentation of the facts, the government told us this week that the economy is doing well and they are preparing for talks with the IMF. I always…
Taxes for growth – I
One of the main tools of tax policy is to increase the level of savings and capital formation in the private sector partly for borrowing by the government and partly…
More growth, more taxes – III
The realistic and correct working of tax gaps in Pakistan is not possible unless the quantum of loss of revenue of trillions of rupees caused by all governments since the…
From waste to wealth: Part – II
The metropolitan municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, of which 75 per cent is organic, remains largely untapped. Organic MSW with higher calorific value given our national consumption of fatty oils…
As Macy eyes China, some see need for more focus at home
Macy's Inc's plan to open a virtual store on Alibaba offers a cheap way into China, but as the latest in a long list of initiatives to spur growth it…
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan keen to explore opportunities in medical education
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) president, Dr Rizwan Taj, on Monday made it clear that no compromise would be made on the quality of medical education being provided…
Colonial mindsets
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer was recently accused of having a ‘colonial mindset’ by fellow lawmakers for declining to discuss slavery reparations in the Commonwealth Summit in Samoa. PM Starmer…
New year, new resolutions
A new year is always a harbinger of fresh resolutions, bringing renewed hopes for the days ahead. International relations continue to suffer under the weight of humanitarian crises. Global terrorism…
