The Covid-19 pandemic has forced sovereign wealth funds to think the previously unthinkable. With prime office blocks lying empty around the world, hotels half-vacant and retailers struggling to stay afloat,…
Dear Mr. Nawaz Sharif I have chosen to address you directly through these columns with a view to apprising you about the crux of matter. It is the most appropriate…
Index fund managers are finding it hard to secure the bonds they need at the prices they want, forcing them to make trade-offs that can hurt investors and leave managers…
In recent years, Pakistan has turned to coal development as a potential solution to its ongoing energy crisis. The country operates nine coal-fired power plants that generate approximately 21.8 terawatt…
Pakistan faces a pressing need for a sustainable tobacco taxation policy, particularly as tobacco use imposes severe health and economic burdens on the country. With over 160,000 deaths annually due…
Gilgit-Baltistan is a region where over 70 percent of the land is covered by high mountains and glaciers, leaving only about 1 percent available for agriculture. Despite this minimal area…
FLOODS are perhaps as old as time. They have always figured very largely in the human imagination primarily because of the sheer magnitude of the death and destruction they visit…
Italy’s plan to raise around 20 billion euros ($22 billion) over three years by selling state assets to rein in debt is almost certain to fall short of its targets…
“Simplify taxes, reduce the cost of excessive documentation, open the economy for higher growth and employment, taxes too will increase”—Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Policy Viewpoint [16:2020] Doing Taxes…
LAST summer, I had the privilege of joining a Canadian delegation on a field mission to monitor a UNFPA-Canada-supported initiative — the Sihat Mand Khaandaan (SMK) programme — focused on…
