With economic stabilization on the horizon, pressure from employers, particularly from white-collar urban workers, is mounting for wage increases. Wages are likely to rise in 2025, which will stimulate overall…
In the continuous and ever-evolving quest to comprehend the intricacies of life and the depths of knowledge, individuals frequently rely on diverse viewpoints as a lens to examine and explore…
Total world trade in IT services crossed $1 trillion in 2023 – and it is growing. IT services are now 14 per cent of all services trade, a big jump…
The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the economic growth which is necessary for the young population. The government…
30th November 2022 heralded the dawn of a major paradigm shift in the machine-based learning world. On that fateful date, Open AI, an American tech firm, publicly launched ChatGPT, a…
Import substitution and export promotion: agro-based exports (food, textile, leather groups) fetch 75-80 per cent of total earnings but the direct exports of agricultural commodities are limited to only $5…
H istorical precedents show the many ways in which various sectors of the economy do this. As rising debt causes a widening gap between demand and supply, economic agents understand…
Pakistan is ideally positioned for the fintech revolution and investors are eying the significant opportunities in the country’s financial technology landscape. Growing smartphone penetration, internet connectivity, and government policies aimed…
At the end of October 2020, the Proposals of Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-term Goals for 2035 adopted by the Fifth…
The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been reminded in these columns time and again that no agenda for simplification of tax system and rationalisation of tax codes can improve…
