Un-stirring the sugar in the milk
‘SHEER-O-SHAKAR’ is a lyrical Urdu phrase that literally means milk and sugar but actually describes a blending that’s impossible to un-stir. Once mixed, you can’t take the sweetness out of…
Sugar market equilibrium masks significant supply risks
The global sugar market faces supply risks, such as a lack of rain and port congestion in top exporter Brazil, that may wreck the current equilibrium with low stocks reducing…
The bitter truth about sugar industry
Sugar is an essential commodity in the consumption basket of all segments of society. Its production and distribution constitute one of the major sectors of Pakistan’s economy, with significant backward…
Sugar under greater focus
While the poor and the vulnerable continue to grapple with the serious implications of the Coronavirus that has compromised their ability to feed their families prompting the government to disburse…
Sugar scandal
Yet another scandal, and yet another burst of public outcry. Financial scams now seem to be part and parcel of our governance. However, the most surprising aspect about the recent…
Sugar inquiry
The sugar inquiry report did not focus on the structural problems creating the ‘economic rents’. Rather the energies are expended on chasing the rentiers. And the media eyes are on…
Sugar Commission Report
Sugar Commission Report (SCR) has implicated the sugar industry of what in many civilized countries would be considered a crime worthy of severe penalties and jail terms; double bookkeeping, falsification…
Sugar: pumping ‘poison
Indeed a highly commendable step by Prime Minister Imran Khan of initiating a detailed inquiry into the sugar barons and their billions. Sugar Inquiry Commission’s report has revealed the dark…
CCP’s order in sugar industry case: a critique—II
Hypothetically, information exchange between competitors can either be simply a means to monitor compliance with a previously concluded anti-competitive understanding, agreement, or practice, or alternatively, it could, in and of…
Sugar: health, industry, economy — II
The preponderance of sugar over other industries has contributed to the decline of our resilient cotton crop, causing hindrances to a sustainable economic future. The production statistics for major crops…
