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REITs: understanding the private market

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have emerged as a popular investment avenue for individuals seeking exposure to real estate without the complexities of property ownership and management. While publicly-traded REITs…

Prosperity: criticality of private sector

“The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.” - John Maynard Keynes Innovation is critical for Pakistan - not only for growth and…

Do states lack resources?

journalist.It is claimed that states and governments lack funding and they should not run businesses. Their sole job is to facilitate market forces that can take care of any issues…

Private sector investment

Pakistan is amongst the nations with the lowest investment and saving rates in the world. This has obstructed progress towards a sustainable economic growth. According to data from the Economic…

Eliminating private school competition

Our politicians are fond of portraying themselves as populists by brushing aside concerns of private school going children with the argument that those are the concerns of a small elite.…

‘Quack’ resources

MUCH is said these days about how unqualified ‘quacks’ are playing havoc with the lives of the undiscerning public in Pakistan. Doctors and their professional bodies, who miss no opportunity…

Private sector needs more space

First time in two decades, domestic debt sustainability including PSE debt is in question; about 20 years back, the external debt servicing of the country was too high which was…

Public-private Partnerships

Public-private partnerships

There is unanimity of view that Pakistan faces enormous deficiencies in its infrastructure, particularly the energy sector, that is slowing down the rate of growth and creating stress and disenchantment…

Abuse Of Natural Resources

Abuse of natural resources

Make no mistake Balochistan is my favourite province though I belong to Punjab. It always is difficult to accept what policy makers are doing in that area. It was after…