Business Recorder
Business Recorder is the biggest financial daily in Pakistan and the first such publication to be published in the Muslim world. …
From ‘Doing Business’ report to ‘B-Ready’ report: some reflections
In a statement released on September 16, 2021, World Bank Group (WBG) indicated discontinuation of its ‘Doing Business’ report, whereby it pointed out ‘After data irregularities on Doing Business 2018…
Ease of doing business in Pakistan
Basically, ease of doing business and cost of doing business are two main criteria which determining local and foreign investment in a country. Over the past decade Pakistan is experiencing…
Business: ease, cost and competitiveness
Considering the current state of the national economy and the highly pessimistic economic prospects projected for the current and subsequent years in the short run by various national and multilateral…
Ease of doing business
akistan's global ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) improved to a position of 136 out of 190 countries in 2018 as against 147 out of 190 countries in 2017.…
Competition law: a pro-business approach
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith said the following about competition: "In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public and…
‘Mini-budget’: reflection of ease of doing business
In the light of fiscal measures and budgetary targets which were introduced in the 'Federal Budget 2018-19' a mini-budget or revision in budgetary targets was quite expected. The change of…
Trump, the businessman
On the first ever foreign visit after his election US President Donald Trump has signed $380 billion worth of business deals with Saudi Arabia. These deals also include a $110…
Crisis management in businesses
Many catastrophic events befall on businesses. The question arises whether or not companies give enough thought to know that how these situations might impact their businesses and how to cure…
PML-N: pro- or anti-business?
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is widely regarded as a business-friendly party however this assessment was recently challenged by two international perception surveys: (i) World Bank's ease of doing business rated…
