An appraisal of FY25 federal budget
The Federal budget for 2024-25 has been presented in a mixed economic environment characterised by both positive and negative developments. The GDP growth rate has turned positive to 2.4% from…
FATF’s appraisal of technical compliance
For Pakistan, the outcome of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) meeting, held in Berlin on June 17, 2022, was not different from the earlier ones—it continues to be among…
Ministerial appraisals: teething problems?
Last week, the federal government did a performance review of its ministries and ranked the top performers. One may question the method and outcomes. But the fact that performance appraisal…
Critical appraisal of SBP report
The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) report for the first half of the current financial year reiterated its unconditional support for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme conditions – a…
Appraisal of consumers’ rights
In the Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) 562 (HL), a famous British case decided in the House of Lords, Lord Atkin established that 'duty of care' should be displayed by all…
Appraisal of the ‘mini-budget’
The article written by me in Business Recorder on Monday 21st of January 2019 had speculated that the primary motive for presentation of the Mini-Budget was to control the burgeoning budget deficit…
PBC: an appraisal
The government has launched a new scheme for mobilisation of foreign exchange resources – the ‘Pakistan Banao Certifications (PBC)’ with maturities of three and five years. These certificates can be…
Federal Budget 2018-19 (Revised): An appraisal
The revised Federal Budget for 2018-19 has raised a number of concerns ranging from the failure of the Government to use this occasion to share its vision for the economy,…
NAP: a critical appraisal
The recent spike in deadly terrorist attacks has made it patently clear that terrorists and militants have not yet been defeated. Operation Zarb-e-Azb has dismantled the organisational structure of the…
Open government partnership network: an appraisal
The OPG report initiative, launched in 2011 has enrolled thus far eight out of 64 countries in the world. It is hoped other countries would follow soon. The vision document…
