Beyond the conflicts Trade liberalization
Saying that "competition in business is a blessing, for without it we wouldn't be motivated to improve" instigates me. Relate it with the current arguments made against Pakistan Indian Trade…
Doing away with the trade war
The change of guard in Washington following the just concluded US elections offers an opportunity of a life-time to do away with the destructive global trade war being fought between…
A stronger trade policy
The first four months of 2017-18 have witnessed a further deterioration in the balance of payments position. The trade deficit has risen by 41 percent to $ 9.7 billion. Exports…
Trade policy: old wine, new bottle?
The news is that the Engineer wants a revamped Strategic Trade Policy Framework by year-end. The view is it will be more of the same: tall on promise couched in…
China trade steps seen as good start but leave core US demands untouched
The United States has welcomed Chinese concessions since the two declared a trade war truce in early December, but trade experts and people familiar with negotiations say Beijing needs to…
The barrier to trade
Talks between Pakistan and India on trade liberalization have certainly gained traction, with the former agreeing to further open its market to the latter by February 2012. Yet the willingness…
Domestic economic thought, profession, and ‘dual-track’ pricing mechanism
Although Pakistan came into existence at a time when there was a deeply renewed focus on economic thought process globally in the wake of establishment of Bretton Woods institutions a…
Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies
As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute water shortages and a looming wheat harvest disaster. With Punjab and Sindh…
Goods and peoples: Trump’s opposition to free movement
Free movement of goods and peoples benefits all countries as it allows scarcity of products and skills to be met at the cheapest possible price - a global mantra taken…
Serious issues in IMF programmes: time for urgent reform
‘Augusto Pinochet’s coup in Chile is widely seen as inaugurating the global neoliberal era. As the 1970s progressed, neoliberal ideas and policies came increasingly to shape the agendas of international…
